The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in India crossed the 29,000-mark on Tuesday.
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread like wildfire in India, the central and state governments are respectively amping up all of their efforts to check potential contamination. A nationwide lockdown is in place, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14, who had declared an extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3 to battle the novel coronavirus. Tuesday marks Day 14 of the extended COVID-19 Lockdown 2.0.
The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in India crossed the 29,000-mark on Tuesday, while the death toll topped the 900-mark.
In India, the state of Maharashtra has emerged as the epicentre of coronavirus spread where cases have crossed the 8,500-mark. Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, has become the hotbed of the coronavirus spread in the state. Notably, one of the real challenges in Mumbai is controlling the disease contamination in Asia's biggest slum -- Dharavi, which is an extremely densely-populated region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had interacted with the Chief Ministers of all states on Monday, via video conferencing on the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country, where he said that all efforts should be directed towards converting the red zones into orange and thereafter to green zones. Most states have expressed their desires to end the coronavirus lockdown. However, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, and Odisha are willing to extend the lockdown beyond May 3 to ensure that the situation remains under control.
Coronavirus in India LIVE updates: All you need to know about COVID-19 related developments on Tuesday, April 28, 2020:
23:34 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
With 729 new cases, coronavirus cases in Maharashtra cross 9,000
31 deaths reported on Tuesday, death toll touches 400
Total cases: 9318
Death toll: 400
Total discharged: 1388 (106 discharged today)
Mumbai update:
Total cases: 6169
Death toll: 224
21:22 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Gujarat update:
Total cases - 3774(Last 24hrs-226)
Active cases - 3159
Deaths - 181 (Last 24hrs-19)
Recovered - 434 (Last 24hrs-40)
20:47 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
4 deaths and 42 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Dharavi area today. Total positive cases in the area stand at 330 and death toll rises to 18: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
19:16 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Tamil Nadu update:
121 cases today, 2058 total cases in state
27 discharged today, 1128 total discharged
1 death today, 25 total deaths in state
Chennai: Total 673 cases, 478 active cases
19:15 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Bihar Update:
New cases in 24 hours - 31 (Total - 359)
Discharges in 24 hours - 07 (Total - 64)
Deaths toll - 02
Total tests so far - 19851
17:50 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Total cases in India 29,974, deaths 937
In the last 24 hours, 1594 new cases and 51 deaths
| S. No. |
Name of State / UT |
Total Confirmed cases (Including 111 foreign Nationals) |
Cured/Discharged/
Migrated |
Death |
| 1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
33 |
11 |
0 |
| 2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
1259 |
258 |
31 |
| 3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 4 |
Assam |
38 |
27 |
1 |
| 5 |
Bihar |
346 |
57 |
2 |
| 6 |
Chandigarh |
40 |
17 |
0 |
| 7 |
Chhattisgarh |
37 |
32 |
0 |
| 8 |
Delhi |
3108 |
877 |
54 |
| 9 |
Goa |
7 |
7 |
0 |
| 10 |
Gujarat |
3548 |
394 |
162 |
| 11 |
Haryana |
296 |
183 |
3 |
| 12 |
Himachal Pradesh |
40 |
22 |
1 |
| 13 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
546 |
164 |
7 |
| 14 |
Jharkhand |
103 |
17 |
3 |
| 15 |
Karnataka |
520 |
198 |
20 |
| 16 |
Kerala |
482 |
355 |
4 |
| 17 |
Ladakh |
22 |
16 |
0 |
| 18 |
Madhya Pradesh |
2368 |
361 |
113 |
| 19 |
Maharashtra |
8590 |
1282 |
369 |
| 20 |
Manipur |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 21 |
Meghalaya |
12 |
0 |
1 |
| 22 |
Mizoram |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 23 |
Odisha |
118 |
37 |
1 |
| 24 |
Puducherry |
8 |
3 |
0 |
| 25 |
Punjab |
313 |
71 |
18 |
| 26 |
Rajasthan |
2262 |
669 |
46 |
| 27 |
Tamil Nadu |
1937 |
1101 |
24 |
| 28 |
Telangana |
1004 |
321 |
26 |
| 29 |
Tripura |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 30 |
Uttarakhand |
51 |
33 |
0 |
| 31 |
Uttar Pradesh |
2043 |
400 |
31 |
| 32 |
West Bengal |
697 |
109 |
20 |
| Total number of confirmed cases in India |
29974* |
7027 |
937 |
17:30 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Karnataka update:
As of 5:00 PM of 28th April 2020, 523 COVID-19 Positive cases have been confirmed in the State, it includes 20 deaths & 207 discharges
One death due to non–Covid cause.
