COVID-19 LIVE: 773 new cases in last 24 hours, total crosses 5,000 mark

20:25 April 08

7 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Gujarat today. 

Total cases in the state stands at 186 of which 143 are active cases.

 Two patients are cases on ventilator. There has been no COVID19 related death or discharge since last bulletin

20:24 April 08

19 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh today.

 Total positive cases in the state stands at 348. 

20:23 April 08

Himachal Pradesh: No positive COVID-19 case reported in Himachal Pradesh today. 

Total number of positive cases in the state is 27 till now. 

19:54 April 08

Maharashtra: 117 COVID-19 positive cases and 8 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra today.

 Death toll rises to 72. Total positive cases in the state stands at 1,135.

19:50 April 08

Telangana:49 more corona positive cases reported in Telangana State. Health Minister Eetela Rajendar said that the number of corona positive cases reached 453 in the state. 

45 of Corona victims recovered and were discharged. 397 patients are under treatment in various hospitals in the state and 11 people are dead.

Meanwhile the State Government is converting the sports complex in to a hospital with 1,500-beds . ICU and ventilators are also being arranged. 

22 private medical colleges in the state are being prepared for treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Around 12,000 beds have been allotted in the private medical colleges. He also stated that the government is procuring more PPE kits and N-95 masks.

19:03 April 08

Kerala: Nine new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the state today.

4 from Kannur, 2 from Alappuzha, 1 each from Thrissur, Pathanamthitta and Kasaragod. 

Total number of COVID-19 cases stand at345 of which 259 are active cases.

18:57 April 08

On Wednesday,Tamil Nadu reported 48 more positive cases of COVID 19 infection.

Speaking to reporters, health secretary Beela Rajesh said the total number of positive cases reported in the state so far is 738.  

Of the 48 cases reported today, 42 of them have contracted it from a single source.  

Of this single source group, one COVID positve patient is a Malaysian national.  

She reiterated that the press need not name the City from where the single source of congregation originated.  

A total of 8 deaths of the coronavirus positive people have been reported from the state so far.  

So far 4 doctors from the state have reported positive for the infection. 

18:56 April 08

Punjab: Seven persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Punjab today. Total positive cases in the state stands at 106.

18:55 April 08

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:Total number of COVID-19 positive cases rise to 5274 in India (including 4714 active cases, 411 cured/discharged/migrated people and 149 deaths). 

17:37 April 08

14 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today.

 Total active cases stand at 130. 

16:19 April 08

Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry: 

• Till date total 402 people have been discharged, total 5194 positive confirmed case have been reported. In last one day 773 positive cases were reported. Total 149 deaths have been reported and around 32 people have died yesterday.
• It is ensured that not only today even in future there will not be any lack of HCQ (Hydroxychloroquine) as and when needed

15:58 April 08

Rajasthan: 15 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the state, total cases till now are 363. 

15:18 April 08

One more COVID-19 patient reported in Uttarakhand's Roorkee today.

Total cases surge to 33 in the state. 

15:17 April 08

Pune: In last 24 hours,5 deaths have been reported. With this, death toll due to COVID-19 reaches 13.

Day before yesterday, relatives of two deceased refused to accept their bodies so PMC workers performed their last rites. 

12:58 April 08

Haryana: Till date 141 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state (including 10 foreign nationals and 51 from other states).

17 people have been discharged so far, 2 deaths have been reported in the state. 

12:57 April 08

Karnataka records 5th COVID-19 death, tally reaches 18

Karnataka recorded fifth COVID-19 death, even as its positive cases rose by six to 181, an official said on Wednesday.

"Till date, 181 Covid-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes five deaths and 28 discharges," a health official said. 

Further details on the fifth death were awaited from the officials.

On Wednesday, two people with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) were among the six new Covid-19 positive cases

12:42 April 08

Karnataka: 6 new cases reported from 5pm yesterday till 12 noon today. 

Total cases in the state are 181 including 5 deaths and 28 cured cases. 

12:41 April 08

Eight fresh cases of COVID-19 have emerged in Bhopal today, taking total cases to 91 in the capital of Madhya Pradesh. 

While one person has died due to the disease, two others have been cured/discharged. 

11:57 April 08

Eight members of a family have tested positive in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh as they came in contact with an infected member who attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi last month.

 The attendee & his mother have died due to the disease. 

11:53 April 08

Gujarat: Total number of coronavirus cases rises to 179 in the state which includes 16 deaths and 25 cured cases. 

11:52 April 08

Number of COVID-19 cases has reached 1078 in Maharashtra as 60 more people tested positive today. 

44 fresh cases have been found under Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area, 9 under Pune Municipal Corporation area, 4 in Nagpur, & 1 each in Ahmednagar, Akola & Buldhana.

11:52 April 08

Delhi: There are a total of 576 positive cases in Delhi so far, 35 of them are in ICU and 8 on ventilator. 

51 new Coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Delhi today (including 35 with history of travel to a foreign country, 4 from Markaz and 2 deaths).

