Seventeen more people tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 1,262, a health official here said.
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22:48 June 10
17 new coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh, count 1,262
22:47 June 10
3,254 new coronavirus cases, 149 deaths in Maharashtra
3,254 new coronavirus patients were reported in Maharashtra on Wednesday, taking the count of cases in the state to 94,041, a health official said.
The state also recorded 149 COVID-related deaths which took the death toll to 3,438, he said.
On the other hand, 1,879 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the total number of recovered patients to 44,517, the official said.
22:46 June 10
Madhya Pradesh's coronavirus tally crosses 10,000-mark; death toll 427
The COVID-19 case count in Madhya Pradesh crossed 10,000-mark on Wednesday as 200 more people tested positive for the infection in the past 24 hours, health department officials said. The number of coronavirus positive patients now stands at 10,049, they said.
With seven more persons succumbing to the infection, the state death toll increased to 427, the officials said. Indore reported the highest 51 new cases, followed by 47 in Bhopal.
Two deaths were reported in Indore and one person each died in Bhopal, Sagar, Barwani, Rewa and Shajapur districts due to the infection.
No new coronavirus case was reported from 29 districts since Tuesday evening.
While the cases have been reported from 51 of total 52 districts, six of them did not have any active cases on Wednesday, health bulletin said.
22:46 June 10
28 new COVID-19 cases in Goa, count grows to 387
Goa reported 28 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, majority of them from a containment zone in Vasco town, the state health department said.
With these cases, the number of coronavirus patients in the state climbed to 387, it said. Of these 28 new cases, 24 were found in Mangor Hill
locality in Vasco, a COVID-19 hotspot in the state, the department said.
22:45 June 10
1,501 fresh COVID-19 cases in Delhi takes tally to over 32K; death toll climbs to 984
Delhi recorded1,501 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the COVID-19 tally in the city to over 32,000, and the death toll due to the disease mounted to 984, authorities said.
This is the second time when over 1,500 case have been reported in a day in Delhi.
22:44 June 10
28 CRPF personnel posted in Kashmir test COVID positive
As many as 28 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel posted in Kashmir tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, officials said.
They said the personnel were found infected during a contact-tracing exercise after the death of a 44-year-old constable on June 6 when he succumbed to the disease.
Twenty-eight personnel in Kashmir have tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, the officials said, adding they belong to the 90th battalion of the force where the deceased constable, a nursing assistant, was posted.
21:03 June 10
J-K reports 161 fresh COVID cases, 2 deaths
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 161 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections in the union territory to 4,507, as two fresh deaths pushed the toll to 51, officials said.
21:02 June 10
7 fresh COVID-19 cases in Manipur, count rises to 311
Seven more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, taking the state's tally of coronavirus cases to 311, officials said on Wednesday.
Five of the new patients are from Imphal East district while two are from Pherzawl district, a statement issued by the COVID-19 Common Control Room said. All the new patients had recently returned to the state from different parts of the country and were placed under institutional quarantine, it said, adding that their contact-tracing has been initiated. Manipur has 248 active COVID-19 cases at present, the statement said.
21:02 June 10
With 17 fatalities, COVID-19 death toll climbs to 432 in Bengal; 343 fresh cases
Seventeen COVID-19 patients died in West Bengal on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 432 in the state, the health department said in a bulletin. Thirteen of the fresh deaths were due to comorbidities, where coronavirus was incidental, it said, adding that the state has witnessed 288 such deaths so far.
The state also reported 343 fresh coronavirus cases during the day, including 110 from Kolkata, the bulletin said. The number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal stands at 9,328 now, including 5,117 active ones. A total of 2,97,419 samples have so far been tested for the disease in the state.
21:01 June 10
343 new coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad, 26 deaths
The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district rose to 15,305 as 343 new cases were reported on Wednesday, said the Gujarat health
department. Death toll due to the pandemic in the district rose to 1,092 with 26 more fatalities, it added. Ahmedabad reported 343 out of 510 coronavirus patients detected in the state on Wednesday and 26 out of 34 deaths.
21:01 June 10
Haryana corona count: 7 more deaths, 370 new infections take fatalities to 52, cases to 5,579
Seven more people died of COVID-19 and 370 tested positive for it, taking the total fatalities due to the disease to 52 and total cases of infection to 5,579 in the state on Wednesday.
