With 1,359 cases, Delhi's COVID-19 count mounts to 25,004. According to a daily Delhi government bulletin, 22 deaths were also reported.A total of 356 patients recovered from the virus. Currently, the total active cases in the national capital stand at 14,456.
COVID-19 LIVE: Delhi records 1,359 new cases and 22 deaths in 24 hours
COVID-19 LIVE
23:46 June 04
Delhi: 1,359 new cases in 24 hours
22:59 June 04
Chhattisgarh records biggest one-day increase in coronavirus cases
The number of coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh increased to 773 on Thursday with 93 more people, including two junior doctors, testing positive for virus, a health official here said.
It was the biggest spike in a single day in the number of patients, he said. "Of the new cases, 19 each were reported from Mahasamund and Jashpur districts, 17 from Bilaspur, nine from Janjgir-Champa, six each from Raipur and Rajnandgaon, five from Raigarh, four from Kabirdham, three each from Gariaband and two from Surajpur," the official said.
22:59 June 04
Two days after caesarean delivery, HP woman tests positive for COVID
A woman tested positive for coronavirus infection on Thursday, two days after delivering a baby through caesarean section, an official said.
22:58 June 04
Six deaths, 127 fresh COVID-19 cases in Telangana
Telangana continued to witness a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 127 fresh cases and six deaths being reported, taking the tally of positive cases to 3,147 and fatalities to 105.
The state had reported 129 cases and seven deaths yesterday. All the fresh cases were reported from different parts of Telangana and no migrants or deportees or foreign returnees were found positive for the virus today, a state government bulletin said.
22:58 June 04
Bihar COVID-19 death toll reaches 28, cases climb to 4,420
Bihar reported three COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, taking the overall death toll in the state to 28, the health department said.
22:57 June 04
33 fresh COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand, tally goes up to 797
The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 797 in Jharkhand as 33 new infections were reported on Thursday, health department officials said.
The 33 fresh cases were reported from Koderma (13), Garhwa (10), Hazaribag (four), Khunti (three), Simdega (two) and Palamau (one), they said. The disease has claimed five lives in the state so far.
22:57 June 04
Four more die of COVID-19 in Raj, toll 213; 210 fresh cases raise state's count to 9,862
Four more people died of coronavirus in Rajasthan on Thursday, raising the toll to 213, while 210 fresh cases pushed the state's infection count to 9,862, officials said.
The fresh deaths were reported from Bharatpur, Jaipur and Sawaimadhopur. A COVID-19 patient from other state also died, they said. Among the fresh cases, the maximum 49 were reported from Bharatpur, the officials said.
22:57 June 04
Coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh go up to 8,762; death toll reaches 377
Madhya Pradesh on Thursday reported 174 new COVID-19 cases, which took the number of patients to 8,762, state health officials said.
22:56 June 04
Goa reports 40 new coronavirus cases
Forty persons tested positive for coronavirus in Goa on Thursday, most of them from a containment zone in the port town of Vasco, taking the number of cases in the state to 166, a senior official said.
State Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said 32 persons from Mangor Hill locality of Vasco, which has been declared as a containment zone, were among those who tested positive during the day.
The other eight had arrived in Goa from outside, she added.
22:56 June 04
Chandigarh COVID-12 tally reaches 302
An 80-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Thursday, taking the tally in the Union territory to 302, officials said.
22:56 June 04
One more patient dies as Haryana reports another record daily spike in virus cases
A coronavirus patient died in Haryana on Thursday as the state reported another record daily spike with 327 more people testing positive, taking the infection tally beyond 3,000.
This is the third day in a row when the state has reported more infections than the day prior. On Wednesday, Haryana had reported 302 cases and a day earlier, 296 cases had surfaced in the state.
22:55 June 04
LS Secretariat restricts entry of personal staff of MPs inside Parliament
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entry of the personal staff of MPs inside the Parliament House was restricted by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday.
The presence of over 800 personal assistants (PAs) of members of Parliament (MPs), when the House will be in session, will make the situation vulnerable, Lok Sabha Secretary General Snehlata Shrivastava said in an order.
