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Published : Apr 4, 2020, 9:49 AM IST

Updated : Apr 4, 2020, 8:35 PM IST

20:31 April 04

Bhopal: Two senior officials of the Madhya Pradesh Health Department have tested positive for COVID-19.

20:27 April 04

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Tamil Nadu Health Department: Out of the 73 people who attended Markaz event in Delhi & tested positive for COVID-19 today, 17 men are from Trichy, 18 men from Ranipet, 10 men from Thiruvallur, & 5 men from Chennai among others. 

20:27 April 04

Kerala: Number of COVID-19 cases increase to 306, with 11 more people testing positive today. 

Out of the total cases, 254 are active & 50 others have been discharged from the hospital, says State Health Department. 

19:36 April 04

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Increase of 525 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the largest spike in a day.

 Total number of COVID-19 positive cases rise to 3072 in India (including 2784 active cases, 213 cured/discharged/migrated people and 75 deaths.

19:35 April 04

Goa Health Department: A 32-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 in Goa today. He has a history of travel to the USA and is currently admitted at ESI Hospital in Margao. Total number coronavirus positive cases in the state stand at 7. 

19:34 April 04

52 more COVID-19 cases reported in Mumbai today, taking the total cases in the city to 330

4 people also lost their lives today, the city's death toll due to coronavirus now at 22. Out of the 4 deaths today 3 patients had comorbidities & 1 had other age-related factors. 

19:11 April 04

COVID-19 cases reach 144 in Karnataka including four deaths & 11 discharged/cured people

 16 new cases have been reported in the state today: Karnataka Health Department

19:09 April 04

Haryana Health Department: 18 more COVID-19 cases reported in Haryana today (13 in Palwal, 1 in Kaithal and 2 each in Gurugram & Bhiwani), taking the total number of active cases in the state to 48. 

14 people have been cured/discharged from hospitals.

19:04 April 04

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: In Delhi, there are only 40 COVID-19 positive cases due to local transmission out of 445 total cases, other cases are due to foreign travel & Nizamuddin Markaz. This is something that makes me believe corona is not spreading here, it is under control.

19:03 April 04

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6 more COVID-19 positive cases (5 in Nainital & 1 in Haridwar) reported in Uttarakhand today taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 22

Till now, 350 Tablighi Jamaat members have been put under quarantine in the state. 

19:03 April 04

Number of COVID-19 cases rise to 92 in Jammu & Kashmir, with 17 fresh cases being reported today

 Out of the total cases, 86 are active (18 in Jammu, 68 in Kashmir). While two people succumbed to the disease, three others were cured/discharged: J&K Health Department

19:01 April 04

 Tamil Nadu Health Secretary: 74 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Tamil Nadu today out of which 73 had attended the Tableeghi Jamaat event at Markaz Nizamuddin.

 There are 485 COVID-19 positive cases in Tamil Nadu out of which 422 cases are from one source, from where we are getting a large number of cases. 

19:01 April 04

Maharashtra: 2 more COVID-19 positive cases (one male & one female) reported in Dharavi, Mumbai today, taking total number of positive coronavirus cases in the area to 5.

17:14 April 04

COVID-19 cases surge to 537 in Maharashtra, 50 patients have been discharged from the hospitals.

17:13 April 04

Assam Health Minister: 812 tests have been conducted of those who attended the Nizamuddin Markaz event. 

Of these, 24 have tested positive for COVID-19, 636 tested negative, and 152 results are awaited.  

16:17 April 04

According to the Health Ministry: Till now we have found cases related to Tableeghi Jamaat from 17 states, 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases have been found to be linked to this event. Out of the total cases in the country, around 30% are linked to one particular place.

14:52 April 04

2 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Punjab

Containment zones have been made in Sector 68,Mohali & Mauli Baidwan village from where 2 persons tested positive & movement has been restricted. The village is self-isolated by proactive residents. 

14:46 April 04

Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar: We have 3000 ventilators available in the State. We have placed an order for more than 2000 ventilators. On one side, prevention action is on and on the other side, the government is preparing on war footing. 