The worst-hit Faridabad district reported three deaths, Gurgaon two and Sonipat one while Charkhi Dadri reported its first coronavirus fatality, a state Health Department bulletin revealed.
21:01 June 10
7 more test positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh; tally rises to 115
Seven more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh on Wednesday, taking the Union territory's tally to 115, officials said.
21:00 June 10
3,254 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 149 deaths
The number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra climbed to 94,041 on Wednesday with 3,254 new patients being reported, a health official said.
The death toll due to the pandemic in the state reached 3,438 with 149 new deaths being recorded during the day, he added. 1,879 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 44,517.
Maharashtra coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 94,041, new cases 3,254, deaths 3,438, discharged 44,517, active cases 46,074, people tested so far 5,93,784.
21:00 June 10
65 fresh cases in Kerala, tally now 2,160; toll mounts to 17
After witnessing a spike in infections over the past few days, Kerala reported only 65 fresh cases of COVID-19 as the total virus count touched 2,160 and the death toll climbed to 17 with the sample of an elderly man, who died three days ago, testing positive.
While 1,238 people are under treatment for the infection, 905 have recovered, including 57 who were discharged today, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.
20:59 June 10
6 resident doctors of Muzaffarnagar medical college test positive for coronavirus
Six resident doctors of Muzaffarnagar Medical College and Hospital among eight people tested positive for COVID-19 in the district on Wednesday, officials said.
They pointed out that the doctors were working in non-COVID wards of the hospital and their contacts are being traced. The total case count in the district has now gone up to 140.
20:59 June 10
11 more test COVID-19 positive in Dharavi; no new death
Eleven more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi, taking the count to 1,964 on Wednesday, said an official of
the city civic body. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said no new death was recorded in the slum-dominated area, leaving the coronavirus fatality tally unchanged at 73. He said the compounded daily case growth rate in Dharavi stood at 1.57 per cent, while the doubling rate was 44 days, showing a significant improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the sprawling slum colony.
20:59 June 10
20 more COVID-19 deaths, 275 cases in UP
The novel coronavirus toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 321 on Wednesday with the biggest single-day spike of 20 deaths, while 275 new cases of the pandemic took the tally to 11,610, the Health Department said.
There are 4,318 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 6,971 people have recovered, Health Principal Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said. There have been 321 COVID-19 deaths and the number of confirmed cases is 11,610, Prasad said.
16:43 June 10
Fresh case of COVID-19 in Nagaland, total rises to 128
A person tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 128, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said. Four patients also recovered during the day, bringing down the number of active cases to 114, officials said.
Of the 273 samples tested in the last 24 hours, one was found to be positive, Phom said, adding that the new patient was lodged at the Kohima quarantine centre.
16:42 June 10
Metropolitan Magistrate at Saket District Court tests positive for Covid-19
A Judge of Saket District Court Complex here has tested Covid-19 positive, said a circular on Wednesday. According to the circular issued by District Judge Poonam A Bamba, Metropolitan Magistrate Mayuri Singh tested positive for Covid-19 contagion on June 9.
The judicial officer had last attended the court on June 3, the circular said. District Judge Bamba directed the Caretaking Branch of the Saket Courts complex to immediately seal as also carry out sanitisation in the Magistrate's courtroom, Ahlmad (court staff) room and her chamber attached therewith.
16:41 June 10
218 new COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh; tally reaches 5,247
The Covid-19 tally in Andhra Pradesh touched 5,247 on Wednesday as 218 new cases were added in the last 24 hours, with foreign returnees causing a spurt in the virus infection in the state.
Fifty six people who returned to the state from various foreign countries tested positive for coronavirus. Besides, 136 locals and 26 people from other states too contracted the virus, taking the state's gross to 5,247, the latest bulletin said.
The gross number includes 4,126 local, 933 from other states and 188 foreign returnees.
14:50 June 10
BSF jawan succumbs to COVID-19; 14th death in CAPFs
A 35-year-old BSF jawan has succumbed to the coronavirus, taking the number of fatalities in the force from the pandemic to three, a senior official said on Wednesday. This is the 14th COVID-19 death in the paramilitary or Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
14:15 June 10
Nagpur's coronavirus count rises to 840 with 61 new cases
Sixty-one people tested coronavirus positive in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Wednesday, taking its tally of such patients to 840, officials said.
