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Coronavirus outbreak LATEST updates: India recorded the largest single-day increase in COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours at 49, bringing the number to 824. According to data released by the Union Ministry of Health, an increase in 1,990 new cases, which generated accounts for up to 26,496.
Of the total, 19,868 are active cases, while one patient was migrated. Recovery rate was 22 percent after 5,804 COVID-19 patients were cured
On Saturday, the Delhi government decided to implement the Center’s guidelines on reopening neighboring and autonomous stores during the shutdown, but said that no activity would be allowed in the containment areas as the number of coronavirus cases increased to 2,625 in the National Capital.
After the Interior Ministry issued a clarification on the reopening of the stores, Uttarakhand Prime Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said Sunday that independent stores in the colonies will be able to operate from 7 am to 6 pm in nine of the 13 districts that have been green areas in the state.
“Liquor stores and barber shops will remain closed,” Rawat said.
As many as 28 positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Bihar on Saturday, bringing the overall count to 251 in the state. Of the total confirmed cases, 45 people have recovered, while two have succumbed to the infectious disease. Currently, there are currently 204 active cases.
A month after the shutdown, the Union Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that there has been a noticeable improvement in the rate of spread of the new coronavirus in India, even when the country recorded 1,490 new cases of COVID-19 and 56 deaths, the highest increase in days of deaths so far.
On Saturday, the national count of confirmed cases increased to 24,942 with 779 deaths, and some states began easing some of the restrictions imposed since the country entered a national blockade on March 25.
India’s spread rate slows down
The average doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in the country is 9.1 days from now; This was 7.5 days ago just five days ago, and 3 days ago on March 21, when India had only 300 cases. The doubling rate is the rate at which India’s Covid-19 cases are expected to double from the current figure.
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In addition, from Friday 8 a.m. to Saturday 8 a.m., India recorded 6 percent growth in new cases, which is the lowest daily growth rate on record since the country crossed 100 cases on March 15, it said Saturday. the government, according to PTI.
Recovery figures have also shown some improvement. So far, 5,062 people have been cured with a recovery rate of 20.66 percent, which is an improvement from the 14.2 percent reported last Sunday (April 19) and the 13 percent on April 17, he said. the ministry.
The government also said that this is comparatively better than most countries and can be taken as a positive effect of the blockade in the country, along with cluster management and containment strategy.
In an announcement that underscored the scientific unknowns about the virus, the World Health Organization said “there is currently no evidence” that people who have recovered from COVID-19 cannot get sick again.
Maharashtra and Gujarat account for the majority of cases and deaths
Of the total cases reported on Saturday, 18,953 are active, 5,209 have been cured and discharged, one migrated while 779 died, the health ministry said.
According to data from the Ministry of Health updated in the afternoon, the largest number of confirmed cases in the country is from Maharashtra with 6,817, followed by Gujarat (2,815), Delhi (2,514), Rajasthan (2,034), Madhya Pradesh (1,952) and Uttar Pradesh (1,778).
The number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 1,755 in Tamil Nadu, 1,061 in Andhra Pradesh and 984 in Telangana.
The number of cases increased to 571 in West Bengal, 489 in Karnataka, 454 in Jammu and Kashmir, 451 in Kerala, 298 in Punjab and 272 in Haryana.
Bihar has reported 228 cases of coronavirus, while Odisha has 94. Fifty-nine people have been infected with the virus in Jharkhand and 48 in Uttarakhand.
Himachal Pradesh has 40 cases, while Chhattisgarh and Assam have reported 36 infections each. Chandigarh has 28 cases, while there are 27 patients with COVID-19 on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Twenty cases of coronavirus have been reported from Ladakh, 12 from Meghalaya, while Goa and Puducherry have recorded seven cases of COVID-19 each.
Manipur and Tripura each have two patients with coronavirus, while Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have each reported one case.
“Forty-nine cases are being assigned to the states for tracking contacts. Our figures are being reconciled with those of the ICMR,” the ministry said on its website. Distribution at the state level is subject to further verification and reconciliation, he added.
