The coronavirus pandemic continues to trouble India as the number of confirmed cases is rapidly increasing. The number of COVID-19 cases in India is 1,31,423 while 3,868 people have succumbed to the disease, the figures released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare show.
Maharashtra continues to be the epicenter of the coronavirus spread where the number of cases has witnessed an even large spike recently. According to the Health Ministry, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases with around 47,190 positive cases of infection, and 1,577 deaths until Friday.
The Union Home Ministry had on Wednesday dropped domestic air travel from the list of prohibited activities during the ongoing lockdown over COVID-19, as the government announced the resumption of services from May 25.
On the other hand, the Indian Railways has stated that it will run 200 non-AC passenger trains from June 1. These new trains will be plying in addition to the 'Shramik Special' trains and air-conditioned special trains which are carrying passengers from Delhi to 15 major cities.
Here are the latest updates on coronavirus in India on Sunday:
21:20 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
West Bengal on Sunday reported its highest single-day spike in fresh COVID-19 cases. The state's total increased to 3,667 after 208 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. The death count has also surged to 200.
21:30 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today visited the Chaudhary Brahma Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan, in Najafgarh (New Delhi), which is functioning as a COVID Care Centre (CCC), to oversee the preparedness to manage coronavirus cases.
21:00 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Punjab: 15 new positive cases were reported today, taking the total number of cases to 2,060. There are 122 active cases in the state now.
20:40 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Mumbai: 39 new deaths took the death count to 988. Total positive cases - 30,452.
20:30 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Maharashtra: 3,041 new cases and 58 deaths reported today, taking the total number of cases to 50,231, of which 33,988 are still active. The death toll stands at 1,635.
20:00 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Goa: 11 new positive cases have been reported today; taking the total number of cases to 66 out of which 47 are active cases.
19:10 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Tamil Nadu: COVID-19 cases go past 16K - 16,277. Active - 7,839. Around 833 discharged today; 8,324 total. 8 new deaths took death count to 111.
Chennai: City goes past 10K. 587 new cases today; active - 5,653; total 10,576.
18:40 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Karnataka: Total discharges - 654. New cases reported in the last 24 hours - 130. Total active cases - 1,391. Total COVID-19 deaths - 42.
18:00 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Bihar: 34 more confirmed cases take the total to 2,511.
17:45 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Kerala: The total number of active cases of COVID-19 rises to 322, with 53 more people testing positive today.
16:30 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Delhi: The total number of positive cases in the national capital increased to 13,418 after 508 new cases.
16:10 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Uttarakhand: 53 new confirmed cases reported in the state today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 298.
15:30 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
The number of active cases of #COVID19 has reached 2493 in Uttar Pradesh. 3433 people have recovered from the disease while 155 deaths have been reported till date: Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad
15:00 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
#COVID19 drives home once again that no country, no matter how strong it is, can insulate itself from a global challenge. The disaster wrecks havoc watching from an apparently safe distance & sitting idle will eventually backfire: Chiese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
14:23 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Haryana: 21 new positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1152.
14:16 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
International airlines guidelines: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues guidelines for international arrivals: 14-day mandatory quarantine- 7 days institutional quarantine at own cost followed by 7 days of home isolation
13:34 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Delhi: The number of containment zones in the national capital now stands at 87 with the addition of house numbers 600-800 Hari Nagar, Rani Bagh, and two houses at street number 8, Shastri Park. Till now, 41 zones have been de-contained. (ANI input)
13:29 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Andhra Pradesh: 66 new COVID19 cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours; the total number of cases in the state is now 2627. (ANI report)
12:45 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Assam: 4 new COVID-19 cases reported from the state, tally rises to 350.
12:14 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Maharashtra: 87 police personnel of the state found COVID-19 positive in the last 24 hours taking total number of affected cops to 1,758 out of which 18 have died due to the virus and 673 have recovered.
11:57 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Odisha: With 67 new cases reported on Saturday, Odisha's COVID-19 tally now stands at 1,336, according to the state health department.
11:07 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Maharashtra: 59 new coronavirus cases reported from Pune. Total tally rises to 5,485 in the district. Death toll in Pune stands at 264.
09:51 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
An employee at the company’s Manesar plant tested positive for COVID19 on May 22. His last attendance at the plant was on 15th May. The employee has been admitted to a hospital and his condition is stable: Maruti Suzuki India Limited
09:35 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
52 new COVID19 positive cases reported today; the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 6794: Rajasthan Health Department
09:08 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Highest ever spike of 6767 #COVID19 cases & 147 deaths in India in the last 24 hours.
09:02 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
India COVID-19 data: Coronavirus cases in India rise to 131,868 which includes 73,560 active cases, 54,440 recovered cases, 1 migrant patient and 3,867 deaths as per the Ministry of Health data.
08:59 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Delhi: Vegetable & fruit sellers in Daryaganj face a slowdown in the festive season of Ramzan.
07:43 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Kerala: Kochi's Juma Masjid remains closed for devotees on the occasion of Eid, amid COVID19 lockdown.
06:50 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Airlines: Authorities of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru are taking measures to ensure social distancing among the passengers in view of the resumption of domestic flight services from May 25.
06:45 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Maruti Suzuki Employee test positive: An employee at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant tests positive for COVID-19, said company's spokesperson.
06:41 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Rajasthan: With 7 coronavirus deaths, 248 fresh infections in the state the total number of fatalities rise to 160 and cases to 6,742.
06:39 IST Monday, 24 May 2020
Chhattisgarh: Biggest one-day increase in COVID19 cases in the state with 44 people testing positive, state's tally now 216. ( PTI input)
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