14:14 June 10
One more person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the state's tally to 44 on Wednesday, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.
The new patient is a high-risk contact of a 72-year- old person who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, he added.
14:14 June 10
42 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state till 12 noon today, taking the total number of positive cases to 3092: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
14:13 June 10
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 448 including 187 active cases, 245 recovered and 5 deaths: State Health Department
14:13 June 10
136 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 4126: State Health Department
14:13 June 10
Total 1,908 Mumbai police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 including, 905 recoveries and 21 deaths. 82 personnel of State Reserve Police Force have also tested positive for COVID19 so far.
14:13 June 10
Rajasthan decides to seal its borders for a week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases; only those with valid passes to be allowed
13:00 June 10
Nineteen staffers, including two doctors, at Udhampur district hospital in Jammu and Kashmir tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, officials said.
The staff had come in contact with a pregnant woman who recently underwent a cesarean section at the hospital and were placed under quarantine after her report for COVID-19 came positive, they said.
13:00 June 10
Bihar detects 128 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 5583: State Health Department
12:01 June 10
The Jama Masjid may have to be closed again in view of the 'deteriorating' situation in Delhi due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said on Wednesday.
The development comes after the Shahi Imam's secretary Amanullah died due to the novel coronavirus at the Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday night.
12:01 June 10
COVID-19 cases in the national capital breached the 31,000 mark on Tuesday with 1,366 fresh cases, while the death toll mounted to 905, according to the Delhi government's latest health bulletin.
The bulletin issued on Wednesday said there are 18,543 active cases, while 11,861 patients have either recovered, been discharged or migrated.
12:00 June 10
A man has died while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 infection in Bareilly, days after escaping from a Ghaziabad hospital where he was initially admitted, officials said on Wednesday.
The victim used to live in Delhi and work as a tailor, they said, adding that he had fled a Ghaziabad hospital and reached his sister's place here two days ago.
11:59 June 10
78 fresh cases were reported in Bhopal on Wednesday, making it the highest one-day toll in the city.
Out of these, 16 persons belonged to an extended family in the Jahangirabad area.
11:58 June 10
123 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the state till 10.30am today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 11368, death toll 256: Rajasthan Health Department
11:58 June 10
Five more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state tally to 93, an official said on Wednesday.
11:02 June 10
No new COVID-19 case reported in Maharashtra Police in the last 48 hours. Total coronavirus cases in the force stand at 2,562, death toll at 34: Maharashtra Police
11:01 June 10
110 new COVID-19 cases reported in Odisha today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 3250 including 1106 active cases and 2,133 recovered: State Health Department
11:01 June 10
Total 1,24,369 cases have been registered under Section 188 of IPC, since 22nd March till today, for violation of coronavirus lockdown norms. 846 accused arrested in cases of assault on policemen: Maharashtra Police
09:49 June 10
9,985 more COVID-19 cases in India, 279 deaths in last 24 hours
India on Wednesday reported a spike of 9,985 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's COVID-19 count to 2,76,583, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
279 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the total death toll to 7,745.
The total number of active cases has reached 1,33,632 while 1,35,205 patients have recovered. While one person has migrated.
With 90,787 cases, Maharashtra reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country followed by Tamil Nadu with 34,914 cases.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1,45,216 samples were tested in the last 24 hours while overall 50,61,332 samples have been tested so far.
09:49 June 10
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Pune is now 10,012 and death toll 442: Pune Health Officials
08:45 June 10
1,366 more COVID-19 cases in Delhi, tally rises to 31,309
1,366 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 31,309.
"There are 18,543 active cases in Delhi. 11,861 patients have recovered/discharged/migrated. The death toll due to coronavirus stands at 905," the Delhi Health Department said in a release.
07:40 June 10
86 new COVID-19 cases in Jharakhand
With 86 new COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand on Tuesday, the total number of cases has reached to 1,416 in the state, Jharkhand Health Department said.
According to the official data, there are 849 active cases in the state so far.
"Jharkhand reports 86 fresh COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 1,416. Number of active cases stand at 849," the state Health Department stated.