Of the 56 deaths reported since Friday night, 18 were in Maharashtra, 15 in Gujarat, nine in Madhya Pradesh, three in Delhi and West Bengal, two in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, and one in Punjab and Kerala.
Of the total 779 COVID-19 deaths, Maharashtra represents the most 301 deaths, followed by Gujarat (127), Madhya Pradesh (92), Delhi (53), Andhra Pradesh (31), and Rajasthan (27).
The death toll reached 26 in Uttar Pradesh, as well as in Telangana, 22 in Tamil Nadu, while Karnataka and West Bengal have reported 18 deaths each, the ministry said.
Punjab has recorded 17 deaths so far, Jammu and Kashmir five, Kerala four, while Jharkhand and Haryana have recorded three COVID-19 deaths each.
Bihar has reported two deaths from coronavirus, while Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Assam have reported one death each, according to the ministry’s data.
States ease closing conditions, but no respite for Maharashtra
Some states, following an order Friday night from the Union Interior Ministry, said they are taking steps to open more categories of stores, including those that sell clothing, mobile phones, hardware and stationery.
However, these relaxations would not be allowed for stores located in markets, shopping malls and containment areas and COVID-19 connection areas. In rural areas, all stores that exclude those in shopping malls are allowed to open.
Liquor and cigarette stores would be closed everywhere, regardless of location, while the sale of non-essential items through e-commerce platforms will continue to be closed. The opening of restaurants, hairdressers and hairdressers will not be allowed, since these services provide and do not fall under the store category.
The Delhi government said it will implement the Interior Ministry order on opening stores in the National Capital, but Maharashtra ruled out any immediate relaxation, saying that the closure guidelines will remain unchanged in the state until May 3. In fact, there are also reports that the Maharashtra government is considering extending the blockade at least in the containment zones within the hotspot Mumbai and Pune districts until at least May 18. This came after 281 new positive cases and 12 deaths were reported in Mumbai on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the city to 4,870.
Gujarat and the Jammu and Kashmir UT, on the other hand, decided to follow the directive, while Assam said he will make a decision on Monday. Gujarat has the second highest number of active cases with 2,423 after Maharashtra.
Madhya Pradesh, another state heavily affected by the new coronavirus, also decided to ease restrictions on neighborhood stores and at the same time begin the process of sending migrant workers to their respective villages in the state. At least 8,000 migrant workers were sent to their villages in the state by bus, the government said Saturday.
According to AND MEMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Saturday that the state government has also undertaken efforts to bring Madhya Pradesh workers stuck in other states, while announcing that at least 2,400 workers have already left. from Gujarat.
Last week, the government also allowed manufacturing and agriculture to resume in rural areas to ease the plight of millions of people left unemployed by the shutdown. The restrictions in the country have allowed people to leave their homes only to buy food, medicine or other essential items.
Congress recommends measures to rejuvenate MSMEs
On the political front, President of Congress Sonia Gandhi also wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking urgent measures to help the MSME sector, including a ‘salary protection’ package of Rs 1 lakh crore. She said that the MSME crisis has the potential to have a devastating and expansive ripple effect on our economy.
Meanwhile, the BJP attacked the opposition party, claiming that its leaders continue to make new demands and claim that the national blockade has caused problems.
“Congress is making petty, abominable and negative policies. It is writing letters daily. It should go and work on the ground. Its leaders do not do that but continue to make new demands,” said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar to journalists.
Rather than make new demands, Congress should say what it has been doing to help people, Javadekar added.
Meanwhile, special teams dispatched by the Center, meanwhile, assessed ground situations in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, but a political confrontation continued in West Bengal on this front.
The team that visited West Bengal alleged that the state government did not cooperate in providing logistical support and other relevant information, while Congress of the state’s ruling party, Trinamool, described it as “India’s most insensitive team” and accused it of try to spread the political virus “blatantly”.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had criticized the Center for sending teams to investigate the state’s readiness to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak and alleged that faulty test kits had been sent to the state.
With contributions from agencies
Update date: April 26, 2020 09:58:47 IST
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