22:55 June 04
Jammu and Kashmir records biggest single-day spike of 285 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 3,000-mark
Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded the biggest single-day spike of 285 positive COVID-19 cases, as the number of infected persons crossed the 3000-mark, officials said.
"285 new positive cases of coronavirus were detected in the union territory on Thursday," they said. The officials said this is the biggest single-day spike of the positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir so far.
22:55 June 04
22 new Covid-19 cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar, tally now 543
Twenty-two people tested positive for the coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Thursday, taking the tally to 543, officials said.
Active cases rose to 187 while 348 patients have recovered in the district, they said.
22:54 June 04
Ahmedabad registers 291 new coronavirus cases; 28 more die
With 291 new coronavirus cases recorded in the last 24 hours, the tally in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat rose to 13,354 on Thursday, the state Health Department said.
During the same period, 28 COVID-19 patients died in different hospitals in Ahmedabad city, taking the toll to 938, said a statement from the department.
22:54 June 04
Five more test corona positive in Mathura
Five more persons tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the total numbed of infected people in the district to 88, an official said.
District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra attributed to most of the COVID cases in the district to the people returning to it from outside.
22:52 June 04
Gujarat reports 492 new coronavirus cases; 33 more die
Gujarat reported 492 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest so far in a day, taking the tally to 18,601 on Thursday, while 33 more
patients succumbed to the disease, health department officials said.
With these 492 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the count in the state went up to 18,601, they said. During the same period, 33 patients succumbed to the infection, taking the toll to 1,155 in the state, said a statement by the Health Department.
20:35 June 04
With 123 deaths, Maharashtra reports highest number of deaths within 24 hours
With 123 deaths, Maharashtra reported the highest number of deaths within 24 hours. As many ad 2933 new cases confirmed taking the total number of cases to 77,793 death toll stands at 2710, informed the State Health Department.
20:33 June 04
Mumbai reports 1442 new COVID-19 positive cases and 48 deaths
Mumbai reported 1442 new COVID-19 positive cases and 48 deaths. The total number of positive cases in Mumbai reaches 44,704 and death toll stands at 1465, Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai infomed.
20:32 June 04
257 COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 4 more deaths reported
Karnataka reported 257 new cases of COVID-19 and four related fatalities, taking the total number of infections in the state to 4,320 and toll to 57, the health
department said on Thursday.
155 of these 257 new cases are returnees from other states, mostly from neighboring Maharashtra. As of June 4 evening, cumulatively 4,320 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 57 deaths and 1,610 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
20:31 June 04
Maha's COVID-19 tally jumps to 77,793 with 2,933 new cases
Maharashtra on Thursday registered the highest single-day spike of 2,933 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally of patients in the state to 77,793, the state
health department said.
As many as 123 coronavirus positive patients died during the day, while 1,352 patients were discharged after recovery, it said.
With this, the death toll in the state grew to 2,710, while the number of recovered patients rose to 33,681, the health department said in a statement.
20:31 June 04
39 more people test positive in Punjab; COVID tally rises to 2,415
Punjab continued to witness a spike in coronavirus cases with 39 people testing positive on Thursday, pushing the state's COVID-19 tally to 2,415. With these fresh cases, the state has so far seen more than 200 people testing positive for the virus in the past six days.
Fifteen cases were reported in Amritsar, followed by six in Ludhiana, four each in Jalandhar and Pathankot, three in Bathinda and one each in Fazilka, Muktsar, Rupnagar, SBS Nagar, Sangrur, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur, according to the state health department's medical bulletin.
20:30 June 04
Sikkim reports third Covid-19 positive case
Sikkim on Thursday reported the third COVID-19 case when a returnee from Mumbai tested positive for the disease, a top Health department official
said. Confirming it, the Director General (DG)-cum-Secretary of Health Department Dr Pempa Tshering Bhutia said that the 34 year-old man had given his swab samples for testing in Mumbai after he had developed symptoms of COVID-19 but did not wait for his test results before boarding the Shramik special train to return to Sikkim.
20:30 June 04
COVID-19 death toll in Bengal rises to 283; total cases at 6,876
West Bengal reported 10 more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, taking their number to 283 as 368 new cases of the infection pushed the tally to 6,876, a state health bulletin said here.
