COVID-19 LIVE: 18 more persons test positive in Puducherry; tally reaches 194

13:54 June 14

18 more COVID-19 cases in Puducherry takes tally to 194

Eighteen more COVID-19 cases in Puducherry took the tally of infections to 194 on Sunday, while fatalities remained at four with no fresh deaths being reported.

Of the 18 who tested positive in the last 24 hours, 13 were admitted to the Indira Gandhi Government Medical college hospital at nearby Kadirkamam, three to the centrally administered JIPMER here and two at Karaikal and Mahe, Director of Health and Family Welfare Services S Mohan Kumar said.

13:53 June 14

Delhi truck driver tests positive for COVID-19 after death in HP

A 19-year-old truck driver from Delhi, who died in an accident in Shimla, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a senior health official said on Sunday.

The man had sustained injuries while unloading goods in the city on Saturday night, following which he was taken to the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), where he breathed his last few hours later.

13:53 June 14

3 more persons recover from COVID-19 in Meghalaya

Three more coronavirus-infected persons have been cured of the disease in Meghalaya, taking the total number of people recovered from the infection to 26 in the state, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Sunday.

No fresh COVID-19 case has been detected in the state since June 10, he said.

11:40 June 14

Odisha detects 186 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 3909: State Health Department

11:40 June 14

Rajasthan reports 131 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths till 10:30 am today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 12532 and 286 respectively: State Health Department

11:39 June 14

Orders to set up 20,000 new COVID-19 beds in the national capital in the next one week. Hotels to have 4000 beds, banquets halls to have 11000 beds and nursing homes to have 5000 beds: Delhi Government

11:38 June 14

101-year-old coronavirus patient dies in Indore

A 101-year-old man, who was among the oldest COVID-19 patients in the country, died at a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, the hospital authorities said.

The victim, who was suffering from breathing difficulty, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences on Thursday, the hospital's chest department head Dr Ravi Dosi said.

09:23 June 14

With 11,929 cases in 24 hours, India's tally reaches 3,20,922

India witnessed its highest-ever spike of 11,929 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 3,20,922, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

With 311 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the coronavirus death toll has now reached 9,195.

Out of the total number of cases, 1,49,348 are active and 1,62,379 have been cured/discharged/migrated.

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state with as many as 1,04,568 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu (42,687) and Delhi (38,958).

06:09 June 14

Telangana reports steepest daily jump with 253 COVID-19 cases in a day

Hyderabad: In the steepest single-day jump, Telangana reported 253 Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday.

The biggest surge has pushed the state's tally to 4,737. More than 600 cases were reported in the last three days. It was only on June 10 that the state had crossed the 4,000 mark.

Exactly a week ago, Telangana had recorded its highest daily jump with 206 cases.

The surge in the number of fatalities also continued with eight more patients succumbing to the dreaded virus during the last 24 hours, ending 5 p.m. on Saturday. With this the death toll mounted to 182.

Health officials said 179 of the new cases were reported from Greater Hyderabad, which remained the biggest hotspot in the state.

The virus spread continued across the state as cases were reported from 19 districts. Sangareddy district accounted for 24 cases, including 19 from a single family. Relatives of a 55-year-old woman, who died three days ago, have tested positive. It was a day after the woman's death that the test report showed that she was infected by the virus.

Medchal and Rangareddy, two districts adjoining Hyderabad, have together reported 25 cases.

According to the director of the public health and family welfare department, the number of patients recovered rose to 2,352. Currently, 2,203 people are undergoing treatment in different hospitals.

The surge in Covid-19 cases sparked rumours of the state government planning to re-impose total lockdown. However, the government has clarified that there is no proposal to impose the lockdown again.

Though the government admitted that relaxations in lockdown and increased mobility of people have led to the surge in Covid-19 cases, it has ruled out re-imposing total lockdown.

Meanwhile, Animal Husbandry Minister T. Srinivas Yadav denied telling a Telugu news channel in an interview that the lockdown will be re-imposed. The minister said he merely stated that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao would decide on further steps to be taken to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Inputs from IANS