COVID-19 tracker: Cases breach 9,000 mark, death toll over 300

With the 21-day national lockdown ending tomorrow, the Centre is learnt to be looking at a lockdown model which allows the states to decide if there is room for relaxation in some areas. However, the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to almost half the total districts in the country – from 284 to 354 districts over the past week – is likely to weigh on the mind of the Central government in crafting a graded approach.

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With cases of novel coronavirus increasing in different areas across the country, here is a state-wise list of cases and deaths.

Andhra Pradesh: 432 cases, 7 deaths

The number of coronavirus cases rose to 432 in Andhra Pradesh, with Guntur having the maximum number of cases followed by Kurnool district with 84 cases, news agency PTI reported. Guntur and Kurnool have the largest number of people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat meet in New Delhi last month. While seven deaths have been reported till date, 12 patients have been discharged. A total of 8,755 blood samples have been tested in the state out of which 8,323 have turned out to be negative. While the Health Ministry is yet to update the total number of cases, these figures are from the state authorities.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 11 cases

A total of 11 persons have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Arunachal Pradesh: 1 case

Arunachal Pradesh has reported one COVID-19 case.

Assam: 31 cases, 1 death

Assam has reported 31 cases of coronavirus, including 1 death till date. Assam Police released a COVID-19 Bihu awareness campaign video, urging locals to practice social distancing. As early as March 20, before the nationwide lockdown was announced, 26 Bihu committees across the state decided not to hold cultural stage programmes — an important part of Bihu festivities, especially in urban areas. While the dip in festivities might be the most conspicuous impact of the lockdown this Bihu, there is another less obvious but more significant consequence. In villages and towns across Assam, the traditional economy associated with the festival — which women like Konwar and Koch are an intrinsic part of — has come to a crashing halt.

Bihar 64 cases, 1 death

The number of cases of coronavirus in Bihar stood at 64 while one person has died due to the disease.

Chandigarh: 21 cases

In Chandigarh, 21 people have contracted coronavirus so far, out of whom seven have recovered.

Chhattisgarh: 31 cases

A total of 31 cases of coronavirus have been reported from Chhattisgarh. Ten among the affected have already recovered.

Delhi: 1,154 cases, 24 deaths

Delhi has reported 85 new coronavirus cases and five deaths since Sunday, taking the total death toll from the virus to 24. The total number of positive cases in Delhi has reached 1,154. Of the 85 new cases, 34 — categorised as ‘under special operation’ — had attended the religious gathering at Nizammudin Markaz and 26 either have a travel history or are case of local transmission. Across Delhi, officials are yet to find the source of transmission for 83 people, of whom 25 were reported on Sunday, who have been categorised as ‘under investigation’. A total of 27 patients have also recovered from the disease.

Goa: 7 cases

Seven cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Goa. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had last week announced that the state government will conduct a door-to-door survey across the state in which enumerators will go to people and check whether they are experiencing symptoms similar to that of COVID-19 and their travel history.

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Gujarat: 539 cases, 26 deaths

The number of people who contracted coronavirus in Gujarat has risen to 539, out of whom 26 have died. The municipal corporations of Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Rajkot have made it compulsory for citizens to wear masks in public places, with effect from 6 am on April 13. Violation of the order will follow a penalty up to Rs 5,000 or imprisonment up to 3 years.

Haryana: 185 cases, 3 deaths

Haryana has reported 185 cases and three deaths due to COVID-19 till date.

Himachal Pradesh: 32 cases, 1 death

Till date, 32 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death has been reported from Himachal Pradesh.

Jammu and Kashmir: 270 cases, 4 deaths

The union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has a total of 245 cases and four deaths due to COVID-19. Restrictions have been intensified in declared red zones across the Kashmir valley, with authorities warning of stern action against those violating prohibitory orders. Main roads in most places in the valley have been sealed off while barriers at several other places have been erected to check any unwanted movement, officials said.

Jharkhand: 19 cases, 2 deaths

Jharkhand has reported 19 coronavirus cases and two deaths so far. Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Kumar said two men, one aged 68 and another 45, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday night. The two, who hail from Bokaro district’s Sadam village, are relatives of the 72-year-old man who died of the disease on April 8, he said.

Karnataka: 247 cases, 6 deaths

The state has reported 247 cases of coronavirus and 6 deaths so far. In Karnataka, the number of locally transmitted Covid-19 cases have surpassed those linked to foreign returnees and their contacts for the first time after 33 cases with no foreign travel history were recorded since April 10. As of April 12, the total number of cases linked to foreign returnees and their contacts stand at 98 while the cases that are considered domestic like the Tabligi Jamaat cluster and a Mysuru pharma firm cluster have hit 128 on Sunday.

Kerala: 376 cases, 3 deaths

Kerala has reported 376 cases of coronavirus and 3 deaths so far. On six of the last 10 days beginning April 3, the state, which has several identified hotspots of the disease, has seen only single-digit increases in the numbers of daily new cases. The recovery rate of positive cases too, has been higher in Kerala compared to other states and the national average. Until March 26, Kerala had the largest number of positive cases in India, following by Maharashtra. In the days since then, the theatre of COVID-19 has shifted to other states. New hotspots with a sudden spurt in cases have emerged elsewhere in the country, even as the emergence of new cases in Kerala has progressed slowly.

