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Number of COVID-19 cases in India crosses 3,000; Death toll 75

India saw the highest one-day spike in the number of cases as 601 cases were reported in 24 hours.

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The number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in India crossed 2,900 on Saturday with recorded 68 deaths, the government data said on Saturday. 

India saw the highest one-day spike in the number of cases as 601 cases were reported in 24 hours. As per data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 184 people have been cured of the disease and discharged.

With 423 cases and 19 deaths, Maharashtra is the most affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (411 cases, 1 death), Kerala (295 cases, 2 deaths), Delhi (386 cases, 6 deaths) and Uttar Pradesh (174 cases, 2 deaths).

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary Health Ministry, during a press conference on Friday evening said that 647 confirmed cases related to the Tablighi Jamaat event have been found in 14 states. "If we look at cases related to Tableeghi Jamaat, in last 2 days around 647 confirmed cases related to it found in 14 states-Andaman & Nicobar, Assam, Delhi, Himachal, Haryana, J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand & UP," he said.

Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah on Friday approved the release of Rs 11,092 crore under the State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF), to all states to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes a day after the assurance given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday during his video conference meeting with chief ministers of the states. 

Here are the live updates:

23:30 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

One asymptomatic 29-year-old man of Kalahandi district tested positive for #COVID19 today. He has a history of travel to Bahrain. Total positive cases in the state rise to 21: Odisha Department of Health & Family Welfare

23:07 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

25 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Rajasthan today, including 12 Tablighi Jamatis, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 204: Rajasthan Health Department

22:30 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Today 11,182 samples were tested, of these, 324 were found positive for #COVID19: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

21:58 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Meerut: People shower flowers at police vehicles in in the city as a mark of gratitude for police services during #CoronavirusPandemic.

21:52 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Bihar: A clash occurred between people lodged at a quarantine center and block officials, at a quarantine center in Raghunathpur Block in Siwan, today.

21:41 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

We have seen the intemperate remarks by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on India. With regard to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, it is very clear that Pakistan has no locus-standi whatsoever on any aspect pertaining to it: Ministry of External Affairs

21:34 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Aashu Khan, a local leader from Jamia Nagar arrested by Crime Branch in connection with the violence in Jamia Nagar & New Friends Colony on 15 December 2019. He has been sent to two days remand: Delhi Police

21:25 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

An Indian Air Force personnel who was in the Nizamuddin Area during the Tablighi Markaz congregation has been put under precautionary quarantine by the service. The airman is posted in Delhi: Sources #COVID19

21:17 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issues advisory to start rapid antibody-based blood tests in cluster zones and large migration/evacuee centers for detection of #COVID19.

 

 

21:10 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Had a productive telephone conversation with President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro about how India and Brazil can join forces against the #COVID19 pandemic: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

20:52 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Uttarakhand: Flower farmers in Haridwar say that they are incurring losses due to #COVID19 lockdown. Amit Chauhan says, "We are bearing losses as there is no demand, hence no income. We have to pluck the flowers in order to save our plants, but are forced to throw flowers away".

20:34 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

The hotel industry badly hit in Chandigarh due to #CoronavirusLockdown. AP Singh, chief of Chandigarh Hotel & Restaurant Association, says, "Industry is in crisis for 4-5 months, could continue for the next 6 months. We request govt to provide us interest-free loans to pay our staff".

