COVID-19: 2350 patients recover in 24 hours, India's recovery rate at 38.73%

19:54 May 19

During the last 24 hours, a total of 2,350 COVID-19 patients have been cured. Thus, so far, a total of 39,174 patients have been cured of COVID-19. This means a recovery rate of 38.73% amongst COVID-19 patients. The recovery rate is improving continuously: Ministry of Health

19:54 May 19

A record number of 1,08,233 samples were tested yesterday in the country. So far a total of 24,25,742 samples have been tested: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare COVID-19

19:53 May 19

Total cases in Chhattisgarh stand at 100 including 59 discharges and 41 active cases

19:53 May 19

Fifty migrant labourers tested positive for COVID-19 in Basti on Tuesday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the district to 104, a senior official said.  

19:53 May 19

22 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Punjab today. Total number of positive cases rise to 2002 cases including 322 active cases, 1,642 cured and 38 deaths: State Health Department

19:52 May 19

With the spike of 36 cases in Haryana today, total number of positive cases in the state rise to 964 cases including 627 discharges and 14 deaths: State Health Department

19:52 May 19

6 new COVID-19 positive cases confirmed. Out of the 3 from Guwahati, 2 are related to a cancer patient who lost his life at GMCH (wife & daughter). 2 patients are from Karimganj & one from Sarusajai quarantine centre. Total patient count 141: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

19:52 May 19

Five new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh; 4 from Rajnandgaon and 1 from Korba: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur  

19:51 May 19

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus services resumed today in the national capital amid the fourth phase of coronavirus lockdown. A conductor says, "only 20 passengers are allowed at a time. A passenger is not allowed to board the bus without a mask."

19:51 May 19

DGCA allows Approved Training Organization to function for simulator utilisation only, for Pilots. Non-Scheduled Operator Permit (NSOP) operators are allowed to conduct non-revenue local training flights. DGCA directs that social distancing/disinfecting to be strictly followed.

19:51 May 19

9 more BEST employees have tested positive for COVID-19. Total positive cases in BEST is now 137: BEST Public Relations Officer, Mumbai

18:35 May 19

A mortician working at a crematorium in Shibpur area of Howrah city has tested positive for novel coronavirus infection, a state health department official said on Tuesday.

18:35 May 19

Two COVID-19 related deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh taking the toll to 52 even as 57 more tested positive, pushing the total number of infections in the state to 2,489.

18:34 May 19

Odisha recorded one more COVID-19 fatality on Tuesday, taking the virus death toll to 5 in the state, a health department official said.

A 75-year-old-man from Cuttack died of the disease at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, he said.

18:33 May 19

Odisha capital Bhubaneswar on Monday become coronavirus free with the recovery of all the 48 COVID-19 patients in the city, an official said.

Bhubaneswar, which reported the states first COVID-19 case on March 15 and Odishas first corona fatality on April 6 was declared as free from the highly infectious disease, the official said.

18:33 May 19

Forty-eight more people, including 47 migrant workers who recently returned from various states, tested positive for novel coronavirus in Odisha, taking the number of cases in the state to 876 on Monday, a Health Department official said.

18:33 May 19

A total of 90 people in the state have tested positive for COVID-19 till date, including 45 recovered and 3 deaths: Department of Health and Family Welfare, Himachal Pradesh

18:32 May 19

12 new COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in Kerala today. 4 of these have returned from abroad while 8 others have come from other states. Total positive cases stand at 642 which includes 142 active cases: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

18:32 May 19

Two new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jharkhand. One each from Latehar and Jamshedpur. Both have returned from Delhi. Total cases in Jharkhand stand at 233: State Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni

18:32 May 19

One positive case reported from Delhi and further admitted at isolation ward in a hospital. 28 COVID-19 positive personnel recovered today. Now 89 active cases, 205 recovered cases and 1 deceased - a total of 295 positive cases till date: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

18:31 May 19

3 COVID-19 positive cases in last 24 hours. They're under treatment in designated COVID hospitals. Since yesterday 22 COVID-19 positive BSF personnel have been discharged from hospitals in Delhi, in addition to earlier 192. Total recovered till today 214. Active cases 144: BSF

18:31 May 19

J&K govt issues revised guidelines for #lockdown4. All economic and courier services, all agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry and related activities, banks and financial activities permitted in the entire union territory.

18:31 May 19

3 new positive cases have been reported today in Chandigarh, taking the total positive cases in the union territory to 199 including 3 deaths: Chandigarh Health Department

18:31 May 19

53 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar; taking the total number of cases to 1495: Bihar Principal Health Secretary Sanjay Kumar

15:40 May 19

8 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Uttarakhand today. Total number of positive cases rise to 104 including 52 recovered, 1 death and 51 active cases: State Health Department

15:39 May 19

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues guidelines for Dental clinics functioning in lockdown 4.

