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COVID-19: India sees record 6,977 cases, 154 deaths in 24 hours; total count crosses 1.38 lakh

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Published : May 25, 2020, 9:41 AM IST

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Updated : May 25, 2020, 8:26 PM IST

20:20 May 25

India sees record 6,977 COVID-19 cases, total count crosses 1.38 lakh; 154 deaths in last 24 hours

India saw its highest spike of 6,977 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as the total number of cases went over 1.38 lakh on Monday with Maharashtra accounting for over 50,000 cases.

The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 now stands at 4,021 in the country with 154 persons dying in the last 24 hours.

India is now among the top 10 countries in the world regarding the total number of COVID-19 cases. The cases have been rising by new levels over the past four days.

Health Ministry said that of the total number of 1,38,845 cases, 77,103 are active cases and 57,721 have been cured/discharged/migrated, taking the recovery rate to 41.57 per cent.

Maharashtra continues to remain the worst affected state with 50,231 COVID-19 cases. A total of 14600 patients have been cured and discharged while 1,635 patients have died so far in the state.

Tamil Nadu, the second worst-affected state, has a total of 17,082 cases. The state reported 805 new COVID-19 cases of which 549 cases are from Chennai. Seven deaths were reported on Monday while 407 patients were discharged in the state during the day.

Gujarat reported 394 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases in the state to 14,063. Of the total cases, 6,412 have been cured and discharged and 858 people have died.

Delhi recorded 635 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital to 14,053.

Delhi government health bulletin said that a total of 231 patients have been discharged in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cured patients to 6,771 in the city.

The death toll due to the virus in the national capital is 276 while it has 7,006 active cases.

Rajasthan reported 145 new COVID-19 positive cases today and the total number of cases in the state now stands at 7,173. The death toll stands at 163. There are 3,150 active cases in the state.

Uttar Pradesh has reported 273 new positive cases in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases in the state is 2,606. Of the total cases, 3,581 people have been discharged while 165 people have died in the state.

Uttarakhand reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, which has taken the state's total count of coronavirus patients to 332. There are 267 active cases while results are awaited in 3,522 tests. As many as 58 people have recovered from the infection while four people have succumbed to the infection.

Punjab recorded 21 new COVID-19 positive cases today taking the total number of cases to 2,081. There 128 active cases in the state.

Madhya Pradesh has a total of 6,665 COVID-19 cases of which 3,408 patients have been cured and recovered, while 290 have died.

Karnataka has reported 93 new cases and two deaths, taking the total number of cases to 2,182 and deaths to 44. The number of active cases stands at 1,431.

Kerala's number of COVID-9 cases has risen to 359 with 49 more people testing positive today.

The total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Jharkhand rises to 378, of which 148 patients have recovered. There are 226 active cases in the state now.

Assam has reported 48 new COVID-19 positive cases taking the total number of cases to 514 including 445 active cases.

Two more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur today taking the total number of positive cases to 34, of which 30 are active cases.

The total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir is 1,668. There are 1,374 cases in the Kashmir division and 294 in the Jammu division. The number of active cases is 836.

The UT saw 47 new cases on Monday. Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power and Information, said the recovery rate in the UT is "48-50 per cent".

19:11 May 25

21 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Punjab today; taking the total number of cases to 2081. There 128 active cases in the state now: Dept of Information & Public Relations, Govt of Punjab

19:11 May 25

4 new COVID-19 positive cases in CRPF, reported in Delhi today. Now 141 active cases + 220 recovered + 2 deceased = 363 till today: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

19:11 May 25

Some officials of Railway Board have recently tested COVID-19 positive. It's been decided to close all Offices of Rail Bhawan on May 26 & 27 for intensive sanitization. Offices at 4th floor of Rail Bhawan to remain close till May 29 for thorough disinfection: Ministry of Railways

19:11 May 25

48 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Assam; taking the total number of cases to 514 including 445 active cases: State Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

19:10 May 25

Ever since we started tracing & testing #Coronavirus, around 10 weeks ago, we've done 1.30 Lakh tests so far. Our testing rate works out to over 10,000 per million. As I speak today,J&K's testing rate is the highest in the entire country: Principal Secy, Power & Information (J&K)

19:10 May 25

14 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 359 with 119 active cases: District Surveillance Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar district

19:10 May 25

Four more people have died of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking their number to 165 as 273 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced in the state, a senior UP government official said on Monday.