14:40 April 04

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa: No COVID-19 patient in Karnataka is on the ventilator. There are enough Personal Protective Equipment kits in the State. We have placed an order for 9 lakhs PPE kits out of which 1 lakh have already been delivered. 

14:37 April 04

Himachal Pradesh: There are a total 6 Coronavirus positive cases (including 3 positive cases from Markaz Nizamuddin) in the state. 

Total of 257 persons related to Tablighi Jamat in the state have been identified and quarantined. 

13:46 April 04

Haryana: Two Tablighi Jamaat attendees test positive in Bhiwani. 

13:19 April 04

Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh distributed personal protective equipment, masks and sanitizers to Mumbai police personnel, today. 

He said,"We want our Police officials to remain safe while they are on duty amid Coronavirus lockdown".

13:18 April 04

A 16-year-old Tablighi Jamaat (Delhi) attendee has tested positive for Coronavirus, in Chhattisgarh. 

He is one of the 16 attendees who had came to Korba from Maharashtra and were sent to quarantine by the district administration. 

13:17 April 04

Madhya Pradesh: Three Coronavirus positive patients have passed away in Madhya Pradesh; 2 from Indore and 1 from Chhindwara. 

Death toll in the state has reached 11. There are 158 positive cases in the state (including 11 deaths). 

13:16 April 04

One COVID-19 positive case reported from North Lakhimpur District, taking the total number of positive cases in Assam to 25.

Today's positive case is related to Markaz Nizammudin in Delhi. 

11:59 April 04

Maharashtra Health Department: 47 fresh Coronovirus positive cases reported in Maharashtra today.

 28 in Mumbai, 15 in Thane district, 1 in Amravati, 2 in Pune and 1 in Pimpri Chinchwad.

 The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 537

11:55 April 04

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan visits COVID-19 dedicated facility

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan visited COVID-19 dedicated facility at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital today.

 He said," There are 1500 beds here at this hospital. There are 290 COVID-19 positive or suspected cases admitted here"

11:53 April 04

Andhra Pradesh Health Department: In the last 12 hours, Andhra Pradesh has recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases- 4-in Krishna, 4-Kadapa, 3-Guntur, 3-Kurnool, 1-Chittor and 1-Parakasam districts; the total positive cases in the state now stand at 180

11:51 April 04

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain: In the last two days, 600 people (related to Markaz Nizamuddin) in Delhi have been quarantined. We are trying to trace all contacts. 

Till now, there are 386 Coronavirus positive patients incl 259 from Markaz Nizamuddin; We have only 7000-8000 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits left in our stock which will last 2-3 days. We've demanded 50,000 PPE kits on urgent basis. 

11:16 April 04

Delhi: 108 members of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital staff including doctors and nurses have been quarantined after they came in contact with two patients who in their second test report were found positive for COVID-19. 

Of the 108, 85 are in home quarantine and 23 in the hospital. 

11:15 April 04

Gujarat: One COVID-19 patient has passed away in Ahmedabad, the death toll in Gujarat has risen to 10 now. 

Also, 10 more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in the state, taking the total number of cases to 105 in the state

11:13 April 04

Jammu and Kashmir: Reports of 5 persons who had earlier tested positive for Coronavirus, have come to be negative in repeat test. 

Their samples will be taken for another test. 

11:13 April 04

Madhya Pradesh: The first woman who tested positive for Coronavirus in Bhopal and her father who is a journalist have now tested negative for it, both have been discharged from the hospital. 

10:36 April 04

 Rajasthan: 5 more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Jodhpur, taking the total number of cases to 196 in the state including 41 Tablighi Jamaat attendees. 

10:33 April 04

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Maharashtra: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai issues standard operating procedures for admission and treatment of COVID-19 patients in Mumbai.

10:32 April 04

According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of Coronavirus positive cases in India rises to 2902 (including 2650 active cases, 183 cured/discharged and 68 deaths).

10:13 April 04

Uttar Pradesh: Total positive COVID-19 cases mount to 209 with 6 new confirmed cases reported from Maharajganj, all Tablighi event attendees. 