06:15 June 10
LIVE: 1,501 fresh COVID-19 cases in Delhi takes tally to over 32K; death toll climbs to 984
Guwahati: COVID-19 cases kept on the upward path in all the eight northeastern states, while two more people - one each in Assam and Tripura - succumbed to the disease taking the region's toll to seven, officials said on Tuesday.
According to health officials in Guwahati, a 58-year-old man died in Assam due to Covid-19, taking the state's death toll to five.
The patient, who tested positive after returning from Chennai, died at Diphu Medical College and Hospital in southeastern Assam.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb also announced said that a 42-year-old male from West Tripura also died on Tuesday afternoon.
"Doctors gave their best but failed to save his precious life. On May 1, he suffered a stroke and was a patient of hypertension," Deb, who also holds the Health Department, said in a tweet.
Tripura's Law and Education Minister Ratan Lal told the media that the state government would provide Rs 10 lakh to the family of the victim, who tested positive on June 3.
Earlier, a 50-year-old woman Covid-19 patient allegedly committed suicide at the Tripura government-run Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital here on June 2.
The woman was also suffering from kidney-related ailments. Her death was termed as "unnatural death" by the government. "After the death, her swab sample, which was collected before her death, tested positive for Covid-19," said Nath.
The eight northeastern states so far recorded 4,426 positive cases, out of which 3,049 are active cases.
Assam tops the list with 2,937 (1,844 active) cases, followed by Tripura with 866 cases (670 active), Manipur with 304 cases (243 active), 127 cases (119 active) in Nagaland, 88 cases (87 active) in Mizoram, 57 cases (56 active) in Arunachal Pradesh, 34 cases (20 active) in Meghalaya and 13 cases (10 active) in Sikkim.
According to the state governments, the cases have gone up with the return of around four lakh natives from around India, and health officials predicted the number would go more as the testing of samples of the returnees continues.
22:48 June 10
17 new coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh, count 1,262
Seventeen more people tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 1,262, a health official here said.
22:47 June 10
3,254 new coronavirus cases, 149 deaths in Maharashtra
3,254 new coronavirus patients were reported in Maharashtra on Wednesday, taking the count of cases in the state to 94,041, a health official said.
The state also recorded 149 COVID-related deaths which took the death toll to 3,438, he said.
On the other hand, 1,879 patients were discharged from hospitals during the day, taking the total number of recovered patients to 44,517, the official said.
22:46 June 10
Madhya Pradesh's coronavirus tally crosses 10,000-mark; death toll 427
The COVID-19 case count in Madhya Pradesh crossed 10,000-mark on Wednesday as 200 more people tested positive for the infection in the past 24 hours, health department officials said. The number of coronavirus positive patients now stands at 10,049, they said.
With seven more persons succumbing to the infection, the state death toll increased to 427, the officials said. Indore reported the highest 51 new cases, followed by 47 in Bhopal.
Two deaths were reported in Indore and one person each died in Bhopal, Sagar, Barwani, Rewa and Shajapur districts due to the infection.
No new coronavirus case was reported from 29 districts since Tuesday evening.
While the cases have been reported from 51 of total 52 districts, six of them did not have any active cases on Wednesday, health bulletin said.
22:46 June 10
28 new COVID-19 cases in Goa, count grows to 387
Goa reported 28 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, majority of them from a containment zone in Vasco town, the state health department said.
With these cases, the number of coronavirus patients in the state climbed to 387, it said. Of these 28 new cases, 24 were found in Mangor Hill
locality in Vasco, a COVID-19 hotspot in the state, the department said.
22:45 June 10
1,501 fresh COVID-19 cases in Delhi takes tally to over 32K; death toll climbs to 984
Delhi recorded1,501 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the COVID-19 tally in the city to over 32,000, and the death toll due to the disease mounted to 984, authorities said.
This is the second time when over 1,500 case have been reported in a day in Delhi.
22:44 June 10
28 CRPF personnel posted in Kashmir test COVID positive
As many as 28 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel posted in Kashmir tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, officials said.
They said the personnel were found infected during a contact-tracing exercise after the death of a 44-year-old constable on June 6 when he succumbed to the disease.
