23:58 March 28
Five more COVID-19 patients from twin cities of Pimpri-Chinchwad near Pune are set to be discharged from hospital after they tested negative twice in latest tests, an official said.
Three patients, who tested negative for the virus twice after 14-day isolation, were discharged in Pimpri-Chinchwad on Friday.
23:34 March 28
Ambala has reported its 1st positive case of Coronavirus
A 21-year-old man is a resident of Ram Nagar village in Patiala, Punjab, on Ambala-Patiala border.
He has recent travel history to Nepal. He was admitted to hospital on Mar 26, informed Chief Medical Officer Ambala.
22:17 March 28
Six more positive Coronavirus cases found in Karnataka.
Out of six, one is from Bhatkal and the other five are from Mysore districts.
22:16 March 28
Haryana: Five Coronavirus patients from Gurugram and one from Faridabad were discharged today.
22:14 March 28
A head constable who was deployed at Mumbai airport has been tested COVID-19 positive today.
He was under treatment in a Mumbai hospital for last few days informed Central Industrial Security Force.
22:10 March 28
Six more people test positive for Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh. Toll rises to 19.
22:09 March 28
Three people tested positive for COVID-19 on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the Union Territory to nine, officials said.
21:26 March 28
The total number of positive cases of Coronavirus in Delhi rises to 49 informed Delhi Government.
21:14 March 28
Eight people tested positive for Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, taking the total number of such cases in the Union Territory to 28, officials said.
20:36 March 28
The number of Coronavirus cases increased to 61 in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday after 11 people tested positive for the disease, a senior health official said.
"Cases of infection have come from 13 of the 75 districts of the state (till now)," Principal Secretary Medical Education and Health Amit Mohan Prasad told reporters.
"There are nine at Noida, one at Varanasi and one at Meerut," he said, adding that the total number of samples found positive are 61 now.
19:58 March 28
An 85-year-old doctor who died in Mumbai on Friday confirmed as Coronavirus patient.
Death toll in Maharashtra now 6.
19:51 March 28
One more positive of Coronavirus found in Gir Somnath district in Gujarat
Total cases in the state is now 55.
19:43 March 28
One more positive case of Coronavirus found in West Bengal. The toll rises to 17.
Further details awaited.
19:42 March 28
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that there are 819 active COVID-19 cases so far in India. 79 cured/discharged and 19 deaths reported on Friday.
19:30 March 28
A 74-year-old man from Nampally in Hyderabad has died of Corona symptoms, the Health Minister said.
The man went to Delhi for 14th to 17th March to participate in a religious ceremony, the family informed.
After returning from Delhi he started having fever and trouble in breathing.
The patient died on the way to the hospital on Thursday night, the doctor said.
The samples have been sent for test and results are awaited.
The man's wife and son were placed in the Home Quarantine, Doctor added.
19:27 March 28
Tamil Nadu recorded one more positive case of COVID-19.
The total number of cases in Tamil Nadu rises to 42.
19:13 March 28
First death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Telangana today. According to government sources, six persons have tested positive today; taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 65.
18:31 March 28
Six more COVID-19 positive cases reported in Kerala.
Two are from Thiruvananthapuram district and one each from Kollam, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kasaragod. The total number of cases in the state rises to 165.
18:05 March 28
One more positive case of Coronavirus found in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The toll in state rises to 14.
17:47 March 28
Itanagar: Two girls from Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, who sat next to the lone COVID-19 patient from Mizoram on a New Delhi-Guwahati flight, have tested negative for the disease, a senior health official said.Their samples were sent to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital for tests, Health Secretary P Parthiban said.
17:47 March 28
BSF Jawan in Madhya Pradesh found COVID-19 on Saturday, confirms District Health Officer Dr. SK Verma.The Coronapositive patient is a resident of Tekanpur village in Gwalior.He has been admitted to the hsopital and has kept under isolation.
17:46 March 28
Three patients, including a two-year-old boy who were admitted to a Coronavirus isolation ward in Tamil Nadu, passed away on Saturday and the test results of the deceased are awaited, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said. "All three patients had underlying medical conditions," she added.
17:45 March 28
A 46-year old woman died in Gujarat. She was suffering from COVID-19.The death toll in Gujarat rises to 4.
15:51 March 28
One more positive case of COVID-19 found in Chhattisgarh. The toll rises to 7.
15:03 March 28
Ten new COVID-19 cases have been reported between 5 pm yesterday and 8 am today, taking the total number to 74 in Karnataka which includes three deaths and five cured/discharged persons: State Health Department
15:02 March 28
One more COVID-19 patient found in Uttarakhand's Dehradun who was returned from Dubai.
More details awaited
14:01 March 28
Two IFS probationers being treated for coronavirus in Uttarakhand are on way to recovery, while one was discharged from hospital after testing negative twice.
13:58 March 28
Fifteen inmates of Pursadi District Jail in Chamoli in Uttarakhand, will be released on 6-month parole.
Inmates who have been sentenced to less than 7 years of imprisonment are being released on parole in the light of Coronavirus Outbreak. Currently, there are 89 inmates at the jail.
13:20 March 28
Tamil Nadu Health Minister said that Tamil Nadu has 2 new positive cases. A 42-year-old man Kumbakonam- who had returned from West Indies and 49-year-old man from Katpadi - who had returned from UK at Vellore Pvt Hosp.
Both had travelled via Middle East. They're in isolation & stable.
13:02 March 28
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia visits Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in IP Extension which has been converted into temporary night shelter.
Food is being provided at around 600 schools in Delhi. Homeless people can stay at night shelters & these schools.