10:12 April 04

Madhya Pradesh: A 36-year-old COVID-19 patient passes away in Chhindwara.

Total number of positive cases in the state is 155 with 9 deaths reported so far. 

10:11 April 04

Maharashtra: A 45-year-old man who passed away on 2nd April in Amravati has tested positive for COVID-19, in his test report that came today

09:47 April 04

Rajasthan: 9 patients have tested negative and discharged from Mahatma Gandhi hospital in Bhilwara. 

17 other COVID-19 positive patients have also tested negative for the third time. 

09:37 April 04

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane:  A person from St Estevam with foreign travel history has tested positive for COVID-19.

 The total number of positive cases in Goa rises to 7. 

09:36 April 04

Karnataka: A COVID-19 positive patient passed away in Bagalkot yesterday; taking the total death in the state to 4. 

09:30 April 04

Agra: 25 more Coronavirus positive cases confirmed in Agra, taking the total number of cases to 45 in the district

09:20 April 04

12 new cases reported in Rajasthan, death toll rises to 4

Jaipur: A 60-year-old coronavirus positive woman having no travel history died at a hospital in Rajasthan's Bikaner on Saturday as the state reported 12 fresh positive cases, taking the tally to 191, an official said.

Of the new cases, eight can be linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi in mid-March, he said.

"A 60-year-old woman admitted at a government hospital (PBM Hospital) at Bikaner for last four days died today. She had no travel history. She was handicapped and on ventilator," Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said.

He said that out of eight Tablighi Jamaat-linked cases, six are from Jhunjhunu and two from Churu district.

Of the rest four, three are from Banswara and one from Bhilwara.

The three in Banswara include two who had initially tested negative, but whose test results returned positive on Saturday, he said.

In Bhilwara, an OPD patient at a private hospital, where doctors and nursing staff were found coronavirus positive earlier, has also been confirmed positive, Singh said.

The total number of coronavirus positive cases has risen to 191 in the state, the official said.

The entire state has been in a lockdown since March 22 and massive survey and screening is underway to trace possible infected people.
 

20:31 April 04

Bhopal: Two senior officials of the Madhya Pradesh Health Department have tested positive for COVID-19.

20:27 April 04

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Tamil Nadu Health Department: Out of the 73 people who attended Markaz event in Delhi & tested positive for COVID-19 today, 17 men are from Trichy, 18 men from Ranipet, 10 men from Thiruvallur, & 5 men from Chennai among others. 

20:27 April 04

Kerala: Number of COVID-19 cases increase to 306, with 11 more people testing positive today. 

Out of the total cases, 254 are active & 50 others have been discharged from the hospital, says State Health Department. 

19:36 April 04

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: Increase of 525 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the largest spike in a day.

 Total number of COVID-19 positive cases rise to 3072 in India (including 2784 active cases, 213 cured/discharged/migrated people and 75 deaths.

19:35 April 04

Goa Health Department: A 32-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 in Goa today. He has a history of travel to the USA and is currently admitted at ESI Hospital in Margao. Total number coronavirus positive cases in the state stand at 7. 

19:34 April 04

52 more COVID-19 cases reported in Mumbai today, taking the total cases in the city to 330

4 people also lost their lives today, the city's death toll due to coronavirus now at 22. Out of the 4 deaths today 3 patients had comorbidities & 1 had other age-related factors. 

19:11 April 04

COVID-19 cases reach 144 in Karnataka including four deaths & 11 discharged/cured people

 16 new cases have been reported in the state today: Karnataka Health Department

19:09 April 04

Haryana Health Department: 18 more COVID-19 cases reported in Haryana today (13 in Palwal, 1 in Kaithal and 2 each in Gurugram & Bhiwani), taking the total number of active cases in the state to 48. 

14 people have been cured/discharged from hospitals.

19:04 April 04

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: In Delhi, there are only 40 COVID-19 positive cases due to local transmission out of 445 total cases, other cases are due to foreign travel & Nizamuddin Markaz. This is something that makes me believe corona is not spreading here, it is under control.

