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it became the last state to extend the ongoing blockade until April 30, after witnessing a continuous increase in the total confirmed cases of new coronavirus cases.
The national COVID-19 figure rose to 242 on Saturday, with more than 7,500 cases reported so far.
India recorded an increase of 768 coronavirus cases and 36 deaths in 24 hours on Saturday, bringing the count to 7,529 and the number to 242, while consensus appears to be emerging among states to extend the ongoing blockade for another two weeks.
While the number of active cases of COVID-19 stood at 6,634, as many as 652 people have been cured and discharged, and one had migrated, he said. The total number of cases includes 71 foreign citizens.
However, according to one PTI The count of the figures reported by various states such as Saturday showed at least 8,016 cases and 261 deaths.
Doctors interact with people in a poor neighborhood in Mumbai during the shutdown. AP
The virus continued to spread further in Maharashtra, the most affected state in the country, which now represents a fifth of all cases and almost 46 percent of the 242 deaths in the country, while the number in Tamil Nadu increased to 969. and confirmed cases. In the National Capital, Delhi crossed the 1,000 mark.
A broad “consensus” on the extension of the blockade emerged on Saturday during a meeting of senior ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, indicating that the restrictions may be changed, as it was important to save livelihoods along with lives.
India is currently under a 21-day national blockade since March 25. The current shutdown spell, announced as the world’s largest shutdown to verify the spread of infection, ends Tuesday.
There were also indications that the extension of the blockade may come with certain relaxations to boost economic activities with sources saying several proposals were being considered, including minor restrictions in areas not affected by the spread of the virus.
Government officials said the guidelines for the second phase of the blockade would be announced in the coming days, even when Yediyurappa, after the interaction, said the two-week extended blockade period would be different from the current 21-day period.
“Speaking about the Exit Plan for the closure, the prime minister said there appears to be a consensus among states on the extension of the closure for another two weeks,” the official statement released after the meeting said.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Telangana announced the extension of the blockade until April 30. Punjab and Odisha have already announced to extend the blockade beyond April 14.
Madhya Pradesh records 17 deaths, says health ministry
On Saturday, Madhya Pradesh recorded the maximum of 17 deaths due to COVID-19, followed by 13 from Maharashtra, two from Gujarat and Telengana, and one from Delhi and Assam.
Of the total of 242 deaths, Maharashtra tops the list with 110 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 33 years old, Gujarat at 19 and Delhi at 14. Punjab recorded 11 deaths, Telengana nine deaths and Tamil Nadu eight.
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have reported six deaths each, while five people have lost their lives in West Bengal. Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh have reported four deaths each, while Haryana and Rajasthan have recorded three deaths each.
Two deaths from Kerala have been reported. Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and Assam each reported one death, according to data from the health ministry.
According to the nightly updated ministry data, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country is from Maharashtra with 1,574, followed by Tamil Nadu with 911 and Delhi with 903.
COVID-19 cases have increased to 553 in Rajasthan, followed by 504 in Telengana and 443 in Madhya Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh is 433, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 381, Kerala with 364, and Gujarat with 308.
The number of new coronavirus cases has increased to 214 in Karnataka, 207 in Jammu and Kashmir and 177 in Haryana. Punjab has reported 132 positive cases of COVID-19 so far and 126 West Bengal.
Bihar has reported 60 cases, while Odisha has 48 cases of coronavirus. Thirty-five people were infected with the virus in Uttarakhand, while Assam has 29 patients followed by Himachal Pradesh with 28 cases.
Chandigarh and Chhattisgarh have 18 cases each, while Jharkhand has 17 and Ladakh 15, while 11 cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Goa and Puducherry have reported seven COVID-19 infections each, Manipur and Tripura have two cases each, while Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have reported one case each.
However, these numbers do not reflect those reported by state officials, as it takes time to update the figures to the national database maintained by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Maharashtra tops count between states as number increases to 127
According to figures released by state officials, Maharashtra’s COVID-19 case count reached 1,761 on Saturday, with 187 new patients reporting positive.
Of the 1,761 positive patients, 1,146 are in Mumbai, followed by 228 from Pune.
A statement from the state health department also said that 17 coronavirus patients died during the day, including 12 in Mumbai. With this, the number of deaths by COVID-19 in the state increased to 127.
Of the 17 patients who died Saturday, 16 also suffered from other ailments such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma and heart disease.
Two patients also suffered from tuberculosis, according to the statement.
So far, 36,771 people have been evaluated in the state, while 38,800 people are in home quarantine and 4,964 in institutional quarantine. Up to 208 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals.
Meanwhile, the state health minister, Rajesh Tope, said on Saturday that Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Pune will fall into the “red zone” as they have reported 91 percent of the total positive cases in Maharashtra. . Cap made the announcement shortly after Thackeray extended the state’s lockdown period to April 30.
Tamil Nadu crosses the 900 mark
Although the situation is not as bleak as Maharashtra, the number of cases in the National Capital rose to 1,069, the second highest in the country, with 166 new cases and five deaths reported on Saturday, according to Delhi government authorities.
Of the total cases, 712 are those that have been brought to facilities through special operations.
Last month, government authorities took steps to quarantine people related to the religious congregation that took place in the Nizamuddin area in March. As of Friday night, the number of cases of the deadly virus in the city was 903, including 14 deaths.
With five more deaths reported, the death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi has risen to 19. Of the total cases, 26 have been discharged and one has migrated from the country, authorities said.
Tamil Nadu reported 58 new cases of coronavirus and one death on Saturday, bringing the count to 969 and the virus count to 10.
Rajasthan recorded 117 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, bringing the count to 678 in the state, an official said.
So far, the virus has claimed eight lives in the state. Jaipur has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the state with 286.
Rajasthan has been closed since March 22, three days before national law was applied, while large-scale surveys and examinations are being conducted to track the spread.
Red, orange and green areas may appear during prolonged blockage
According to PTIThe Center is likely to classify the country into red, orange, and green zones based on the number of COVID-19 cases during the proposed extended period of blockade, and could allow limited services to operate in the safe zones.
There will be no activity in the red zones: the districts where a considerable number of cases were detected or the areas that were declared critical zones, the news agency said.
In the orange areas, where only a few cases were found in the past without an increase in the number of positive cases, minimal activities will be carried out, such as opening limited public transport, collecting agricultural products.
Green areas will be in districts where there is no COVID-19 case.
ICMR has not yet received five lakh antibody test kits
According to PTIThe five lakh antibody test kits it had ordered to perform rapid tests at critical points of coronavirus have not yet been received by the Indian Council for Medical Research.
“Five ICM-ordered lakh antibody test kits have not yet been received,” said Raman R. Gangakhedkar, ICMR chief of epidemiology and communicable diseases.
In developing tests for the virus in daily extraction, Gangakhedkar said so far more than 1.7 lakh of COVID-19 has been tested in the country, of which 16,564 were tested on Friday.
Of these 16,564 samples, 14,210 were analyzed in 146 government laboratories under the ICMR network and the rest in 67 private laboratories.
Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Lav Agarwal, explained India’s readiness to meet the challenge of the virus and said 586 hospitals have been assigned as dedicated COVID-19 facilities at the state and central level with a capacity of more than one lakh. isolation beds and 11,836 ICU beds reserved for such patients.
“This figure increases every day, depending on the evolution of the situation,” he said.
Agarwal also claimed that the country is not short of hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, cited by many as a viable therapeutic solution to counteract coronavirus infection.
With contributions from agencies
Update date: April 12, 2020 08:43:15 IST
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