Of the fresh fatalities, five were in Kolkata, three in neighbouring Howrah and two were from the North 24 Parganas district, it said.
Besides the 283 people who died of COVID-19 in the state, there were 72 patients who lost their lives due to co-morbid conditions in which the coronavirus infection was "incidental", it maintained.
20:29 June 04
DMK MLA tests positive for COVID-19:, on ventilator support
A DMK legislator has tested positive for coronavirus and he is on ventilatory support battling severe acute respiratory distress, a Chennai bases hospital said
on Thursday. The 61-year-old, a senior party leader in the state capital, was admitted on June 2, Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre said in a statement.
He was having severe acute respiratory distress and his COVID PCR test was positive at the time of admission, hospital's Chief Executive Officer Dr Ilankumaran
Kaliamoorthy said.
Initially, he was managed with oxygen therapy through facemask and later on, he was put on ventilator support as his respiratory distress worsened, the hospital
said.
20:28 June 04
Dharavi's COVID-19 cases go up to 1,872
As 23 more people tested coronavirus positive, the tally of such cases in Dharavi, Mumbai's biggest slum sprawl, rose to 1,872 on Thursday, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
However, as no COVID-19 fatality was reported in Dharavi in the last 24 hours, the death toll there remained unchanged at 71, the official said.
Dharavi is located in G-North administrative ward of the BMC, which has so far registered the highest number of 2,820 COVID-19 cases among all the 24 wards. Of them, as many as 1,872 cases are from Dharavi alone, followed by 574 and 347 cases from Mahim and Dadar, respectively, from the same ward.
20:27 June 04
1,384 cases in Tamil Nadu, tally touches 27,256 12 more people die
Coronavirus cases continued to surge in Tamil Nadu which recorded on Thursday the biggest single day spike of 1,384 cases and 12 deaths taking the infection tally to 27,256 and toll to 220. Of the new cases, Chennai alone accounted for 1,072 which is the highest single day increase for the state capital, pushing the case count to 18,693, a health department bulletin said.
20:26 June 04
Secretariat emerging as hotspot as virus cases go up in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Amaravati is turning out to be a new hotspot for coronavirus with one more employee testing positive on Thursday as 141 new
cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the state aggregate to 4,112.
The toll too increased by three to 71, with Guntur, Krishna and Kurnool reporting one death each in the last 24 hours, a bulletin said.
20:26 June 04
63 new coronavirus patients found in Aurangabad district
Sixty-three new coronavirus patients were found in central Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 1,767, a local official said. The death toll due to the pandemic in the district reached 89 after a 43-year-old patient died at a private hospital on Wednesday.
The number of recovered patients in the district stands at 1,113 while 565 patients are undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), a dedicated Covid hospital and private hospitals here, the official added.
20:25 June 04
Kerala reports 94 COVID-19 cases and three deaths
In the highest single day spike, Kerala on Thursday reported 94 positive cases of coronavirus and three deaths in the state taking the infection count to 1,588 and fatalities to 14.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Palakkad native Meenakshi Ammal, Shabnaz (Malappuram) and Xavier (Kollam) succumbed and were tested positive for the deadly virus.
18:56 June 04
10 new coronavirus cases in Himachal, 17 cured, tally 370
Ten fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, taking the state tally to 370, officials said. Meanwhile, 17 people - 9 from Kangra, 6 from Shimla and 1 each from Bilaspur and Una also - were also cured of the virus, Special Health Secretary Nipun Jindal said.
Four of the fresh cases were reported in Kangra, followed by three in Mandi and one each in Chamba, Bilaspur and Kullu, he added.
18:55 June 04
4 more test positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal, total count 42
Four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases in the northeastern state to 42, a
senior government official said.
Among the four, three are from Changlang district, and one from West Siang, he said. All four cases were reported from quarantine centres, set up for people returning from other parts of the country.
18:04 June 04
Nagaland registers highest single-day spike of 22 COVID-19 cases
Nagaland on Thursday registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 22 infections, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnya Phom said.
With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has increased to 80. All the 22 people returned from Chennai recently, he said.