Twenty-eight personnel in Kashmir have tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, the officials said, adding they belong to the 90th battalion of the force where the deceased constable, a nursing assistant, was posted.
21:03 June 10
J-K reports 161 fresh COVID cases, 2 deaths
Jammu and Kashmir recorded 161 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections in the union territory to 4,507, as two fresh deaths pushed the toll to 51, officials said.
21:02 June 10
7 fresh COVID-19 cases in Manipur, count rises to 311
Seven more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, taking the state's tally of coronavirus cases to 311, officials said on Wednesday.
Five of the new patients are from Imphal East district while two are from Pherzawl district, a statement issued by the COVID-19 Common Control Room said. All the new patients had recently returned to the state from different parts of the country and were placed under institutional quarantine, it said, adding that their contact-tracing has been initiated. Manipur has 248 active COVID-19 cases at present, the statement said.
21:02 June 10
With 17 fatalities, COVID-19 death toll climbs to 432 in Bengal; 343 fresh cases
Seventeen COVID-19 patients died in West Bengal on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to the disease to 432 in the state, the health department said in a bulletin. Thirteen of the fresh deaths were due to comorbidities, where coronavirus was incidental, it said, adding that the state has witnessed 288 such deaths so far.
The state also reported 343 fresh coronavirus cases during the day, including 110 from Kolkata, the bulletin said. The number of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal stands at 9,328 now, including 5,117 active ones. A total of 2,97,419 samples have so far been tested for the disease in the state.
21:01 June 10
343 new coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad, 26 deaths
The number of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district rose to 15,305 as 343 new cases were reported on Wednesday, said the Gujarat health
department. Death toll due to the pandemic in the district rose to 1,092 with 26 more fatalities, it added. Ahmedabad reported 343 out of 510 coronavirus patients detected in the state on Wednesday and 26 out of 34 deaths.
21:01 June 10
Haryana corona count: 7 more deaths, 370 new infections take fatalities to 52, cases to 5,579
Seven more people died of COVID-19 and 370 tested positive for it, taking the total fatalities due to the disease to 52 and total cases of infection to 5,579 in the state on Wednesday.
The worst-hit Faridabad district reported three deaths, Gurgaon two and Sonipat one while Charkhi Dadri reported its first coronavirus fatality, a state Health Department bulletin revealed.
21:01 June 10
7 more test positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh; tally rises to 115
Seven more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh on Wednesday, taking the Union territory's tally to 115, officials said.
21:00 June 10
3,254 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, 149 deaths
The number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra climbed to 94,041 on Wednesday with 3,254 new patients being reported, a health official said.
The death toll due to the pandemic in the state reached 3,438 with 149 new deaths being recorded during the day, he added. 1,879 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered patients to 44,517.
Maharashtra coronavirus figures are as follows: Positive cases 94,041, new cases 3,254, deaths 3,438, discharged 44,517, active cases 46,074, people tested so far 5,93,784.
21:00 June 10
65 fresh cases in Kerala, tally now 2,160; toll mounts to 17
After witnessing a spike in infections over the past few days, Kerala reported only 65 fresh cases of COVID-19 as the total virus count touched 2,160 and the death toll climbed to 17 with the sample of an elderly man, who died three days ago, testing positive.
While 1,238 people are under treatment for the infection, 905 have recovered, including 57 who were discharged today, Health Minister K K Shailaja said.
20:59 June 10
6 resident doctors of Muzaffarnagar medical college test positive for coronavirus
Six resident doctors of Muzaffarnagar Medical College and Hospital among eight people tested positive for COVID-19 in the district on Wednesday, officials said.
They pointed out that the doctors were working in non-COVID wards of the hospital and their contacts are being traced. The total case count in the district has now gone up to 140.
20:59 June 10
11 more test COVID-19 positive in Dharavi; no new death
Eleven more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai's slum colony of Dharavi, taking the count to 1,964 on Wednesday, said an official of
the city civic body. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said no new death was recorded in the slum-dominated area, leaving the coronavirus fatality tally unchanged at 73. He said the compounded daily case growth rate in Dharavi stood at 1.57 per cent, while the doubling rate was 44 days, showing a significant improvement in the COVID-19 situation in the sprawling slum colony.