19:09 May 25

Coronavirus positive Maha minister hospitalised

A Maharashtra cabinet minister and senior Congress leader, who has tested positive for coronavirus, was on Monday admitted in a hospital here, a close aide said.

He became the second cabinet minister after NCP leader Jitendra Awhad to test positive for coronavirus.

The minister had contracted the infection a few days back and is undergoing treatment, a Health official had said on Sunday.

18:35 May 25

Today, we have seen 47 new cases - 33 in Kashmir and 14 in Jammu province but there have been no recoveries so far today: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power and Information, J&K

"We have had recoveries also. Our recovery rate has been good around 48-50%. We have also had 23 deaths," he added.

18:35 May 25

42 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area today, taking the total number of cases to 1583. No death has been reported today: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

18:34 May 25

805 new positive COVID-19 cases & 7 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today, of which 549 cases are from Chennai. 407 patients have been discharged today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 17082. State Health Minister C Vijayabaskar

18:34 May 25

Karnataka reports 93 fresh cases & two deaths, taking total number of cases to 2182 and deaths to 44. Number of active cases stands at 1431: Karnataka Health Department

18:34 May 25

Total 419 FIRs have been registered and 223 people arrested by Cyber Cell of Maharashtra Police during COVID-19 induced lockdown in the state: Maharashtra Police

18:34 May 25

Number of active cases of COVID-19 rises to 359 in Kerala, with 49 more people testing positive today: Kerala Health Department

18:34 May 25

A doctor at the COVID-19 hospital and a three-month-old baby were among the 11 people who tested positive for novel coronavirus on Monday in Amravati, taking the district's COVID-19 count to 175, an official said.

18:33 May 25

Two more people, including a 63-year-old lawyer, have died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll due to the disease in the Union Territory to 23, officials said on Monday.

Both of them the lawyer from Jammu and a 65-year-old woman from Kulgam district of south Kashmir had undergone COVID-19 tests last week and their results came out as positive after their death, the officials said.

18:33 May 25

Three more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Tripura, taking the virus count in the state to 194, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said.

18:33 May 25

Rail Bhavan staffer tests positive for COVID-19; 5th case in less than two weeks in same building

A staffer at the Rail Bhavan here tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, taking to five in less than two weeks the number of such cases in the same building of the railway headquarters.

A fourth-grade multitasking staffer who attended office till May 19 tested positive on Monday and nine of his contacts at Rail Bhavan have been sent to home quarantine, sources said.

The multitasking staff is responsible for taking files from one official to another and come in contact with a lot of people throughout the day. These files can go to the Chairman, Railway Board or even the Railway Minister, thereby spreading infection, an official said.

This incident comes close on the heels of a senior officer of the railways testing positive for the disease on Sunday, in what was the fourth such case in less than a week at the railway headquarters.

17:27 May 25

Party to organise an online campaign across states on 28th May to raise the issues of people in distress due to COVID-19 crisis. They will demand the govt to immediately make the direct cash transfer of Rs 10000 to all the families outside the income tax bracket: Congress

17:27 May 25

The regulations under Section 144 of CrPC, imposed in Hamirpur district, are extended to 30th June 2020: Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) Deputy Commissioner, Harikesh Meena.

17:27 May 25

273 new positive cases have been reported in last 24 hours. Number of active cases of COVID-19 rise to 2606 in Uttar Pradesh. 3581 people have been discharged from the disease while 165 deaths have been reported till date: State Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad

17:27 May 25

Fifteen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 332.

17:26 May 25

The number of COVID-19 cases in Indore rose to 3,064 after 56 more people tested positive for the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district in last 24 hours, an official said on Monday.

15:27 May 25

15 COVID-19 positive cases detected in Uttarakhand today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 332, including 58 recovered and 4 deaths: Uttarakhand State Control Room COVID-19

15:27 May 25

145 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today; the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 7173. Death toll stands at 163. There are 3150 active cases in the state now: Rajasthan Health Department

15:25 May 25

Passengers coming from foreign countries will need to give a letter of consent to the effect that they will stay for 7 days at paid quarantine facilities & 7 days in home isolation. In some exceptional situations, passengers will be allowed for home quarantine: UP Home Department

15:24 May 25

India now among top 10 worst-hit by COVID-19

With around 7,000 new cases in a day, India's tally of novel Coronavirus cases surpassed that of Iran's as it recorded 1,38,845 till Monday.