18:03 June 04
Number of coronavirus patients in Palghar crosses 1,000
With 42 new patients found since Wednesday night, the number of coronavirus patients in Maharashtra's Palghar district crossed 1,000, the administration said.
The number of virus patients reached 1,002 on Thursday, while the death toll due to the pandemic in the district stands at 33, it said.
17:27 June 04
One more succumbs to COVID-19 in Kerala; Toll rises to 12
Kerala reported its 12th COVID-19 fatality on Thursday with swab samples of a 73-year old woman, who died two days ago here, testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said.
The woman, who returned from Chennai on May 25, was under home quarantine and admitted to a hospital three days later following high fever. She died on Tuesday.
17:26 June 04
102 more test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura
At least 102 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the number of such cases in the state to 622, officials said. A total of 173 patients have recovered so far.
The number of active cases in the state stands at 449. All active patients are undergoing treatment at GP Pant Hospital in Agartala.
17:25 June 04
With 367 fresh infections, Uttar Pradesh's coronavirus cases cross 9,000 mark; death toll at 245
The number of COVID-19 cases crossed the 9,000 mark in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with 367 fresh infections being reported in last 24 hours, while the death toll rose by 15 to 245. The total number of COVID-19 cases went up to 9,237, principal secretary of health Amit Mohan Prasad said.
The number of those recovered and discharged from hospitals stood at 5,439, while 245 people died due to the virus, Prasad said. The number of active cases was 3,553.
16:31 June 04
Two die of COVID in Uttarakhand as infection count rises to 1,145
Two coronavirus patients died while the infection numbers in Uttarakhand rose to 1,145 with 60 fresh cases, a health bulletin said on Thursday.
Till now, 10 infection patients have died in the state. The fresh deaths were reported from AIIMS, Rishikesh, on Wednesday night.
According to the bulletin, Dehradun reported the maximum 35 cases, followed by 10 each in Nainital and Tehri; four in Pauri; and one in Uttarkashi.
16:30 June 04
3 women test positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, total at 17
Three women who recently returned to Mizoram tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 17, a senior official said.
16:29 June 04
Maharashtra: Minister Ashok Chavan recovers from COVID-19, discharged
Maharashtra PWD Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan, who tested positive for coronavirus last month, was discharged from a hospital here on
Thursday after recovering from the disease.
After being discharged, the former chief minister reached his home to a warm welcome from his family members.
16:29 June 04
47 more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam
At least 47 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Thursday, a day after the state recorded its highest single-day spike of 269 coronavirus cases, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state currently stands at 1,877.
14:57 June 04
Uttarakhand reports 60 new COVID-19 cases; total count surge to 1145
Uttarakhand reported 60 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 1,145, informed Directorate of Medical Health and Family Welfare.
14:56 June 04
30 Maharashtra Police personnel died of COVID-19 so far
At least 30 police personnel, including an officer, have so far died due to COVID-19 in Maharashtra, while over 2,500 have tested positive for the disease, an official said on Thursday.
Nearly 18 of the total 30 victims were working in the Mumbai Police force and contracted the deadly infection while implementing the lockdown orders, he said.
14:56 June 04
Noida: 2 cops test COVID-19 positive
Two more Uttar Pradesh Police personnel deployed in Gautam Buddh Nagar have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday.
The two personnel were posted in the control room of the district police and their reports came out on Wednesday,Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), Ankur Aggarwal, said
12:47 June 04
Andhra Pradesh reports 98 COVID-19 positive cases in last 24 hours; taking the total number of cases to 3377. Death toll rises to 71 after 3 deaths were reported: State COVID19 Nodal Officer
12:46 June 04
Inquiry initiated against 8 labs in Delhi for taking samples against ICMR protocol. Respective Chief District Medical Officers asked to suspend the registration of all phlebotomists of these labs immediately. No samples are to be sent to these labs with effect from today.
12:46 June 04
Assam reports 47 new COVID-19 positive cases till 11:47 am today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1877. Number of active cases stand at 1457: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
12:45 June 04
Rajasthan reports 68 new COVID-19 positive cases till 10:30 AM today, taking the total number of cases 9720. Number of active cases stand at 2692: State Health Department.
