COVID-19: India's tally crosses 28k mark, death toll at 886

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Published : Apr 27, 2020, 9:26 AM IST

Updated : Apr 27, 2020, 9:16 PM IST

20:23 April 27

COVID-19 death toll rises to 886 in country; cases climb to 28,380: Health ministry

The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 28,380 and the death toll due to it rose to 886 in the country on Monday, registering a record increase of 60 deaths in 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.

There has been a spike of 1,463 cases since Sunday evening.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 21,132, while 6,361 people have recovered, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.

Thus, around 22.41 per cent of patients have recovered in the country so far.

The total number of cases includes 111 foreign nationals.

A total of 60 deaths were reported since Sunday evening, of which 19 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, 18 from Gujarat, eight from Rajasthan, seven from Madhya Pradesh, two each from Karnataka, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, and one each from Punjab and Tamil Nadu.

Of the 886 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 342 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 151, Madhya Pradesh at 106, Delhi at 54, Rajasthan at 41, and Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh at 31 each.

The death toll reached 26 in Telangana, 24 in Tamil Nadu while West Bengal and Karnataka have reported 20 deaths each.

Punjab has registered 18 fatalities so far. The disease has claimed six lives in Jammu and Kashmir, four in Kerala while Jharkhand and Haryana have recorded three COVID-19 deaths each.

Bihar has reported two deaths, while Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Assam have reported one fatality each, according to the ministry data.

According to the Health Ministry data updated in the evening, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 8,068, followed by Gujarat at 3,301, Delhi at 2,918, Rajasthan at 2,185, Madhya Pradesh at 2,168, Uttar Pradesh at 1,955 and Tamil Nadu at 1,885.

The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 1,177 in Andhra Pradesh and 1,002 in Telangana.

The number of cases has risen to 649 in West Bengal, 523 in Jammu and Kashmir, 511 in Karnataka, 469 in Kerala, 313 in Punjab and 289 in Haryana.

Bihar has reported 277 novel coronavirus cases, while Odisha has 108 cases. Eighty-two people have been infected with the virus in Jharkhand and 51 in Uttarakhand.

Himachal Pradesh has 40 cases, Chhattisgarh has 37 and Assam has registered 36 infections each so far.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands has 33 COVID-19 cases while Chandigarh has 30 cases and Ladakh has reported 20 infections so far.

Meghalaya has reported 12 cases, Puducherry has eight cases while Goa has seven COVID-19 cases.

Manipur and Tripura have two cases each, while Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have reported a case each.

20:22 April 27

13 patients under treatment for COVID-19 tested negative today 6 patients from Kannur district, 4 in Kozhikode district, and 1 each from Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam & Malappuram districts are those who recovered from the disease: Information Public Relations Department, Kerala

20:22 April 27

Kerala today reported 13 new COVID-19 cases. Of these, 5 have come back to the state from Tamil Nadu, one from abroad and the rest have got infected through primary contact. This includes one healthcare worker in Kottayam district: Information Public Relations Department, Kerala

20:20 April 27

New 247 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Gujarat in last 24 hours. Total positive cases rise to 3548 which includes 394 cured/discharged and 162 deaths: Health Department, Gujarat

20:20 April 27

Thirteen new coronavirus cases were found in Mumbai's Dharavi, taking the tally in the slum- dominated area to 288 on Monday, said a BMC official.

After a 41-day long treatment,a 22-year-old man, a COVID-19 patient who returned from London last month, was discharged from the government medical college hospital here on Monday after he regained health, hospital authorities said.

20:20 April 27

A 57-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Kalaburagi on Monday taking the fatalities due to the virus in Karnataka to 20.

20:19 April 27

With 15 fresh cases in the state, total tally in Jharkhand rises to 98

20:18 April 27

A 57-year-old head constable on Monday became the third personnel of Mumbai Police to die of the COVID-19 disease since Saturday, an official said.

20:18 April 27

Seventy-five per cent of nursing homes have resumed operations after they were warned against keeping shutters down in the lockdown for novel coronavirus outbreak, and the remaining 25 per cent will have their permits suspended, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials on Monday.

20:18 April 27

Seven new COVID-19 cases reported in Odisha as state's tally mounts to 110.

20:17 April 27

Thirteen fresh C0VID-19 cases were detected in Kerala on Monday taking the total cases to 481.

17:17 April 27

With the coronavirus claiming over 100 lives in Ahmedabad, the death rate of such patients in the city stands at 4.71 per cent, higher than some of the country's major cities and the national average.

The number of coronavirus infections in Gujarat rose to 3,548 on Monday after 247 new cases were detected, while the death toll crossed the 160-
mark, a health department official said.

17:16 April 27

With one more COVID-19 death reported on Monday, the death toll due to the viral disease rose to 31 in Uttar Pradesh, a senior state government official said.

A total of 82 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Uttar Pradesh, taking the number of such cases in the state to 1,955, he added.

17:16 April 27

The number of COVID-19 deaths in Amravati in Maharashtra touched seven after the report of a 72-year-old man who died on April 24 returned positive on Monday, health officials said.

