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In its fourth week in the coronavirus lockdown, the Union Ministry of Health reported a positive trend in 47 districts on Saturday, however, the day sent alarm bells for its military bronze after 26 staff members from the Indian Navy tested positive at Western Naval Command strategically located in Mumbai
This is the first case of a major outbreak of the deadly virus in the military, PTI said.
According to data from the Union Ministry of Health, India reported 957 infections, while 36 people lost their lives in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 14,792 and the number of victims of the virus to 488. The number of COVID- 19 cases amounted to 12,289, while 2,014 people were cured and released, and one had emigrated, the health ministry said.
India has been under blockade since March 25 due to coronaviruses. AP
Of the 488 people who have died so far, 75 percent appear to be 60 or older, the health ministry said Saturday. According to the ministry, more than 13 percent of patients have recovered so far, while the death rate in India is 3.3 percent.
Globally, the death rate from the virus has been highest with the virus killing 1.56,140 worldwide and infecting 22.74,800 people at the time of publication of this report, according to data maintained by John Hopkins University.
As of Saturday, the United States is the most affected by the virus with 7,06,856 positive tests and 37,087 deaths. Spain, which is the second most affected country in the world, crossed 20,000 deaths on Saturday, while confirmed infections reached 1.91,726.
Italy, another country that has been badly affected by the virus, has lost 22,745 people due to the infection. In France, 18,681 have died from the virus, while the figure is 15,464 in the United Kingdom.
Gujarat reports 251 cases; Delhi sees drop in new cases
Meanwhile, in India, Gujarat recorded the highest jump in a single day among all Indian states on Saturday, with 251 people testing positive for COVID-19, beating Rajasthan, which has 1,229 confirmed cases to date. Gujarat also reported the second highest number with 10 people losing their lives.
With the exception of Madhya Pradesh, which reported 191 new patients and 12 deaths, several of the five worst-affected states appeared to perform comparatively better on Saturday.
Maharashtra, which has 3,323 cases, the highest in India, reported 118 new cases and seven deaths, while Delhi, which has the second highest confirmed infection, registered 67 new cases, with a total of 1,707 cases. Confirmed cases have emerged in the National Capital lately after the state government stepped up evidence across Delhi. Four people died in Delhi until Saturday night.
Although the health ministry did not report new infections in Tamil Nadu, which has the fourth largest number of COVID-19 patients (1,323), state officials reported that 49 people tested positive on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh, on the other hand, recorded a total of 969 cases as of Saturday. Telangana has 791 cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 603 and Kerala with 396.
One person has died in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir each since Friday night, according to ministry data.
The number of new coronavirus cases has increased to 371 in Karanataka, 328 in Jammu and Kashmir, 287 in West Bengal, 225 in Haryana and 202 in Punjab.
Bihar has reported 85 cases of infection, while Odisha has 60 cases of coronavirus.
Forty-two people were infected with the virus in Uttarakhand, while Himachal Pradesh has 38 cases. Chhattisgarh has 36 cases and Assam has registered 35 cases each.
Jharkhand has 33 cases, Chandigarh has 21 cases and Ladakh has 18, while 12 cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Meghalaya has reported 11 cases, while Goa and Puducherry have reported seven COVID-19 infections each. Manipur and Tripura each have two cases, while Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have each reported one case.
Maharashtra represents 201 of 488 deaths in India
Of the total 488 deaths, Maharashtra tops the list with 201 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 69, Gujarat at 48 and Delhi at 42 and Telangana at 18.
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have reported 15 deaths each as of Saturday, while Uttar Pradesh has reported 14 deaths.
Punjab and Karnataka have reported 13 deaths each.
Rajasthan has recorded 11 deaths, while West Bengal has reported 10 deaths.
Five people have lost their lives in Jammu and Kashmir, while Kerala and Haryana have recorded three deaths each. Jharkhand and Bihar have reported two deaths each.
Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Assam reported one death each, according to data from the health ministry.
75% of deaths among people 6 years and older, says the ministry of health
Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Health said Saturday that the death rate for COVID-19 cases in India is around 3.3 percent, while more than 13 percent of patients have recovered. until now.
In a daily press conference on the new coronavirus situation in the country, the joint secretary of the Ministry of Health, Lav Agarwal, said the data indicates that of the people who died due to the infection, 14.4 percent had between 0 and 45 years, 10.3 percent between 45 and 60 years. 33.1 percent between 60-75 years and 42.2 percent were 75 years or older.
“We saw that 75.3 percent of deaths occurred among people 60 years of age and older and in 83 percent of cases there were comorbidities,” he said and reiterated that the elderly and people with concomitant diseases are at high risk.
Regarding the containment strategies implemented along with the blockade, Agarwal said that actions at the field level are obtaining positive results in several places.
“A positive trend has been observed in 47 districts across 23 states and Union territories. Kodaggu in Karnataka is a new district added to this list along with Mahe in Puducherry that has not reported any new cases for the past 28 days,” he said. the official. .
Twenty-two new districts in 12 states have reported no new cases in the past 14 days. These districts include Lakhisarai, Bhagalpur and Gopalganj in Bihar, Udaipur and Dholpur in Rajasthan, Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, Rohtak in Haryana and Vishakhaptnam in Andhra Pradesh, Agarwal said.
However, he claimed that Patna in Bihar, Nadia in West Bengal and Panipat in Haryana, where there were no positive cases of COVID-19 in the first two weeks, have now reported incidents of the infection.
Ludhiana ACP dies of COVID-19
On Saturday, a 52-year-old Ludhiana assistant police commissioner, who was being treated for COVID-19 in a private hospital, died of the disease.
ACP (north) Anil Kohli last breathed at SPS Hospital, Ludhiana, civil surgeon Rajesh Bagga said.
On Friday, the Punjab government had given the hospital the go-ahead to conduct plasma therapy with the police officer.
Punjab Prime Minister Amarinder Singh announced Rs 50 lakh ex gratia to the relatives of the deceased. He said a similar amount will be paid to the family of any officer who dies in the line of duty due to the coronavirus.
Representative image. AP
The officer had tested positive for coronavirus on April 12. His wife, a security guard, and a station officer tested positive on Friday.
Mandatory government approval for FDI from neighboring countries, including China
The government has modified the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy to discourage opportunistic investment in Indian companies by neighboring countries, including China, amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
The amendment specifies that the transfer of ownership of Indian companies arising from FDI investments from neighboring countries will now also be subject to government approval. Similar restrictions were applied to FDI in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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Update date: April 19, 2020 00:16:41 IST
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