15:38 May 19

128 fresh positive cases of COVID-19 and 1 death have been reported in Rajasthan till 2 pm. Total number of positive cases rise to 5757 including 139 deaths, 3232 recovered and 2386 active cases: State Health Department

15:38 May 19

Nineteen more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, raising the total number of such cases in the state to 1,442, a senior health department official said on Tuesday.

13:01 May 19

127 more COVID-19 cases reported in Karnataka from 5 pm yesterday till 12 pm today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1373, including 802 active cases, 530 discharged & 41 deaths (1 due to 'non-covid' cause): State Health Department

13:01 May 19

Out of the 1152 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 7 are positive: King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow

12:04 May 19

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issues revised Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) on the movement of stranded workers by trains.

12:04 May 19

57 more COVID-19 cases & 2 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2339, including 691 active cases & 52 deaths: State's COVID-19 Control Room

12:04 May 19

6 new COVID-19  positive cases confirmed-2 each from Jorhat and Golaghat and 1 each from Kokrajhar & Nagaon. One Jorhat patient had returned from Chennai, while other came from Darjeeling. Total number of positive cases is now 121: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

12:04 May 19

No buses are plying to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand from Delhi's Anand Vihar bus station. We appeal to people not to gather at the bus station here: Delhi Police DCP East Jasmeet Singh

11:14 May 19

55 police personnel of Maharashtra police have tested positive for COVID-19, in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases in the police force in the state is now 1328: Maharashtra Police

11:14 May 19

A 55-year-old man, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died at a hospital here on Tuesday, taking the coronavirus death toll in Jammu and Kashmir to 17, officials said.  

11:14 May 19

Haryana Govt has decided to start bus services on various routes for commuters to travel from one state to another. In this regard, the state govt has written to UP, Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, MP, Uttarakhand, Delhi and UT of Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister's Office

11:13 May 19

Retired BHU prof succumbs to corona, 4th death in Varanasi

A retired professor of Ayurveda department of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) died of Corona infection at super-specialty wing of the BHU hospital on Monday.

This is the fourth Corona death in Varanasi.

District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma confirmed, "The 80-year-old retired professor of Shivala area had been admitted to BHU's super-speciality wing following sharp deterioration in his health. He was tested positive two days ago."

The professor had been a former head of Ayurveda department of BHU.

11:12 May 19

102 new cases, 1 death reported in Odisha; tally soars to 978

10:11 May 19

19 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1442: Principal Secretary-Health, Bihar

10:08 May 19

122 new COVID-19 positive cases, 1 death reported in Rajasthan; the total number of positive cases in the state is now 5629.

09:36 May 19

Delhi govt advises employers to ensure Aarogya Setu app installation by their employees

Delhi government on Tuesday advised all employers to ensure that Aarogya Setu app is installed by their employees on their mobile phones amid the fourth phase of COVID-19 lockdown in the country.

"With a view to ensuring safety in offices and workplaces, employers on best efforts basis should ensure that Aarogya Setu app is installed by all employees having compatible mobile phones," the government said.

Earlier on Monday, Delhi government announced a detailed set of restrictions and relaxations for the latest phase of lockdown. 

09:19 May 19

On Day 56 of lockdown, India's COVID-19 tally breaches 1 lakh mark

New Delhi: The number of novel Coronavirus patients in India passed the significant one-lakh mark on Tuesday with total number of cases rising to 1.01 lakh, with a rise of 4,970 cases in past 24 hours, Union Health Ministry data revealed.

According to the Ministry, there are 58,302 active cases, 39,173 people have been cured and 3,163 have died so far. In the past 24 hours, 134 people lost there battle to Covid-19.

In Maharashtra, the Covid-19 cases climbed to 35,058, followed by Gujarat which has 11,745 cases and Tamil Nadu 11,760 cases so far.

Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of deaths at 1,249, followed by 694 in Gujarat and 252 in Madhya Pradesh.

Maharashtra has reported 23,313 more cases and 555 more deaths than Gujarat.

In Delhi, the tally rose to 10,054, according to the Health Ministry data.

States which have reported more than 4,000 cases are Rajasthan (5,507), Madhya Pradesh (5,236) and Uttar Pradesh (4,605).

Other major states and Union Territories that have reported more than 1,000 cases are West Bengal (2,825), Andhra Pradesh (2,474), Punjab (1,980), Telangana (1,597), Bihar (1,391), Jammu and Kashmir (1,289) and Karnataka (1,246).

Other states and UTs that have reported a significant number of cases are Haryana (928), Kerala (630), Odisha (876), Jharkhand (223), Chandigarh (196), Tripura (167), Assam (107).

States that have still not touched triple digits are Uttarakhand (93), Himachal Pradesh (90) besides, Goa which after maintaining Corona Free status for quite more than a month, reported at least 9 new cases, taking the total tally there to 38, said the Health Ministry.

Inputs from ANI and IANS