19:03 April 04

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6 more COVID-19 positive cases (5 in Nainital & 1 in Haridwar) reported in Uttarakhand today taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 22

Till now, 350 Tablighi Jamaat members have been put under quarantine in the state. 

19:03 April 04

Number of COVID-19 cases rise to 92 in Jammu & Kashmir, with 17 fresh cases being reported today

 Out of the total cases, 86 are active (18 in Jammu, 68 in Kashmir). While two people succumbed to the disease, three others were cured/discharged: J&K Health Department

19:01 April 04

 Tamil Nadu Health Secretary: 74 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Tamil Nadu today out of which 73 had attended the Tableeghi Jamaat event at Markaz Nizamuddin.

 There are 485 COVID-19 positive cases in Tamil Nadu out of which 422 cases are from one source, from where we are getting a large number of cases. 

19:01 April 04

Maharashtra: 2 more COVID-19 positive cases (one male & one female) reported in Dharavi, Mumbai today, taking total number of positive coronavirus cases in the area to 5.

17:14 April 04

COVID-19 cases surge to 537 in Maharashtra, 50 patients have been discharged from the hospitals.

17:13 April 04

Assam Health Minister: 812 tests have been conducted of those who attended the Nizamuddin Markaz event. 

Of these, 24 have tested positive for COVID-19, 636 tested negative, and 152 results are awaited.  

16:17 April 04

According to the Health Ministry: Till now we have found cases related to Tableeghi Jamaat from 17 states, 1,023 COVID-19 positive cases have been found to be linked to this event. Out of the total cases in the country, around 30% are linked to one particular place.

14:52 April 04

2 more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Punjab

Containment zones have been made in Sector 68,Mohali & Mauli Baidwan village from where 2 persons tested positive & movement has been restricted. The village is self-isolated by proactive residents. 

14:46 April 04

Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar: We have 3000 ventilators available in the State. We have placed an order for more than 2000 ventilators. On one side, prevention action is on and on the other side, the government is preparing on war footing. 

14:40 April 04

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa: No COVID-19 patient in Karnataka is on the ventilator. There are enough Personal Protective Equipment kits in the State. We have placed an order for 9 lakhs PPE kits out of which 1 lakh have already been delivered. 

14:37 April 04

Himachal Pradesh: There are a total 6 Coronavirus positive cases (including 3 positive cases from Markaz Nizamuddin) in the state. 

Total of 257 persons related to Tablighi Jamat in the state have been identified and quarantined. 

13:46 April 04

Haryana: Two Tablighi Jamaat attendees test positive in Bhiwani. 

13:19 April 04

Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh distributed personal protective equipment, masks and sanitizers to Mumbai police personnel, today. 

He said,"We want our Police officials to remain safe while they are on duty amid Coronavirus lockdown".

13:18 April 04

A 16-year-old Tablighi Jamaat (Delhi) attendee has tested positive for Coronavirus, in Chhattisgarh. 

He is one of the 16 attendees who had came to Korba from Maharashtra and were sent to quarantine by the district administration. 

13:17 April 04

Madhya Pradesh: Three Coronavirus positive patients have passed away in Madhya Pradesh; 2 from Indore and 1 from Chhindwara. 

Death toll in the state has reached 11. There are 158 positive cases in the state (including 11 deaths). 

13:16 April 04

One COVID-19 positive case reported from North Lakhimpur District, taking the total number of positive cases in Assam to 25.

Today's positive case is related to Markaz Nizammudin in Delhi. 

11:59 April 04

Maharashtra Health Department: 47 fresh Coronovirus positive cases reported in Maharashtra today.

 28 in Mumbai, 15 in Thane district, 1 in Amravati, 2 in Pune and 1 in Pimpri Chinchwad.

 The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 537

11:55 April 04

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan visits COVID-19 dedicated facility

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan visited COVID-19 dedicated facility at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital today.