20:18 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Out of the 73 people who attended Markaz event in Delhi & tested positive for #COVID19 today, 17 men are from Trichy, 18 men from Ranipet, 10 men from Thiruvallur, & 5 men from Chennai among others: Tamil Nadu Health Department

 

 

20:16 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Seven more cases of #coronavirus have been reported in Jodhpur of Rajasthan today, taking total cases in the district to 17. The new cases are contacts of other infected people: Jodhpur District Collector Prakash Rajpurohit

19:58 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

6 persons from Kupwara have tested positive for #COVID19 today, including 3 males&3 females. All of them have a history of stay at Markaz Nizamuddin, Delhi. All were already under quarantine but as per protocol, contact tracing is being carried out: District Collector Kupwara, J&K

19:32 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Increase of 525 #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours, the largest spike in a day. Total number of #COVID19 positive cases rise to 3072 in India (including 2784 active cases, 213 cured/discharged/migrated people and 75 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

19:28 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Gujarat: A Police Inspector & a Police Sub-Inspector have been suspended for offering prayers at a mosque in Dang district amid #CoronavirusLockdown, says Superintendent of Police Shweta Shrimal

19:26 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

11 more #COVID19 cases reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the state to 49: West Bengal Health Department

19:17 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

A 32-year-old man tested positive for #COVID19 in Goa today. He has a history of travel to the USA and is currently admitted at ESI Hospital in Margao. Total number coronavirus positive cases in the state stand at 7: Goa Health Department

19:10 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Had an extensive telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. We had a good discussion and agreed to deploy the full strength of the India-US partnership to fight #COVID19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

19:08 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

52 more #COVID19 cases reported in Mumbai today, taking the total cases in the city to 330. 4 people also lost their lives today, the city's death toll due to coronavirus now at 22. Out of the 4 deaths today 3 patients had comorbidities & 1 had other age-related factors: BMC

18:52 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Delhi Police have registered FIRs against 66,000 people under Delhi Police Act for violating #CoronavirusLockdown. 3350 FIRs have been lodged under Section 188 of IPC, 10000 vehicles impounded. Around 40 FIRs lodged against the violators of home quarantine: Police PRO MS Randhawa

 

 

18:43 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor's fifth #COVID19 test result comes negative. However, she will have to stay at PGI Hospital Lucknow until one more test result comes as negative.

18:33 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Maharashtra: 2 more #COVID19 positive cases (one male & one female) reported in Dharavi, Mumbai today, taking the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the area to 5.

18:24 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

About a week ago Sir Ganga Ram Hospital received two patients who did not show symptoms of #COVID19 but had to be admitted due to other critical illnesses. They were later found to be coronavirus positive: Dr. D S Rana, Chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

18:20 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered expenditure cuts by all govt departments to meet urgent expenses needed to deal with the #COVID19 crisis: Chief Minister's Office

18:14 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

74 #COVID19 positive cases reported in Tamil Nadu today out of which 73 had attended the Tableeghi Jamaat event at Markaz Nizamuddin, Delhi. There are 485 COVID positive cases in Tamil Nadu out of which 422 cases are from one source, from where we are getting a large number of cases: Beela Rajesh Tamil Nadu Health Secretary

18:05 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Out of around 2300 people who were brought out from Markaz, 500 that showed symptoms have been admitted to hospitals & 1800 are under quarantine. We are getting all of them tested, their results will come in 2-3 days, it may lead to an increase in positive cases: Delhi CM

17:51 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

6 more #COVID19 positive cases ( 5 in Nainital & 1 in Haridwar) reported in Uttarakhand today taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 22. Till now, 350 Tableeghi Jamaat members have been put under quarantine in the state: State Health Department

 

 

17:45 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

In Uttarakhand, six more #COVID19 cases have been reported today, taking the total number of cases to 22: State Health Department

17:34 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

18 more #COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today (13 in Palwal, 1 in Kaithal and 2 each in Gurugram & Bhiwani), taking the total number of active cases in the state to 48. 14 people have been cured/discharged from hospitals: Haryana Health Department

17:14 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

From 23rd March to 3rd April 2020, Railways has transported more than 2.5 lakh wagons of coal and 17,742 wagons of petroleum products. All power plants and petroleum depots have comfortable stock with them in spite of #COVID19 lockdown: Ministry of Railways

