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The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 6,761 on Friday with 37 new deaths and almost 900 new cases in 24 hours, as various locations, including Delhi and Mumbai, reported a further spread of the deadly virus, which has infected more than 16 thousand people worldwide since its appearance. It emerged in China last December and the world number is rapidly approaching 1,00,000.
Of the total cases, 6,039 were active patients, while 515 were cured or discharged, and one emigrated while 206 died so far.
According to data from the health ministry, Maharashtra continued to top the list with 1,364 cases, while Delhi (894) and Tamil Nadu (834) seemed to be getting closer to the 900 mark.
A member of the medical team performs a swab test during closure to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus in Ahmedabad. AP
Maharashtra has also recorded the maximum number of deaths representing 97 of the total 206 deaths in the country, which is more than 5.7 times higher than Gujarat, which recorded 17 deaths, the second highest in the country.
These numbers, however, do not represent the actual reality on the ground as a PTI The count of numbers reported by various states at 9:30 pm showed that a total of 7,510 people have been affected by the virus across the country so far with at least 251 deaths. More than 700 have been cured and downloaded.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health maintained that community transmission is still not occurring in India, while the World Health Organization also placed the country in a category called ‘case group’, one notch below the transmission stage. community and a classification used by the global body for cases “grouped in time, geographic location and / or common exposures”.
In the midst of this, on Friday, Punjab became the second state to extend the blockade beyond April 14, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a video conference with chief ministers to assess the situation.
The Union Interior Ministry also sought views from state governments on the 21-day blockade, even if more categories of people and services should be exempt, officials said Friday, amid signs of a possible extension of two weeks of national restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The WHO warned that a hasty lifting of the restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a fatal resurgence of the deadly virus.
Meanwhile, the Union health ministry said the rate of people with positive results it was only 0.2 percent Thursday when more than 16,000 samples were analyzed. To date, about 1.5 lakh samples have been cumulatively tested across India.
Maharashtra toll rises to 110, 1,574 confirmed cases, state officials say
Maharashtra state officials reported 210 new cases on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,574, and Mumbai represents about 1,000 cases in the state.
Thirteen COVID-19 patients died during the day, bringing the number of deaths in the state to 110.
In Mumbai alone, 132 new patients were found, state officials said.
Ten coronavirus patients died in Mumbai and one in Pune, Panvel, and Vasai-Virar. Nine of the deceased were men and four women.
In Tamil Nadu, a 70-year-old woman died of coronavirus on Friday, causing damage to the state so far to nine, while 77 people tested positive, bringing the total to 911 (the second highest in the country), said the secretary. Chief K Shanmugam.
The woman died in Tuticorin, she said.
Of the total number of positive cases, Chennai topped the list with 172, followed by the districts of Coimbatore 86, Erode 60, Tirunelveli-56, Dindigul 54, Namakkal 41, Chengalput and Theni 40 each, Trichy and Ranipet 36 and Nagpattinam 12, he said.
On Friday, Delhi They recorded 183 new cases in the last 24 hours, the highest jump so far, bringing the Coronavirus case count from the National Capital to 903 (the third highest in the country).
Two more coronavirus-related deaths were reported, bringing the total number of deaths to 14.
Among the cool areas that have been included in the list of containment areas are the west, the center and the southeast of Delhi.
With 44 people testing positive on Friday, the number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh It rose to 470, while one more person succumbed to the disease, bringing the death toll to 37, health officials said.
Twenty-one new cases were reported in Bhopal, which brought the COVID-19 patient count in the state capital to 119, they said. Indore has reported the 249 highest cases in the state with 14 new cases reported on Friday.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Rajasthan It rose to 561 as 98 new cases were reported in the state on Friday, while the death toll from the disease rose to eight with the death of a 65-year-old woman in a hospital here, authorities said. The new cases include eight people evacuated from Iran, they said.
On Friday, the maximum number of cases, 53, was reported in Jaipur, an access point, bringing the COVID-19 patient count in the state capital to 221.
Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uttar Pradesh it rose to 433 on Friday, with 23 new cases reported, of which 21 are linked to the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, the state government said.
He said the deadly virus has now spread to 40 of the state’s 75 districts, with Agra being the hardest hit with 88 positive cases and one death.
Gujarat records highest jump in a single day
Gujarat recorded the highest jump so far in a single day on Friday after 116 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, authorities said. The number of coronavirus positive patients in the state increased to 378.
After two more COVID-19 patients succumbed to the infection, the number of deaths in the state reached 19, said Chief Secretary (Health) Jayanti Ravi.
This is the first time that a large number of positive cases have arisen in a single day in the state.
According to the Ministry of Health, COVID-19 cases have increased to 473 in Telengana, 363 in Andhra Pradesh and 357 in Kerala.
The ministry also reported 197 cases in Karnataka, 184 in Jammu and Kashmir, and 169 in Haryana. Punjab has 132 patients with COVID-19 so far, while West Bengal has 116 cases.
Bihar has reported 60 cases, while Odisha has 44 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 has 18 cases, while Ladakh has 15. Jharkhand has 13 coronavirus positive patients so far.
Eleven cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar islands, while 10 from Chhattisgarh. Goa has reported seven COVID-19 infections, followed by Puducherry at five, Manipur at two, while Tripura, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have reported one case each.
Punjab extends lockout until May 1 before Modi meets CM of states
Punjab Prime Minister Amarinder Singh announced on Friday the extension of the blockade in the state until May 1, a day after Odisha extended it until April 30.
Singh said that most of the 27 positive cases reported in his state on Thursday, the state’s highest daily increase, were those of secondary transmission, and expressed fear that the state may be entering the community transmission stage of the outbreak.
In Tamil Nadu, a committee of experts recommended to Prime Minister K Palaniswami that the blockade be extended two weeks beyond April 14, considering the increase in the number of cases.
The Prime Minister’s Office also held a review meeting during the day on various efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus, which also discussed increased production of personal protective equipment (PPE), among other topics.
The interior ministry separately sought views from state governments on the 21-day shutdown, slated to end April 14, including whether more categories of people and services should be exempt, officials said Friday.
Some of the suggestions made by state governments include allowing construction-related activities in rural areas.
The central government, in imposing the blockade, had announced that stores dealing with basic products, including online platforms, will remain open, in addition to services such as health, sanitation, police, media, agriculture and banking. The movements of essential and non-essential cargoes were also allowed by the government, but there have been reports of disruptions in the supply chain due to a lack of workers and trucks, among other problems.
There have also been reports of exhausting levels of essential goods from various parts of the country.
Some states like Kerala have suggested the gradual opening of the blockade, while other multi-state suggestions include allowing liquor to be sold to shore up revenue and oddly allowing private vehicles. However, most states have suggested that public road, rail, and airline transportation services be suspended for longer. Many have also recommended keeping state borders sealed, except for the movement of goods.
Some states have also suggested blocking specific areas with stricter restrictions, which as such are followed in places identified as critical points of virus spread.
Odisha and Telangana make masks mandatory
Meanwhile, more states, including Odisha and Telangana, forced people to wear masks or masks in public places, while enforcement of the law against those who violated closing conditions was tightened.
The Center also asked states not to allow religious gatherings and processions.
Government officials also said that the decision to bring Indians from abroad will be made at a later stage after reviewing the COVID-19 situation.
With contributions from agencies
Update date: April 11, 2020 00:24:46 IST
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