With this, India entered the Top 10 worst-hit countries by the Coronavirus pandemic. The other nine countries ahead of India are -- US, Brazil, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, and Turkey.

Iran today has 1,35,701 total confirmed cases.

India recorded a jump of 6,977 cases in a single day and 154 fatalities in 24 hours, Health Mnistry data said on Monday. Of the total cases, 77,103 are active, 57,721 people have been cured while at least 4,021 individuals lost their lives.

However, at least 3,280 people have recovered since Sunday, taking the recovery rate to around 42 per cent.

13:11 May 25

Himachal Pradesh Government amends Himachal Pradesh Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) (Amendment) Regulations to mandate all Class-I & Class-ll officers of state govt to attend office on all working days. "Pooling of official vehicles shall be done to the extent possible," the order reads.

13:11 May 25

Total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Jharkhand rises to 378, of which 148 patients have recovered. There are 226 active cases in the state now: Jharkhand Health Department

13:11 May 25

In the last 24 hours, 51 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The total number of positive cases in Maharashtra Police is now 1809, including 1113 active cases, 678 recovered cases and 18 deaths: Maharashtra Police

13:11 May 25

Two more cases of COVID-19 were reported in Manipur last night, taking the total number of cases to 34 out of which 30 cases are active: Manipur Govt

13:11 May 25

Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 2671 in Andhra Pradesh, with 44 fresh cases being recorded in the last 24 hours. Active cases and deaths stand at 767 and 56, respectively: Andhra Pradesh Health Department

13:10 May 25

Total positive cases stand at 427, of which 57 patients have been discharged. There are 363 active cases now. Death toll is at 4: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

13:10 May 25

Odisha reports 103 new corona cases

The total coronavirus cases in Odisha climbed to 1,438 as 103 new cases were detected in the eastern state on Monday.

The Health Department said that of these 103 cases, 96 were reported in quarantine centres and seven from local contacts.

Deogarh reported the highest 22 cases, followed by Kendrapara (15), Jagatsinghpur (10), Malkangiri (9), Bhadrak (8), Bolangir (8), Gajapati (6), Koraput (6), Balasore (5), Khurda (5) and Ganjam (4).

Jajpur, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar reported one case each.

There are 881 active cases in Odisha, with 550 recoveries. Seven persons have died of the disease.

13:09 May 25

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Air India are free to alter any norms it may consider appropriate during the pendency of the matter, said the Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde in Supreme Court.

"We are concerned about the health of the citizens. The Bombay High Court will hear the matter on 2nd June", said the Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde in Supreme Court.

13:09 May 25

Air India shall be allowed to operate non-scheduled foreign flights with middle seats booking for next 10 days", says CJI in Supreme Court while hearing urgent petition filed by Centre&Air India against Bombay High Court order to keep middle seats vacant in int'l flights.

13:09 May 25

The total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 90 with 3 new zones added to the list; 41 zones de-contained

13:08 May 25

Cases in Odisha

Cases in Odisha

Odisha reports 103 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1438: State Health Department

13:08 May 25

9 new positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the union territory to 265: Government of UT of Chandigarh

09:52 May 25

Jaipur

4 personnel from Jaipur Police Commissioner office tested positive for COVID-19 late Sunday night. Earlier this month, 9 other personnel had tested positive for the virus, they have returned back to duty after treatment.

09:52 May 25

72 new COVID-19 positive cases, no deaths reported in Rajasthan today; the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 7100: State Health Department

09:24 May 25

The first flight from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport since resumption of domestic flight operations, landed at Chennai airport on Monday morning.

The number of incoming passenger commercial flights to Chennai is restricted to 25 per day.

09:23 May 25

Four more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh, taking the number of cases in the state to 208, while 73-year-old female with multiple organ disorder, passed away last night.

Total deaths in state due to coronavirus rise to 4.

09:19 May 25

Highest spike of 6,977 COVID-19 cases; India now among top 10 countries as tally reaches 1,38,845

New Delhi: India witnessed the highest ever spike of 6,977 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 to 1,38,845, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

India is now among the top 10 countries in the world regarding the total number of COVID-19 cases.

With 154 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 now stands at 4,021 in the country.

Out of the total number of cases, 77,103 are active cases and 57,721 have been cured/discharged/migrated.

Maharashtra continues to remain the worst affected state with 50,231 COVID-19 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu (16,277), Gujarat (14,056) and Delhi (13,418).

The fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown imposed as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 is scheduled to end on May 31.

