Coronavirus LIVE Updates | 1,081 new cases in Rajasthan
Rajasthan reported 1,081 COVID-19 cases which took the tally to 3,30,676 while two more fatalities pushed the death toll in the state to 2,813, according to an official report. The new cases included 209 in Jaipur, 172 in Jodhpur, 98 in Kota, 89 in Udaipur and 65 in Ajmer, it said. The fresh deaths were reported in Rajsamand district, according to the report. It said that a total of 3,20,704 people have recovered from the disease and the number of active cases in the state is 7,159.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Delhi reports 1,881 new COVID19 cases, 952 recoveries and 9 deaths
Total cases 6,57,715
Total recoveries 6,39,164
Death toll 11,006
Active cases 7,545
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Mumbai reports 6,923 new cases in the last 24 hours
Mumbai reports 6,923 new COVID19 cases, 08 deaths, taking the total number of cases to 3,98,674 and deaths to 11,649.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | UP reports 1,446 new cases in the last 24 hours
Uttar Pradesh reports 1,446 new COVID-19 cases, 367 discharges, and 3 deaths in the last 24 hours
Active cases: 7,692
Total discharges: 5,97,320
Death toll: 8,786
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Punjab reports 2,963 fresh COVID-19 cases, 2,155 discharges, and 69 deaths
Total cases: 2,31,734
Total cured cases: 2,01,127
Active cases: 23,917
Death toll: 6,690
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Pakistan to impose fresh restrictions on social gatherings to control surge in coronavirus cases
Pakistan has decided to impose fresh restrictions on social gatherings from April 5 onwards as the nation continues to witness a surge in the cases of coronavirus, according to an official statement. Pakistan’s coronavirus cases till Sunday stood at 654,591 as 4,767 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in its meeting headed by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar took the decision of restrictions against gatherings after reviewing the latest pandemic situation.
The top anti-corona body decided to ban all indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies from April 5 onwards in cities and districts where the positivity rate will be above 8 per cent. But it empowered the provinces to implement restrictions even before the agreed time frame if needed. The meeting also decided to ban with immediate effect all kinds of indoor and outdoor gatherings, including social, cultural, political, sports events, according to a statement by the NCOC. Under the guidelines of the recent session, the NCOC will provide updated hotspot maps to provinces for enforcement of expanded lockdowns with effect from March 29th, it said.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | UK reports a further 3,862 COVID-19 cases
Britain on Sunday reported a further 3,862 COVID-19 cases and 19 more deaths within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test, according to official data, as the number of people to have received a first dose of coronavirus vaccine passed 30 million.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Maharashtra reports 40,414 fresh COVID-19 cases, 17,874 discharges, and 108 deaths in the last 24 hours
Total cases: 2,71,3875
Total discharges: 2,33,2453
Active cases: 3,25,901
Death toll: 54,181
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Chhattisgarh sees 2,153 COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths, 672 recoveries
Chhattisgarh’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 3,40,093, as 2,153 people tested positive for the infection, while 15 deaths took the toll to 4,076, a health official said. The number of recoveries reached 3,16,778 after 27 people were discharged from the hospital and 645 completed home isolation, leaving the state with 19,239 active cases, he said.
“Raipur district reported 371 new cases, taking its total count to 63,211, including 876 deaths. Durg district saw a total count of 785 new cases, Rajnandgaon 225 and Bilaspur 110. Of the fatalities recorded during the day, 10 took place on Sunday, four on Saturday and one earlier,” he said. With 24,686 samples being examined on Sunday, the total number of tests in the state went up to 56,83,532.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | West Bengal registers highest single-day spike in 3 months with 827 new COVID-19 cases
West Bengal’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 5,84,666 as 827 more people tested positive for the infection, the highest single-day spike in three months, a health bulletin said. Two more patients succumbed to the infection in Kolkata, pushing the state’s coronavirus death toll to 10,324, it said. At least 457 more people were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 5,69,366. The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stood at 97.38 per cent.
The state now has 4,976 active cases, it said. West Bengal has so far tested over 91.13 lakh samples for COVID-19. In view of the rising number of coronavirus cases, the state government had issued an advisory urging people to celebrate Holi only with family members.
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