17:03 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Indian Army is boosting the strength of the medical team at Narela (Delhi) quarantine center to four doctors and eight nursing staff from earlier strength of two doctors and two nursing staff, to assist Delhi Government: Army Sources

16:51 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

We have stock of 25,000 Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs), 25 lakh N95 masks&25 lakh Triple-layer masks. In govt hospitals, we have 1500 ventilators&arranging for further 2000 for other hospitals which are under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule scheme: Maharashtra Health Min Rajesh Tope

16:47 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

9 labs are conducting polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in Kerala. We've received 2000 rapid test kits & will start rapid tests from tomorrow. If a person tests positive in rapid test, we need to confirm it with PCR test: State Health Minister KK Shailaja on #COVID19 testing

13:03 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Tamil Nadu death toll rises to 2

51yr old man, an attendee of Tablighi Jamaat conference in Delhi dies in TN's Villupuram district

TN total recorded cases at 411 (this includes 7 people who have been discharged and 2 casualties)

364 of the 411 cases in TN are Tablighi Jamaat conference attendees

12:54 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

A 16-year-old Tablighi Jamaat (Delhi) attendee has tested positive for coronavirus, in Chhattisgarh. He is one of the 16 attendees who had came to Korba from Maharashtra and were sent to quarantine by the district administration: Korba District Administration

12:46 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

3 coronavirus positive patients have passed away in Madhya Pradesh; 2 from Indore and 1 from Chhindwara. Death toll in the state has reached 11. There are 158 positive cases in the state (including 11 deaths): State Health Department 

12:47 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Delhi: Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan visited COVID19 dedicated facility at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital today. He said," There are 1500 beds here at this hospital. There are 290 COVID19 positive or suspected cases admitted here".

The procurement process for PEEs (Personal Protective Equipment) N95 masks, ventilators are in the advanced stage and these will reach the States soon. There is no shortage as of today: Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan and GB Pant hospitals will be converted into COVID19 management centres with a facility for 2000 patients at the same time: Dr JC Passi, Medical Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan & GB Pant hospitals

12:45 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Total number of cases has risen to 198 in Rajasthan  including 41 Tablighi Jamaat (Delhi) attendees: State Health Department

12:43 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

47 fresh Coronovirus positive cases reported in Maharashtra today- 28 in Mumbai, 15 in Thane district, 1 in Amravati, 2 in Pune and 1 in Pimpri Chinchwad; The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 537: Maharashtra Health Department

11:24 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

Positive cases in Rajasthan rise to 191 out of which 41 are connected with Tablighi Jamaat

10:24 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

601 cases in last 24 hours

10:21 IST Saturday, 4 April 2020

No. of positive cases in India rises to 2902; death toll 68, 184 discharged after treatment

S. No. Name of State / UT Total Confirmed cases (Including 57 foreign Nationals) Cured/Discharged/
Migrated
Death
1 Andhra Pradesh 161 1 1
2 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 10 0 0
3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 0 0
4 Assam 24 0 0
5 Bihar 29 0 1
6 Chandigarh 18 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 9 3 0
8 Delhi 386 8 6
9 Goa 6 0 0
10 Gujarat 95 10 9
11 Haryana 49 24 0
12 Himachal Pradesh 6 1 1
13 Jammu and Kashmir 75 3 2
14 Jharkhand 2 0 0
15 Karnataka 128 12 3
16 Kerala 295 41 2
17 Ladakh 14 3 0
18 Madhya Pradesh 104 0 6
19 Maharashtra 423 42 19
20 Manipur 2 0 0
21 Mizoram 1 0 0
22 Odisha 5 0 0
23 Puducherry 5 1 0
24 Punjab 53 1 5
25 Rajasthan 179 3 0
26 Tamil Nadu 411 6 1
27 Telengana 158 1 7
28 Uttarakhand 16 2 0
28 Uttar Pradesh 174 19 2
29 West Bengal 63 3 3
Total number of confirmed cases in India 2902 184 68

 

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