20:20 May 25

India sees record 6,977 COVID-19 cases, total count crosses 1.38 lakh; 154 deaths in last 24 hours

India saw its highest spike of 6,977 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours as the total number of cases went over 1.38 lakh on Monday with Maharashtra accounting for over 50,000 cases.

The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 now stands at 4,021 in the country with 154 persons dying in the last 24 hours.

India is now among the top 10 countries in the world regarding the total number of COVID-19 cases. The cases have been rising by new levels over the past four days.

Health Ministry said that of the total number of 1,38,845 cases, 77,103 are active cases and 57,721 have been cured/discharged/migrated, taking the recovery rate to 41.57 per cent.

Maharashtra continues to remain the worst affected state with 50,231 COVID-19 cases. A total of 14600 patients have been cured and discharged while 1,635 patients have died so far in the state.

Tamil Nadu, the second worst-affected state, has a total of 17,082 cases. The state reported 805 new COVID-19 cases of which 549 cases are from Chennai. Seven deaths were reported on Monday while 407 patients were discharged in the state during the day.

Gujarat reported 394 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases in the state to 14,063. Of the total cases, 6,412 have been cured and discharged and 858 people have died.

Delhi recorded 635 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital to 14,053.

Delhi government health bulletin said that a total of 231 patients have been discharged in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cured patients to 6,771 in the city.

The death toll due to the virus in the national capital is 276 while it has 7,006 active cases.

Rajasthan reported 145 new COVID-19 positive cases today and the total number of cases in the state now stands at 7,173. The death toll stands at 163. There are 3,150 active cases in the state.

Uttar Pradesh has reported 273 new positive cases in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases in the state is 2,606. Of the total cases, 3,581 people have been discharged while 165 people have died in the state.

Uttarakhand reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, which has taken the state's total count of coronavirus patients to 332. There are 267 active cases while results are awaited in 3,522 tests. As many as 58 people have recovered from the infection while four people have succumbed to the infection.

Punjab recorded 21 new COVID-19 positive cases today taking the total number of cases to 2,081. There 128 active cases in the state.

Madhya Pradesh has a total of 6,665 COVID-19 cases of which 3,408 patients have been cured and recovered, while 290 have died.

Karnataka has reported 93 new cases and two deaths, taking the total number of cases to 2,182 and deaths to 44. The number of active cases stands at 1,431.

Kerala's number of COVID-9 cases has risen to 359 with 49 more people testing positive today.

The total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Jharkhand rises to 378, of which 148 patients have recovered. There are 226 active cases in the state now.

Assam has reported 48 new COVID-19 positive cases taking the total number of cases to 514 including 445 active cases.

Two more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur today taking the total number of positive cases to 34, of which 30 are active cases.

The total number of cases in Jammu and Kashmir is 1,668. There are 1,374 cases in the Kashmir division and 294 in the Jammu division. The number of active cases is 836.

The UT saw 47 new cases on Monday. Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power and Information, said the recovery rate in the UT is "48-50 per cent".

19:11 May 25

21 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Punjab today; taking the total number of cases to 2081. There 128 active cases in the state now: Dept of Information & Public Relations, Govt of Punjab

19:11 May 25

4 new COVID-19 positive cases in CRPF, reported in Delhi today. Now 141 active cases + 220 recovered + 2 deceased = 363 till today: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)

19:11 May 25

Some officials of Railway Board have recently tested COVID-19 positive. It's been decided to close all Offices of Rail Bhawan on May 26 & 27 for intensive sanitization. Offices at 4th floor of Rail Bhawan to remain close till May 29 for thorough disinfection: Ministry of Railways

19:11 May 25

48 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Assam; taking the total number of cases to 514 including 445 active cases: State Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

19:10 May 25

Ever since we started tracing & testing #Coronavirus, around 10 weeks ago, we've done 1.30 Lakh tests so far. Our testing rate works out to over 10,000 per million. As I speak today,J&K's testing rate is the highest in the entire country: Principal Secy, Power & Information (J&K)

19:10 May 25

14 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 359 with 119 active cases: District Surveillance Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar district

19:10 May 25

Four more people have died of COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, taking their number to 165 as 273 fresh coronavirus cases surfaced in the state, a senior UP government official said on Monday.

19:09 May 25

Coronavirus positive Maha minister hospitalised

A Maharashtra cabinet minister and senior Congress leader, who has tested positive for coronavirus, was on Monday admitted in a hospital here, a close aide said.