12:45 June 04
90 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Odisha; total positive cases stand at 2478 including 1053 active cases: Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha
11:52 June 04
The number of COVID-19 cases in Indore rose to 3,633 after 36 more people tested positive for the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district in last 24 hours, a health department official said on Thursday.
11:51 June 04
Nabanna to be shut and cleaned after two drivers got infected with corona in Nabanna
Two drivers of Bengal administration office (Nabanna) have been infected with the coronacirus disease.
Two drivers of two senior state officials tested positive for COVID-19 following which the administration decided to shut state secretariat at Nabanna on Thursday and Friday for a sanitization drive.
10:35 June 04
Weekend shutdown imposed for all Saturdays & Sundays during June, 2020 in the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Nayagarh, Khorda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore & Balangir with relaxation for only emergency & public services: Odisha Government
10:35 June 04
DDMA issues directives for management of COVID-19 positive bodies
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued directions for the management of bodies of coronavirus positive /suspected persons' at mortuaries of hospitals in the national capital.
As per the orders, in the event of the death of a coronavirus positive person, the body has to be sent to mortuary within two hours.
"The hospital must fix date and time in such a way that an effective notice of at least 24 hours is available to the family/relatives. If family/relatives are contacting the mortuary themselves, within 12 hours of death, the hospital shall schedule cremation/burial in consultation with the family/relatives and concerned Municipal Body within next 24 hours," the advisory read.
"The responsibility of timely disposal of dead bodies of COVID-19 positive/suspect who died at the Hospital or are brought dead at the Hospital shall be of Medical Director/Director of the Hospital. Respective Municipal Body shall make all the necessary arrangements to cremate/bury of such dead bodies as per the prescribed protocol," the Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
"In case of unidentified abandoned dead bodies of COVID-19 positive/suspect person, Delhi Police shall complete all legal formalities within 72 hours of death and shall dispose of the dead body in next 24 hours as per the protocol," it added.
09:38 June 04
Two more persons who had recently returned to Meghalaya from other states have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the northeastern state's tally to 33, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said.
09:35 June 04
COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 9,304 cases, 260 deaths
India on Thursday witnessed a record single-day spike of 9,304 coronavirus cases taking the country's tally to 2,16,919, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The ministry informed that 260 more deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours.
The total number of cases in the country now stands at 2,16,919 including 1,06,737 active cases, 1,04,107 cured/discharged/migrated and 6,075 deaths.
Maharashtra has so far reported 74,860 cases, more than any other state in the country.
In Tamil Nadu, 25,872 cases have been detected so far while Delhi has reported 23,645 coronavirus cases.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1,39,485 samples were tested in the last 24 hours whereas 42,42,718 samples have been tested till date.
09:14 June 04
Total 42,42,718 samples have been tested till now, of which 1,39,485 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours: ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)
09:13 June 04
Till date,17 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, including 1 discharged/cured and 16 active cases: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram
09:13 June 04
Students' Federation of India (SFI) filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking intervention over, "problems and miseries faced by the migrant labourers amid COVID-19 crisis".
09:13 June 04
As of 3rd June, Punjab has a total of 300 active cases out of 2,376 patients that have tested positive so far. Yesterday, 34 patients tested positive & 12 patients recovered of COVID-19: CM Captain Amarinder Singh
07:28 June 04
A Railway official and his wife & daughter have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi. The official had last attended the office on 1st June: Sources.
07:25 June 04
COVID-19 cases cross 3,000-mark in Telangana
Seven more persons died of Covid-19 in Telangana while the total number of positive cases crossed 3,000-mark on Wednesday.
In the highest single-day jump, seven persons succumbed to the deadly virus, taking the death toll to 99 in the state.
The state has been reporting daily fatalities with a continuing surge in the number of positive cases for more than two weeks.
According to the director of public health and family welfare, 129 Covid-19 positive cases were reported during the last 24 hours, ending 5 p.m. on Wednesday. They include two migrants who had returned to the state.
With this the number of positive cases jumped to 3020. As many as 448 of them are migrants, deportees and foreign returnees.
Greater Hyderabad continued to be the hotspot, reporting 108 cases.