16:54 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
With 1543 new cases in the last 24 hours, the total COVID19 positive cases in the country are now 29,435. 684 patients have been found cured, in the last 24 hours; our recovery rate is now 23.3%. This is a progressive increase in recovery rate: Luv Agrawal, Jt Secy, Health Ministry
16:52 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Plasma therapy is being experimented, however no evidence that this can be used as a treatment. National level study launched by ICMR to study efficacy: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health
Until ICMR concludes its study & a robust scientific proof is available, Plasma therapy should be used only for research or trial purpose. If plasma therapy is not used in proper manner under proper guideline then it can also cause life-threatening complications: Luv Aggarwal, Health Ministry
Plasma therapy isn't a proven therapy. It's still in the experimental stage, right now even ICMR is doing it as an experiment to identify & do additional understanding of this therapy. Till it is approved no one should use it, it'll be harmful to patient & illegal: Luv Aggarwal, Health Ministry
16:10 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare briefs media on the COVID-19 situation in India
16:05 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Till now, there are 2328 COVID19 positive cases in the state. There has been progress in COVID19 recoveries in the state. We are also increasing our capacity to do COVID19 tests. In one week's time, we will be able to do 10,000 tests per day: Rajasthan Health Minister
15:48 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
13 more #COVID19 positive cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 359: Sanjay Kumar, Principal Secretary (Health)
15:35 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Employees of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have decided to contribute one or more days' salary to the PM CARES Fund. The total contribution from the employees amounting to Rs 7.30 crore is being remitted to the PM CARES Fund: RBI
15:04 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
One more patient has tested positive for #COVID19 today from Hindpiri in Ranchi. Total positive cases in Jharkhand touch 104: Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni
14:58 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Mumbai: A Bandra Court today granted bail to accused Vinay Dubey on a personal bond of Rs 15,000. He was arrested in connection with the gathering at Bandra on 14th April. #CoronavirusLockdown
14:51 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
According to experts, we need to increase the periphery of sealed areas in Delhi to fight COVID19 better: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on review meeting on COVID19 situation in Delhi
14:14 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
We have quarantined 750 people from Satranjipura in Nagpur&will quarantine 500 more persons from there. We took this step as 80 cases were reported from the area&we found missing links in contact tracing: Nagpur Municipal Corporation Commissioner, Tukaram Mundhe #Maharashtra
13:44 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Total number of positive #COVID19 cases (including 14 Italian Nationals) stands at 304 now, of which 218 have been discharged. Total 3 deaths reported till now: Health Department, Haryana
13:42 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
One 56-year-old woman, who had suffered a brain stroke and who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Rishikesh, has now tested positive for #COVID19: Harish Thapliyal, PRO AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Science), Rishikesh
13:17 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Rajasthan High Court has issued an order to ensure that caste of any person including accused is not incorporated in any judicial or administrative matter.
12:51 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
16-year-old girl from Salmara Bongaigaon, a secondary contact of a Markaz attendee, has tested #COVID19 positive. Number of #COVID19 patients now stands at 36: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
12:31 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Total number of active #COVID19 cases in Chhattisgarh stand at 3 now; total 34 patients have been cured and discharged till date: AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Raipur
12:12 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
8 new #COVID19 positive cases reported in Karnataka from 27th April 2020, 5:00 PM to 28th April 2020, 12:00 noon, taking the total number of cases to 520: Karnataka Government
11:58 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
No fresh case reported in 80 districts since last 7 days. In 47 districts, no case has been reported in last 14 days, while 39 districts have not reported a case since last 21 days. 17 districts have not reported a case for last 28 days: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Ministe
11:54 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
For the last 14 days, our doubling rate is 8.7, while for the last 7 days, it is 10.2 days. In last 3 days, it is 10.9 days roughly: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health while interacting with autonomous Institute of Department of Biotechnology, through video conferencing
11:40 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
522 news cases and 27 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. Total 8590 positive #COVID19 cases and 369 deaths have been reported in the state till date. Mortality Rate stands at 4.30%: Maharashtra Health Department
11:37 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
82 new #COVID19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1259. The death toll stands at 31: Andhra Pradesh Health Department
09:29 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
66 new #COVID19 cases have been reported; 13 from Jodhpur, 11 from Ajmer, 17 from Jaipur and 19 from Kota.
Cumulative positive cases in the state stand at 2328 now. 51 deaths reported till date: Rajasthan Health Department
08:50 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
In the past 24 hours, 1543 new cases and 62 deaths have been recorded due to coronavirus. According to the data, there is a sharp increase in death cases in India.
08:42 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India rises to 29435. This includes 21632 active cases, 6868 cured/discharged, 934 deaths, and 1 migrated.
06:37 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Home Isolation guidelines: Health & Family Welfare Ministry has issued guidelines for home isolation of people who either have very mild COVID-19 symptoms or are in the pre-symptomatic phase.
06:35 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Total cases rise to 2,262 in Rajasthan after 77 people test positive; death toll 50 after 9 more fatalities - 6 in Jaipur, 1 each in Jodhpur, Bharatpur & Karauli districts.
06:24 IST Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Chandigarh: 3 doctors among 9 new COVID19 cases in Chandigarh, total tally rises to 45, including 28 active cases. (PTI info)
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