He became the second cabinet minister after NCP leader Jitendra Awhad to test positive for coronavirus.

The minister had contracted the infection a few days back and is undergoing treatment, a Health official had said on Sunday.

18:35 May 25

Today, we have seen 47 new cases - 33 in Kashmir and 14 in Jammu province but there have been no recoveries so far today: Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power and Information, J&K

"We have had recoveries also. Our recovery rate has been good around 48-50%. We have also had 23 deaths," he added.

18:35 May 25

42 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area today, taking the total number of cases to 1583. No death has been reported today: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

18:34 May 25

805 new positive COVID-19 cases & 7 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today, of which 549 cases are from Chennai. 407 patients have been discharged today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 17082. State Health Minister C Vijayabaskar

18:34 May 25

Karnataka reports 93 fresh cases & two deaths, taking total number of cases to 2182 and deaths to 44. Number of active cases stands at 1431: Karnataka Health Department

18:34 May 25

Total 419 FIRs have been registered and 223 people arrested by Cyber Cell of Maharashtra Police during COVID-19 induced lockdown in the state: Maharashtra Police

18:34 May 25

Number of active cases of COVID-19 rises to 359 in Kerala, with 49 more people testing positive today: Kerala Health Department

18:34 May 25

A doctor at the COVID-19 hospital and a three-month-old baby were among the 11 people who tested positive for novel coronavirus on Monday in Amravati, taking the district's COVID-19 count to 175, an official said.

18:33 May 25

Two more people, including a 63-year-old lawyer, have died of coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll due to the disease in the Union Territory to 23, officials said on Monday.

Both of them the lawyer from Jammu and a 65-year-old woman from Kulgam district of south Kashmir had undergone COVID-19 tests last week and their results came out as positive after their death, the officials said.

18:33 May 25

Three more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Tripura, taking the virus count in the state to 194, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said.

18:33 May 25

Rail Bhavan staffer tests positive for COVID-19; 5th case in less than two weeks in same building

A staffer at the Rail Bhavan here tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, taking to five in less than two weeks the number of such cases in the same building of the railway headquarters.

A fourth-grade multitasking staffer who attended office till May 19 tested positive on Monday and nine of his contacts at Rail Bhavan have been sent to home quarantine, sources said.

The multitasking staff is responsible for taking files from one official to another and come in contact with a lot of people throughout the day. These files can go to the Chairman, Railway Board or even the Railway Minister, thereby spreading infection, an official said.

This incident comes close on the heels of a senior officer of the railways testing positive for the disease on Sunday, in what was the fourth such case in less than a week at the railway headquarters.

17:27 May 25

Party to organise an online campaign across states on 28th May to raise the issues of people in distress due to COVID-19 crisis. They will demand the govt to immediately make the direct cash transfer of Rs 10000 to all the families outside the income tax bracket: Congress

17:27 May 25

The regulations under Section 144 of CrPC, imposed in Hamirpur district, are extended to 30th June 2020: Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) Deputy Commissioner, Harikesh Meena.

17:27 May 25

273 new positive cases have been reported in last 24 hours. Number of active cases of COVID-19 rise to 2606 in Uttar Pradesh. 3581 people have been discharged from the disease while 165 deaths have been reported till date: State Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad

17:27 May 25

Fifteen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 332.

17:26 May 25

The number of COVID-19 cases in Indore rose to 3,064 after 56 more people tested positive for the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district in last 24 hours, an official said on Monday.

15:27 May 25

15 COVID-19 positive cases detected in Uttarakhand today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 332, including 58 recovered and 4 deaths: Uttarakhand State Control Room COVID-19

15:27 May 25

145 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today; the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 7173. Death toll stands at 163. There are 3150 active cases in the state now: Rajasthan Health Department

15:25 May 25

Passengers coming from foreign countries will need to give a letter of consent to the effect that they will stay for 7 days at paid quarantine facilities & 7 days in home isolation. In some exceptional situations, passengers will be allowed for home quarantine: UP Home Department

15:24 May 25

India now among top 10 worst-hit by COVID-19

With around 7,000 new cases in a day, India's tally of novel Coronavirus cases surpassed that of Iran's as it recorded 1,38,845 till Monday.

With this, India entered the Top 10 worst-hit countries by the Coronavirus pandemic. The other nine countries ahead of India are -- US, Brazil, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, and Turkey.

Iran today has 1,35,701 total confirmed cases.