11:50 April 08

Uttarakhand: One Coronavirus positive case found in Haridwar today.

 A total of 32 positive cases have been recorded in the state so far, including 5 discharged people. 

10:32 April 08

Andhra Pradesh:15 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in the state from 6 PMyesterday till 9 AM today - 6 each in Nellore and 3 in Chittoor. 

Total number of positive cases in the state is 329 (including 6 discharged persons and 4 deaths). 

10:27 April 08

Maharashtra:Number of COVID-19 cases rise to 9 in Mumbai's Dharavi, with two more men testing positive at Mukund slum & Dhanwada Chawl. 

According to Union Health Ministry, total cases have surged to 1018 in the state while 64 people have succumbed to the disease.

10:26 April 08

2 new cases reported of corona positive in Uttar Pradesh.

Number of corona positive is now 334 in state.

10:20 April 08

Coronavirus cases get past 5000 in India, 149 deaths

With India in the third week of its 21-day lockdown, the total number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus surged to 5,194, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday.

Of these, 4643 are active cases of COVID-19, 401 individuals have recovered and discharged from the hospital, one person migrated to another country and 149 people succumbed to the disease.

Amongst the total affected people, 70 are foreign nationals.

Maharashtra remained the worst hit state with a total number of positive cases rising to 1018, followed by Tamil Nadu which has 690 cases, according to the Health Ministry data. 

10:04 April 08

According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India's total number of Coronavirus positive cases rise to 5194 (including 4643 active cases, 401 cured/discharged people and 149 deaths) 

Increase of 773 new COVID-19 cases and 35 new deaths recorded in last 24 hours.

09:43 April 08

Rajasthan: COVID-19 cases rise to 348 in Rajasthan, with five more people testing positive in Bikaner, Banswara & Jaipur. 

The fresh cases are contacts are COVID-19 patients. 

09:42 April 08

Two COVID-19 patients die in Pune; district toll rises to 10

Pune: Two more people died of coronavirus infection in Pune, taking the toll in the Maharashtra district to 10, officials said on Wednesday.

A 44-year-old man, who was on ventilator support and suffering from uncontrolled diabetes, died at the civic-run Naidu Hospital early Wednesday morning, Pune Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad said.

He was admitted to the hospital on April 4. On Tuesday night, he became breathless and was put on ventilator support.

He died on Wednesday after renal failure, Gaikwad said.

Another patient succumbed to the viral disease at the state-run Sassoon Hospital, Pune Divisional Commissioner Dr Deepak Mhaisekar said.

Till Tuesday, eight deaths were reported from Pune.

Now, the toll has gone up to 10.

09:24 April 08

A 44-year-old man dies of COVID-19 in Pune, Maharashtra. 

He was suffering from diabetes. With this, death toll due to the disease reaches 9 in the city

09:24 April 08

40 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Telagana today. 

Total positive cases in the state stand at 348. 

09:23 April 08

10 new COVID-19 positive cases have been detected in Andhra Pradesh today.

 Total number of Coronavirus positive cases in the state rise to 314: Health Department, Andhra Pradesh. 

09:21 April 08

15 more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Rajasthan, taking the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the state to 343.

09:20 April 08

Madhya Pradesh: 22 more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, taking the total number of cases in the district to 173. 

15 people have died due to Coronavirus, so far in the district.

09:19 April 08

COVID-19 cases surge to38 in Bihar, with four more people testing positive yesterday in Siwan and Begusarai (two in each district). 

Their travel history is being ascertained.

09:12 April 08

India tally 4,789; downward trend in new cases

New Delhi: Tuesday brought some relief for India in terms of new cases of coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours, as after three days, the number of new cases has shown a downward trend.

As per the data updated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday evening, the total tally of confirmed coronavirus cases in India so far stood at 4,789, including 4,312 active cases and 124 deaths, while 352 people have recovered and been discharged from hospital, and one individual migrated. 

People affected by COVID-19 in India include 70 foreign nationals.

According to Joint Health Secretary Lav Agarwal, a total of 354 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours on Tuesday. On Monday the highest number of new cases in 24 hours was reported at 693. It was 472 on Sunday.

Agarwal, at a press conference, said that strategies adopted by the government to contain coronavirus are yielding good results in many parts of the country, including Agra and Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Bhilwara (Rajasthan) and East Delhi.

According to Health Ministry data, total cases reported from Maharashtra were 868, Tamil Nadu (621), Delhi (576), Telangana (364), Kerala (327), Uttar Pradesh (305), Rajasthan (288), Andhra Pradesh (266), Madhya Pradesh (229), Karnataka (175), Gujarat (165), Jammu & Kashmir (116), Punjab (91), West Bengal (91), Haryana (90), Odisha (42), Bihar (32), Uttarakhand (31), Assam (26), Chandigarh (18), Chhattisgarh (18), Ladakh (14), Himachal Pradesh(90), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (10), Goa (7), Puducherry (5), Jharkhand (4), Manipur (2), Tripura (1), Mizoram (1), and Arunachal Pradesh (1).