17:01 April 27

1396 new positive cases reported in last 24 hrs, taking total confirmed cases to 27,892

20,835 people are under active medical supervision. 381 patients are found cured in past 1 day. Total no. of cured people becomes 6184. Recovery rate 22.17%.

16 districts in the country which earlier had cases have not reported any fresh cases since last 28 days. The three new districts which got added to this list are — Gondia in Maharashtra, Devangere in Karnataka & Lakhi Sarai in Bihar.

85 districts have not reported any new cases in the last 14 days.

16:59 April 27

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issues revised advisory to state governments regarding Rapid Antibody Blood tests. ICMR has written to them to stop using Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics kits.

16:58 April 27

8 new cases reported in Jharkhand, total tally climbs to 91

16:58 April 27

5 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar; taking the total number of positive cases to 326.

15:37 April 27

Number of containment zones in Mumbai reaches 1,036

"Our containment zones had reached to 1036. There has been a significant drop in number of containment zones in Mumbai. 231 zones are out of the containment zone list after they didn't record a single COVID-19 positive patient for last 14 days," informed Kishori Pednekar, BMC Mayor.

15:36 April 27

14 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar; taking the total number of cases to 321.

15:36 April 27

Total number of positive COVID-19 cases (including 14 Italian Nationals) stands at 299 now, of which 205 have been discharged. Total 3 deaths reported till now: Health Department, Haryana

15:35 April 27

Tablighi Jamaat chief tests negative for COVID-19

"Maulana Saad (Tablighi Jamaat chief) tested negative for COVID-19. He is not an absconder, nor has he been asked by Delhi Police to appear. We've not received any summon copy. We have received 3 notices till now&have responded to all 3," said Fuzail Ayubi, Maulana Saad's lawyer.

15:34 April 27

It is an historic moment as the first dose of plasma therapy was given to a 58-year-old COVID-19 positive patient successfully yesterday. The plasma used was donated by 3 COVID-19 recovered patients: MLB Bhatt, Vice Chancellor, King George's Medical University (KGMU).

15:28 April 27

States demand extension of lockdown post May 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conducted video conference meet with several CMs in order to discuss the COVID-19 situation in the country.

The chief ministers from Meghalaya, Mizoram, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Gujarat and Haryana spoke about the further strategies to fight against deadly coronavirus which killed nearly 900 people in the country.

Meghalaya and Odisha urged to PM Narendra Modia to extend the lockdown with some additional riders. Similarly, CMs of Goa and Puducherry have also requested the PM to further extend the lockdown.

Meanwhile, the Chief Ministers also suggested that restrictions on several services across the country should be eased, in view of the falling economy of the country.

Most of the CMs said the way in which cases are increasing, there should be a cautious approach & PM should take a call on basis of observation of CMs. Most of the BJP-ruled states' CMs said that lockdown should be continued & economic activities be started slowly.

14:08 April 27

PM said situation in many countries, including India, was almost similar at the start of March. However, due to timely measures, India has been able to protect many people. He, however, forewarned that danger of virus is far from over & constant vigilance is of paramount importance: PMO

14:07 April 27

At the video conference called by the Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji and Hon’ble Home Minister, @AmitShah ji. We have mooted to continue with the lockdown post May 3rd with relaxation on activities in Green Zones or Non-Covid affected districts in #Meghalaya.#CovidUpdates pic.twitter.com/rMrS6j3cPP
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At the video conference called by the Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji and Hon’ble Home Minister, @AmitShah ji. We have mooted to continue with the lockdown post May 3rd with relaxation on activities in Green Zones or Non-Covid affected districts in #Meghalaya.#CovidUpdates pic.twitter.com/rMrS6j3cPP
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At the video conference called by the Hon’ble PM @narendramodi ji and Hon’ble Home Minister, @AmitShah ji. We have mooted to continue with the lockdown post May 3rd with relaxation on activities in Green Zones or Non-Covid affected districts in #Meghalaya.#CovidUpdates pic.twitter.com/rMrS6j3cPP
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) April 27, 2020

At the video conference meeting with the PM and Home Minister, we have mooted to continue with the lockdown post-May 3rd with relaxation on activities in Green Zones affected districts in Meghalaya, tweets Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

14:07 April 27

Till date, 511 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed, this includes 19 deaths & 188 discharges. 8 new positive cases have been reported from 5:00 PM yesterday till 12:00 noon today: Government of Karnataka

14:07 April 27

11 new COVID-19 cases reported; the total number of cases in Yavatmal is now 71: Yavatmal Collector MD Singh

14:07 April 27

With 3 more deaths and 55 new positive cases reported in Pune, the death toll and total number of positive cases rises to 80 and 1319, respectively: Health Officials, Pune.

14:03 April 27

The coronavirus death toll in Indore rose to 60 after three more people succumbed to the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district, a health official said on Monday.