India recorded a jump of 6,977 cases in a single day and 154 fatalities in 24 hours, Health Mnistry data said on Monday. Of the total cases, 77,103 are active, 57,721 people have been cured while at least 4,021 individuals lost their lives.

However, at least 3,280 people have recovered since Sunday, taking the recovery rate to around 42 per cent.

13:11 May 25

Himachal Pradesh Government amends Himachal Pradesh Epidemic Disease (COVID-19) (Amendment) Regulations to mandate all Class-I & Class-ll officers of state govt to attend office on all working days. "Pooling of official vehicles shall be done to the extent possible," the order reads.

13:11 May 25

Total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Jharkhand rises to 378, of which 148 patients have recovered. There are 226 active cases in the state now: Jharkhand Health Department

13:11 May 25

In the last 24 hours, 51 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The total number of positive cases in Maharashtra Police is now 1809, including 1113 active cases, 678 recovered cases and 18 deaths: Maharashtra Police

13:11 May 25

Two more cases of COVID-19 were reported in Manipur last night, taking the total number of cases to 34 out of which 30 cases are active: Manipur Govt

13:11 May 25

Number of COVID-19 cases rises to 2671 in Andhra Pradesh, with 44 fresh cases being recorded in the last 24 hours. Active cases and deaths stand at 767 and 56, respectively: Andhra Pradesh Health Department

13:10 May 25

Total positive cases stand at 427, of which 57 patients have been discharged. There are 363 active cases now. Death toll is at 4: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

13:10 May 25

Odisha reports 103 new corona cases

The total coronavirus cases in Odisha climbed to 1,438 as 103 new cases were detected in the eastern state on Monday.

The Health Department said that of these 103 cases, 96 were reported in quarantine centres and seven from local contacts.

Deogarh reported the highest 22 cases, followed by Kendrapara (15), Jagatsinghpur (10), Malkangiri (9), Bhadrak (8), Bolangir (8), Gajapati (6), Koraput (6), Balasore (5), Khurda (5) and Ganjam (4).

Jajpur, Kandhamal, Dhenkanal, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar reported one case each.

There are 881 active cases in Odisha, with 550 recoveries. Seven persons have died of the disease.

13:09 May 25

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Air India are free to alter any norms it may consider appropriate during the pendency of the matter, said the Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde in Supreme Court.

"We are concerned about the health of the citizens. The Bombay High Court will hear the matter on 2nd June", said the Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde in Supreme Court.

13:09 May 25

Air India shall be allowed to operate non-scheduled foreign flights with middle seats booking for next 10 days", says CJI in Supreme Court while hearing urgent petition filed by Centre&Air India against Bombay High Court order to keep middle seats vacant in int'l flights.

13:09 May 25

The total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 90 with 3 new zones added to the list; 41 zones de-contained

13:08 May 25

Cases in Odisha

Cases in Odisha

Odisha reports 103 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1438: State Health Department

13:08 May 25

9 new positive cases reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the union territory to 265: Government of UT of Chandigarh

09:52 May 25

Jaipur

4 personnel from Jaipur Police Commissioner office tested positive for COVID-19 late Sunday night. Earlier this month, 9 other personnel had tested positive for the virus, they have returned back to duty after treatment.

09:52 May 25

72 new COVID-19 positive cases, no deaths reported in Rajasthan today; the total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 7100: State Health Department

09:24 May 25

The first flight from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport since resumption of domestic flight operations, landed at Chennai airport on Monday morning.

The number of incoming passenger commercial flights to Chennai is restricted to 25 per day.

09:23 May 25

Four more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh, taking the number of cases in the state to 208, while 73-year-old female with multiple organ disorder, passed away last night.

Total deaths in state due to coronavirus rise to 4.

09:19 May 25

Highest spike of 6,977 COVID-19 cases; India now among top 10 countries as tally reaches 1,38,845

New Delhi: India witnessed the highest ever spike of 6,977 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 to 1,38,845, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

India is now among the top 10 countries in the world regarding the total number of COVID-19 cases.

With 154 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 now stands at 4,021 in the country.

Out of the total number of cases, 77,103 are active cases and 57,721 have been cured/discharged/migrated.

Maharashtra continues to remain the worst affected state with 50,231 COVID-19 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu (16,277), Gujarat (14,056) and Delhi (13,418).

The fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown imposed as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 is scheduled to end on May 31.

Last Updated : May 25, 2020, 8:26 PM IST

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