20:59 June 10
20 more COVID-19 deaths, 275 cases in UP
The novel coronavirus toll in Uttar Pradesh rose to 321 on Wednesday with the biggest single-day spike of 20 deaths, while 275 new cases of the pandemic took the tally to 11,610, the Health Department said.
There are 4,318 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 6,971 people have recovered, Health Principal Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad said. There have been 321 COVID-19 deaths and the number of confirmed cases is 11,610, Prasad said.
16:43 June 10
Fresh case of COVID-19 in Nagaland, total rises to 128
A person tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 128, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said. Four patients also recovered during the day, bringing down the number of active cases to 114, officials said.
Of the 273 samples tested in the last 24 hours, one was found to be positive, Phom said, adding that the new patient was lodged at the Kohima quarantine centre.
16:42 June 10
Metropolitan Magistrate at Saket District Court tests positive for Covid-19
A Judge of Saket District Court Complex here has tested Covid-19 positive, said a circular on Wednesday. According to the circular issued by District Judge Poonam A Bamba, Metropolitan Magistrate Mayuri Singh tested positive for Covid-19 contagion on June 9.
The judicial officer had last attended the court on June 3, the circular said. District Judge Bamba directed the Caretaking Branch of the Saket Courts complex to immediately seal as also carry out sanitisation in the Magistrate's courtroom, Ahlmad (court staff) room and her chamber attached therewith.
16:41 June 10
218 new COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh; tally reaches 5,247
The Covid-19 tally in Andhra Pradesh touched 5,247 on Wednesday as 218 new cases were added in the last 24 hours, with foreign returnees causing a spurt in the virus infection in the state.
Fifty six people who returned to the state from various foreign countries tested positive for coronavirus. Besides, 136 locals and 26 people from other states too contracted the virus, taking the state's gross to 5,247, the latest bulletin said.
The gross number includes 4,126 local, 933 from other states and 188 foreign returnees.
14:50 June 10
BSF jawan succumbs to COVID-19; 14th death in CAPFs
A 35-year-old BSF jawan has succumbed to the coronavirus, taking the number of fatalities in the force from the pandemic to three, a senior official said on Wednesday. This is the 14th COVID-19 death in the paramilitary or Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).
14:15 June 10
Nagpur's coronavirus count rises to 840 with 61 new cases
Sixty-one people tested coronavirus positive in Nagpur district of Maharashtra on Wednesday, taking its tally of such patients to 840, officials said.
14:14 June 10
One more person has tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the state's tally to 44 on Wednesday, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said.
The new patient is a high-risk contact of a 72-year- old person who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, he added.
14:14 June 10
42 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state till 12 noon today, taking the total number of positive cases to 3092: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
14:13 June 10
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh is now 448 including 187 active cases, 245 recovered and 5 deaths: State Health Department
14:13 June 10
136 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 4126: State Health Department
14:13 June 10
Total 1,908 Mumbai police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 including, 905 recoveries and 21 deaths. 82 personnel of State Reserve Police Force have also tested positive for COVID19 so far.
14:13 June 10
Rajasthan decides to seal its borders for a week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases; only those with valid passes to be allowed
13:00 June 10
Nineteen staffers, including two doctors, at Udhampur district hospital in Jammu and Kashmir tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, officials said.
The staff had come in contact with a pregnant woman who recently underwent a cesarean section at the hospital and were placed under quarantine after her report for COVID-19 came positive, they said.
13:00 June 10
Bihar detects 128 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 5583: State Health Department
12:01 June 10
The Jama Masjid may have to be closed again in view of the 'deteriorating' situation in Delhi due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mosque's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari said on Wednesday.
The development comes after the Shahi Imam's secretary Amanullah died due to the novel coronavirus at the Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday night.
12:01 June 10
COVID-19 cases in the national capital breached the 31,000 mark on Tuesday with 1,366 fresh cases, while the death toll mounted to 905, according to the Delhi government's latest health bulletin.
The bulletin issued on Wednesday said there are 18,543 active cases, while 11,861 patients have either recovered, been discharged or migrated.
12:00 June 10
A man has died while undergoing treatment for COVID-19 infection in Bareilly, days after escaping from a Ghaziabad hospital where he was initially admitted, officials said on Wednesday.