12:23 April 27

80 new COVID19 positive cases, including 23-Guntur, 33-Krishna, 13-Kurnool districts, reported in last 24 hours in Andhra Pradesh; the total number of positive cases in the state rise to 1177: State's health department

12:23 April 27

22 staff members of AIIMS Rishikesh and 7 staff members of Bapu Gram quarantined after they came in contact with a nursing officer of AIIMS Rishikesh who tested positive for COVID19. 20 Bigha area, Bapu Gram in Rishikesh declared 'Red Zone'

12:23 April 27

10 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Agra district in last 24 hours

The total number of positive cases in the district is now 381: DM Agra Prabhu N Singh

12:22 April 27

Total 8,068 positive COVID-19 cases, 342 deaths reported in Maharashtra till date.

Mortality Rate in the state stands at 4.24%.

12:20 April 27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a video conference with the Chief Ministers of all States on COVID-19 situation.

12:20 April 27

With 80 new positive cases, total tally in Andhra Pradesh rises to 1,177

12:19 April 27

Happy to inform that our Virology lab at @GoaGmc will be functioning 24/7 to cater to doing maximum tests and strengthen our fight against COVID-19@drharshvardhan @MoHFW_INDIA @narendramodi @PMOIndia
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Happy to inform that our Virology lab at @GoaGmc will be functioning 24/7 to cater to doing maximum tests and strengthen our fight against COVID-19@drharshvardhan @MoHFW_INDIA @narendramodi @PMOIndia
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Happy to inform that our Virology lab at @GoaGmc will be functioning 24/7 to cater to doing maximum tests and strengthen our fight against COVID-19@drharshvardhan @MoHFW_INDIA @narendramodi @PMOIndia
— VishwajitRane (@visrane) April 26, 2020

Happy to announce that our Virology Lab in Goa Medical College will be functioning 24x7 to cater to doing maximum tests and strengthen our fight against COVID-19: Vishwajit Rane, Goa Health Minister.

10:53 April 27

KGMU nurse tests corona positive, CCU sealed

The entire critical care unit (CCU) of King George's Medical University (KGMU) trauma centre, where 14 patients are admitted, has been sealed and the 25 staff members, including doctors, have been quarantined after a 51-year-old nurse tested positive for Coronavirus on Sunday night.

A resident of Nakkhas locality, the nurse is the fourth medical professional in the city and second from KGMU, to test Covid-19 positive.

Three other positive cases were also reported in the city on Sunday, all of them being natives of other districts. They include a 62-year-old government doctor and his 57-year-old wife from Orai (parents of a KGMU MBBS student) and 35-year-old man from Shravasti. The 35-year-old is the son of the elderly patient who died of Covid-19 during treatment at SGPGI on Sunday afternoon.

All the eight family members of the KGMU nurse and three other people with whom she was in contact have been asked to self-isolate themselves at home.

10:50 April 27

33 medical staff test positive for COVID-19 at Delhi's Max Hospital

33 medical staff, including doctor, nurse at Parpatganj's Max Hospital have tested positive for COVID-9.

They have been shifted to Max Hospital, Saket for quarantine and treatment.

10:50 April 27

Total number of cases in Uttar Pradesh stands at 1,879; death toll at 30

10:49 April 27

Blood samples of 4 COVID-19 survivors have tested positive for antibodies in Mumbai.

Their plasma will now be used to treat other patients. BMC appeals other also who've recovered to come forward & help others recover by opting for Plasma Donation, informed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

10:48 April 27

13 new COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar today, taking the total number of cases to 290.

09:24 April 27

Out of the 461 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 6 are positive: King George's Medical University, Lucknow

09:20 April 27

36 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Rajasthan; total number of positive cases in the state rises to 2221.

09:17 April 27

First COVID-19 positive case reported in Jamtara

The total number of positive cases in Jharkhand has risen to 83.

09:16 April 27

5 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Odisha's Balasore District

Five more people of Odisha tested positive for COVID-19, raising the total number of cases in the state to 108 on Monday, officials said.

All the fresh cases were diagnosed in Balasore district, health and family welfare department said adding that contact tracing and follow-up action have been launched.

09:12 April 27

COVID-19 count in India reaches 27,892, death toll at 872

India's COVID-19 count reaches 27,892, death toll at 872

New Delhi: With 1,396 more COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's count of coronavirus cases has reached 27,892, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.

Out of these, 20,835 patients are active cases and 6185 cases have been cured, discharged, or migrated. The death toll stands at 872, with as many as 48 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

According to the ministry, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit State with 8,068 cases of which 1,076 patients have recovered and 342 patients have died.

Gujarat now stands in the second spot with 3,301 cases, of which 313 have recovered and 151 people have died. Meanwhile, Delhi's count stands at 2918 of which 877 patients have recovered, while 54 patients have lost their lives.

Tamil Nadu's COVID-19 figure stands at 1,885 with 1,020 patients recovered and 24 fatalities. Rajasthan has reported 2,185 cases of which 518 have recovered and 33 patients are dead.

Madhya Pradesh has reported 2,096 positive cases so far of which 302 patients have recovered and 103 patients have lost their lives due to the virus. In Uttar Pradesh, as many as 1,868 people have COVID-19, of which 289 recovered and 29 people have succumbed to it.

In Kerala, which reported the country's first COVID-19 case, 458 people have been detected positive for coronavirus.