13:01 March 28
Indian Railways announced that one prototype has been converted into the Isolation ward now. If this is finalised, Railway is planning that in every zone of railways, 10 coaches per week will be converted into isolation ward.
12:57 March 28
India's response to COVID-19 has been "pre-emptive, pro-active and graded", says government, brushes aside allegations that 21-day nationwide lockdown was announced without any planning.
12:41 March 28
CM Yogi Adityanath visits SGPGI's trauma centre in Lucknow, designated for persons infected with Coronavirus, to review the arrangements which have been made there.
12:32 March 28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with AYUSH professionals via video conference in Delhi.
12:19 March 28
UP CM Yogi Adityanath today met nodal officers of all states and asked them to make arrangements for migrants in their respective states. The CM has reiterated his appeal to the people to stay wherever they are and follow government guidelines to fight COVID-19
12:13 March 28
The deceased is a heart patient. He was living in Dubai. He arrived in Kerala last week. The persons he contacted are under quarantine His wife and his driver are under treatment in Kalamassery Medical college. His body handed over to his relatives. The condition of other covid patients are stable in Ernakulam.
11:57 March 28
To make the COVID-19 patient cabin, middle berth has been removed from 1 side, all 3 berths removed in front of patient berth, all ladders for climbing up the berths have been removed. The bathrooms, aisle areas and other areas have also been modified to prepare Isolation Coach. Covid-19.
11:52 March 28
India reported 149 new Coronavirus positive cases in last 24 hours, total positive cases in India now stand at 873.
11:50 March 28
Two Coronavirus positive cases found in the state today after a 23-year-old man in Ajmer, who travelled to Punjab and a 21-year-old woman in Bhilwara tested positive. Total number of positive cases in the state now rises to 52.
11:44 March 28
Jayanti Ravi, Principal Secretary, Health and family welfare Department informed that six more people have been tested COVID-19 positive, taking total number of cases to 53 in Gujarat.
11:32 March 28
Isolation coaches have been prepared by the Indian Railways to fight the Coronavirus Pandemic.
11:28 March 28
A man who had tested positive for the coronavirus has recovered in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, an official said.
11:27 March 28
The Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner office has directed the residents of Marathwada region to inform the authorities about their travel history if they have returned from abroad on or after March 1.
11:24 March 28
The 2,500 people have recently returned from other parts of the country and placed under home
quarantine in Nagaland, where no person has so far tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.
11:24 March 28
The Maharashtra chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind urged the state government to set up a special fund to help daily wagers and unorganised workers who are left without a livelihood due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
09:49 March 28
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that total number of Coronavirus positive cases rises to 873 (including foreign nationals; 79 people cured/discharged, 19 deaths)
09:40 March 28
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that medicines may be issued/indented for 3 months at a time (in chronic diseases) through an authorised representative in the following special circumstances without requirement of the beneficiary himself/herself visiting wellness centre.
09:39 March 28
There are at least 748 active COVID-19 cases in India at present, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday, taking the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country to 834.
Besides 748 active cases, the country has reported 19 casualties so far while 66 persons have recovered.
The disease has so far spread to 27 states and UTs. A total of 103 districts have been affected by the highly contagious virus.
09:10 March 28
A Dornier aircraft of Indian Navy, carrying 60 samples for COVID-19 testing, took off from INS Hansa (located near Dabolim in Goa) to Pune in Maharashtra yesterday. The samples were carried by a technician from Goa State Health department.
09:03 March 28
Maharashtra Health Ministry said that six new Coronavirus positive cases found in the state today. Five in Mumbai and one in Nagpur. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 159.
09:02 March 28
The central government has sent 10,000 testing kits for detecting coronavirus infection to West Bengal.
08:13 March 28
Two more persons from Rajouri district of J&K have tested positive raising the number of COVID-19 patients to 18 in the union territory.
Late last evening, Rohit Kansal, spokesman of J&K government posted on his twitter page, "As we end the day, two more positive cases confirmed -both from Rajouri District. One a family member of yesterday's confirmed case, the other has a contact history with a confirmed (now deceased) case."
07:47 March 28
A 29-year-old woman has been booked & arrested for allegedly spreading misinformation on social media about a doctor being infected with COVID-19 in Beleghata area of Kolkata.
07:44 March 28
Delhi Police have issued an advisory regarding cyber-crimes in the wake of Coronavirus, warning people against fraud and scam schemes.
07:29 March 28
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO said,"there are now, more than half a million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 20,000 deaths. These are tragic numbers, but let us also remember that around the world, more than a hundred thousand people have recovered"
07:29 March 28
A 53-year-old railway guard in Bhopal and two more members of the Jabalpur-based jeweller's staff tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday bringing the state's tally to 26.
The number of cases in Bhopal has risen to three while the break-up for the other cities is as follows: Indore 12, Ujjain two, Jabalpur six, Shivpuri two and Khandwa one. The two deaths so far were recorded at Ujjain.
The latest victim in Bhopal has not traveled to any foreign country. He was running trains till March 22 and many loco pilots have come in touch with him. He showed symptoms of illness since March 24 and was examined on Thursday
07:29 March 28
R Bhatt, District Collector of Bhilwara said that apart from present quarantine facility for 400, they have acquired 1541 single rooms at various hotels.
He also said that they also marked places to set up 13000 beds. We're ready with arrangement to quarantine 15000 people,if required.
07:03 March 28
LIVE COVID-19 UPDATES: Telangana records first death as India's cases reach 873
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that there are 748 active COVID-19 cases so far in India. 67 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 19 deaths reported on Friday.