The victim used to live in Delhi and work as a tailor, they said, adding that he had fled a Ghaziabad hospital and reached his sister's place here two days ago.
11:59 June 10
78 fresh cases were reported in Bhopal on Wednesday, making it the highest one-day toll in the city.
Out of these, 16 persons belonged to an extended family in the Jahangirabad area.
11:58 June 10
123 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the state till 10.30am today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 11368, death toll 256: Rajasthan Health Department
11:58 June 10
Five more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state tally to 93, an official said on Wednesday.
11:02 June 10
No new COVID-19 case reported in Maharashtra Police in the last 48 hours. Total coronavirus cases in the force stand at 2,562, death toll at 34: Maharashtra Police
11:01 June 10
110 new COVID-19 cases reported in Odisha today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 3250 including 1106 active cases and 2,133 recovered: State Health Department
11:01 June 10
Total 1,24,369 cases have been registered under Section 188 of IPC, since 22nd March till today, for violation of coronavirus lockdown norms. 846 accused arrested in cases of assault on policemen: Maharashtra Police
09:49 June 10
9,985 more COVID-19 cases in India, 279 deaths in last 24 hours
India on Wednesday reported a spike of 9,985 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's COVID-19 count to 2,76,583, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
279 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the total death toll to 7,745.
The total number of active cases has reached 1,33,632 while 1,35,205 patients have recovered. While one person has migrated.
With 90,787 cases, Maharashtra reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country followed by Tamil Nadu with 34,914 cases.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1,45,216 samples were tested in the last 24 hours while overall 50,61,332 samples have been tested so far.
09:49 June 10
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Pune is now 10,012 and death toll 442: Pune Health Officials
08:45 June 10
1,366 more COVID-19 cases in Delhi, tally rises to 31,309
1,366 more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 31,309.
"There are 18,543 active cases in Delhi. 11,861 patients have recovered/discharged/migrated. The death toll due to coronavirus stands at 905," the Delhi Health Department said in a release.
07:40 June 10
86 new COVID-19 cases in Jharakhand
With 86 new COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand on Tuesday, the total number of cases has reached to 1,416 in the state, Jharkhand Health Department said.
According to the official data, there are 849 active cases in the state so far.
"Jharkhand reports 86 fresh COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 1,416. Number of active cases stand at 849," the state Health Department stated.
06:15 June 10
LIVE: 1,501 fresh COVID-19 cases in Delhi takes tally to over 32K; death toll climbs to 984
Guwahati: COVID-19 cases kept on the upward path in all the eight northeastern states, while two more people - one each in Assam and Tripura - succumbed to the disease taking the region's toll to seven, officials said on Tuesday.
According to health officials in Guwahati, a 58-year-old man died in Assam due to Covid-19, taking the state's death toll to five.
The patient, who tested positive after returning from Chennai, died at Diphu Medical College and Hospital in southeastern Assam.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb also announced said that a 42-year-old male from West Tripura also died on Tuesday afternoon.
"Doctors gave their best but failed to save his precious life. On May 1, he suffered a stroke and was a patient of hypertension," Deb, who also holds the Health Department, said in a tweet.
Tripura's Law and Education Minister Ratan Lal told the media that the state government would provide Rs 10 lakh to the family of the victim, who tested positive on June 3.
Earlier, a 50-year-old woman Covid-19 patient allegedly committed suicide at the Tripura government-run Govind Ballabh Pant Medical College and Hospital here on June 2.
The woman was also suffering from kidney-related ailments. Her death was termed as "unnatural death" by the government. "After the death, her swab sample, which was collected before her death, tested positive for Covid-19," said Nath.
The eight northeastern states so far recorded 4,426 positive cases, out of which 3,049 are active cases.
Assam tops the list with 2,937 (1,844 active) cases, followed by Tripura with 866 cases (670 active), Manipur with 304 cases (243 active), 127 cases (119 active) in Nagaland, 88 cases (87 active) in Mizoram, 57 cases (56 active) in Arunachal Pradesh, 34 cases (20 active) in Meghalaya and 13 cases (10 active) in Sikkim.
According to the state governments, the cases have gone up with the return of around four lakh natives from around India, and health officials predicted the number would go more as the testing of samples of the returnees continues.
Last Updated : Jun 10, 2020, 10:50 PM IST