Ladakh: 15 cases

There are 15 cases of coronavirus in Ladakh. 10 patients have already recovered.

Madhya Pradesh: 604 cases, 43 deaths

Madhya Pradesh has a total of 604 cases of COVID-19 and 43 deaths till date.

Maharashtra: 2,334 cases, 149 deaths

At least 352 people tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra on Monday, taking the state tally to 2,334, a state health official said. Among the new cases, 150 were reported from Mumbai city and 12 from Malegaon tehsil in Nashik district. Besides, five cases were reported from Thane, three from Pune, two from Palghar, and one Vasai-Virar (township in Palghar district), the official said. Meanwhile, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said out of the 58 ‘missing’ Tablighi Jamaat members who attended the group’s religious gathering at Nizamuddin in Delhi last month, 40 have been traced and quarantined. The remaining 18 members of the Islamic group are still missing and efforts are on to trace them, the minister told PTI. State Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad has put himself under home isolation after he came in contact with a PSI who tested positive. Dharavi in Mumbai reported its fifth coronavirus-related death on Monday. Spread over 2.4 sq km, Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, is among the most densely packed human habitations on the planet. Once cases of novel coronavirus infection started appearing here, the density of population sparked fears of community transmission. Ensuring people stay inside the 10 feet-by-10 rooms they share with nine or 10 others is proving to be a nightmare for the police and health administration. The total number of infections in Dharavi is 47.

Manipur: 2 cases

Two cases of novel coronavirus have been reported from Manipur.

Mizoram: 1 case

Mizoram has one confirmed case of COVID-19.

Odisha: 54 cases, 1 death

Odisha has a relatively low coronavirus-positive case load at 54 cases and has reported one death so far. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had earlier announced that the statewide lockdown will continue till April 30.

Puducherry: 7 cases

The union territory of Puducherry has seven cases of coronavirus.

Punjab: 167 cases, 11 deaths

Punjab has reported 167 cases of COVID-19 and 11 deaths. An assistant commissioner of police tested positive for coronavirus in Ludhiana, a health official said on Monday. Ludhiana Civil Surgeon Rajesh Bagga said the test reports of the officer, confirming him to be positive for the virus, came on Sunday night. The ACP (North) was admitted to a local hospital, Bagga said, adding that the health teams were identifying his contacts.

Rajasthan: 812 cases, 3 deaths

Rajasthan reported 11 more cases of coronavirus on Monday, taking the state’s tally to 812, an official said. Eleven people have died due to the infection so far. “As many as 11 new cases have come up today, including 10 in Bharatpur and one in Banswara district of the state,” Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh was quoted as saying by PTI. The total cases of coronavirus in Rajasthan include two Italian citizens, 52 people who have been brought from Iran to the army health centres in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Jaipur has reported the highest number of 341 cases so far. The Health Ministry is yet to update the total number of cases on its website.

Tamil Nadu: 1,075 cases, 11 deaths

With eleven deaths due to COVID-19, Tamil Nadu has 1,075 cases of coronavirus. A 40-year-old COVID-19 positive patient was on Sunday booked for “attempt to murder” after he allegedly spat on a doctor treating him at the government hospital here, police said.

Telangana: 562 cases, 16 deaths

There are 562 COVID-19 cases in Telangana and 16 deaths. From police donning coronavirus shaped helmets to a car museum owner designing a whacky ‘virus car’ and a folk singer bringing out a video on the need to wash one’s hands, people in the state have come up with innovative ideas to create awareness about the coronavirus pandemic. The keepers of the law took out a bike rally in the city recently with these scary looking helmets to grab the attention of two-wheeler riders and explain to them about the dangers of the virus and the need to take precautions, news agency PTI reported. “It is an effort to promote awareness on the pandemic and the need to take precautions,” a police official said. Some of their colleagues manning another road talked about the safety of washing hands frequently and how to go about it, a video of which has gone viral.

Tripura: 2 cases

There are two COVID-19 case in Tripura.

Uttarakhand: 35 cases

Thirty-five cases have been reported in the state so far.

Uttar Pradesh: 483 cases, 5 deaths

Uttar Pradesh has 483 cases of COVID-19 and 5 deaths due to the infection. 46 people have recovered from the disease. A private hospital in Agra has been sealed after 20 people, including patients, their attendants and health staff members, tested positive for coronavirus. Of the 31 new cases in UP on Sunday, at least 12 of them were reported from Agra, and nine were from the private hospital alone. The number of confirmed cases in Agra has now reached 104 with 89 active cases.

West Bengal: 152 cases, 7 deaths

Around 152 cases of coronavirus and five deaths have been reported from West Bengal.

Over 1.8 million affected worldwide, China reports highest number of new cases in six weeks

Across the world, over 1.8 million people have been infected with coronavirus, while over 1,14,000 have died. The United States has over 5,50,000 confirmed cases, the highest in the world, and the maximum number of fatalities. While Britain’s death toll due to coronavirus surpassed 10,000 on Monday, China reported the highest number of new daily cases in almost six weeks. As the overall death toll in France neared 14,000, slightly fewer people were reported to have been admitted into intensive care, giving health officials a reason to grasp for good news. Italy, one of the worst-hit by the virus, reported the lowest number of deaths in three weeks. At least 19,899 people have died due to coronavirus in the country.

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