 He said," There are 1500 beds here at this hospital. There are 290 COVID-19 positive or suspected cases admitted here"

11:53 April 04

Andhra Pradesh Health Department: In the last 12 hours, Andhra Pradesh has recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases- 4-in Krishna, 4-Kadapa, 3-Guntur, 3-Kurnool, 1-Chittor and 1-Parakasam districts; the total positive cases in the state now stand at 180

11:51 April 04

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain: In the last two days, 600 people (related to Markaz Nizamuddin) in Delhi have been quarantined. We are trying to trace all contacts. 

Till now, there are 386 Coronavirus positive patients incl 259 from Markaz Nizamuddin; We have only 7000-8000 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) kits left in our stock which will last 2-3 days. We've demanded 50,000 PPE kits on urgent basis. 

11:16 April 04

Delhi: 108 members of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital staff including doctors and nurses have been quarantined after they came in contact with two patients who in their second test report were found positive for COVID-19. 

Of the 108, 85 are in home quarantine and 23 in the hospital. 

11:15 April 04

Gujarat: One COVID-19 patient has passed away in Ahmedabad, the death toll in Gujarat has risen to 10 now. 

Also, 10 more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in the state, taking the total number of cases to 105 in the state

11:13 April 04

Jammu and Kashmir: Reports of 5 persons who had earlier tested positive for Coronavirus, have come to be negative in repeat test. 

Their samples will be taken for another test. 

11:13 April 04

Madhya Pradesh: The first woman who tested positive for Coronavirus in Bhopal and her father who is a journalist have now tested negative for it, both have been discharged from the hospital. 

10:36 April 04

 Rajasthan: 5 more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Jodhpur, taking the total number of cases to 196 in the state including 41 Tablighi Jamaat attendees. 

10:33 April 04

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Maharashtra: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai issues standard operating procedures for admission and treatment of COVID-19 patients in Mumbai.

10:32 April 04

According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of Coronavirus positive cases in India rises to 2902 (including 2650 active cases, 183 cured/discharged and 68 deaths).

10:13 April 04

Uttar Pradesh: Total positive COVID-19 cases mount to 209 with 6 new confirmed cases reported from Maharajganj, all Tablighi event attendees. 

10:12 April 04

Madhya Pradesh: A 36-year-old COVID-19 patient passes away in Chhindwara.

Total number of positive cases in the state is 155 with 9 deaths reported so far. 

10:11 April 04

Maharashtra: A 45-year-old man who passed away on 2nd April in Amravati has tested positive for COVID-19, in his test report that came today

09:47 April 04

Rajasthan: 9 patients have tested negative and discharged from Mahatma Gandhi hospital in Bhilwara. 

17 other COVID-19 positive patients have also tested negative for the third time. 

09:37 April 04

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane:  A person from St Estevam with foreign travel history has tested positive for COVID-19.

 The total number of positive cases in Goa rises to 7. 

09:36 April 04

Karnataka: A COVID-19 positive patient passed away in Bagalkot yesterday; taking the total death in the state to 4. 

09:30 April 04

Agra: 25 more Coronavirus positive cases confirmed in Agra, taking the total number of cases to 45 in the district

09:20 April 04

12 new cases reported in Rajasthan, death toll rises to 4

Jaipur: A 60-year-old coronavirus positive woman having no travel history died at a hospital in Rajasthan's Bikaner on Saturday as the state reported 12 fresh positive cases, taking the tally to 191, an official said.

Of the new cases, eight can be linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi in mid-March, he said.

"A 60-year-old woman admitted at a government hospital (PBM Hospital) at Bikaner for last four days died today. She had no travel history. She was handicapped and on ventilator," Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said.

He said that out of eight Tablighi Jamaat-linked cases, six are from Jhunjhunu and two from Churu district.

Of the rest four, three are from Banswara and one from Bhilwara.

The three in Banswara include two who had initially tested negative, but whose test results returned positive on Saturday, he said.

In Bhilwara, an OPD patient at a private hospital, where doctors and nursing staff were found coronavirus positive earlier, has also been confirmed positive, Singh said.

The total number of coronavirus positive cases has risen to 191 in the state, the official said.

The entire state has been in a lockdown since March 22 and massive survey and screening is underway to trace possible infected people.
 

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