06:51 June 04
Karnataka Covid tally breaches 4K on 267 new cases
Karnataka Covid tally breached the 4,000-mark with 267 new cases, mostly domestic returnees, raising the state's tally to 4,063, an official said on Wednesday.
Of the 250 domestic returnees, cases with Maharashtra travel history constituted 93 per cent or 232.
Only 15 new cases contracted the virus from earlier contacts.
In the past 24 hours, cases spiked in Kalaburagi, Udupi, Bengaluru Urban, Mandya, Yadgir, Raichur and Vijayapura.
Kalaburagi was struck with 105 cases, followed by Udupi (62), Raichur (35), Bengaluru Urban (20), Mandya (13), Yadgir (9), Vijayapura (6), Davangere (3), Dakshina Kannada, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Kolar and Bagalkote (2 each) and Hassan, Ballari, Dharwad and Bengaluru Rural (1 each).
Of the new cases, 180 are men and 87 women, including 20 children below the age of 10.
On Wednesday, 111 patients got discharged.
06:51 June 04
All asymptomatic passengers entering Delhi to home quarantine for 7 days
Partially modifying its earlier order, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has made home quarantine of seven days, instead of the earlier period of two weeks, mandatory for "all asymptomatic passengers who enter/deboard in the NCT of Delhi."
According to an order issued by the DDMA on Wednesday, the concerned airport, railway, transport authorities "shall provide passenger manifest to the Office of Private Secretary (Revenue)-cum-Divisional Commissioner, GNCTD on a daily basis.
The Office of Private Secretary (Revenue)-cum-Divisional Commissioner, GNCTD will forward the passenger manifest to the respective District Magistrates (DMs) under whose jurisdiction the passenger stays.
The DMs will then ensure that those entering the national capital remain in home quarantine for seven days.
06:49 June 04
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues a list of precautionary measures for its officials/staff, in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.
'No meeting/conference should be done physically. Meetings may be organised through video conferences only.," it said.
Number of COVID-19 positive cases are going up steadily & many officers of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare have tested positive.
06:23 June 04
COVID-19 LIVE: Delhi records 1,359 new cases and 22 deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi: A defence secretary who had been at the forefront in battling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, has reportedly tested coronavirus positive, sources said on Wednesday.
The portion of South Block on the Raisina Hill complex in Delhi has been sealed and is in process of sanitisation.
After the reports of Kumar reportedly tested positive came in the corridors of South Block, many top Ministry of Defence officers did not attend their office. It was also reported that Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also did not attend the office.
The ministry is carrying out an extensive contact tracing, and disinfection of offices in South Block is underway.
It has been found that around 30 people came in close contact with the defence secretary over the last couple of days and they have been told to go into home quarantine.
Till June 1 , the officer was consistently active on social media and was telling masses about the government initiatives to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
Inputs from IANS, PTI, ANI
23:46 June 04
Delhi: 1,359 new cases in 24 hours
With 1,359 cases, Delhi's COVID-19 count mounts to 25,004. According to a daily Delhi government bulletin, 22 deaths were also reported.A total of 356 patients recovered from the virus. Currently, the total active cases in the national capital stand at 14,456.
22:59 June 04
Chhattisgarh records biggest one-day increase in coronavirus cases
The number of coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh increased to 773 on Thursday with 93 more people, including two junior doctors, testing positive for virus, a health official here said.
It was the biggest spike in a single day in the number of patients, he said. "Of the new cases, 19 each were reported from Mahasamund and Jashpur districts, 17 from Bilaspur, nine from Janjgir-Champa, six each from Raipur and Rajnandgaon, five from Raigarh, four from Kabirdham, three each from Gariaband and two from Surajpur," the official said.
22:59 June 04
Two days after caesarean delivery, HP woman tests positive for COVID
A woman tested positive for coronavirus infection on Thursday, two days after delivering a baby through caesarean section, an official said.
22:58 June 04
Six deaths, 127 fresh COVID-19 cases in Telangana
Telangana continued to witness a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases on Thursday, with 127 fresh cases and six deaths being reported, taking the tally of positive cases to 3,147 and fatalities to 105.
The state had reported 129 cases and seven deaths yesterday. All the fresh cases were reported from different parts of Telangana and no migrants or deportees or foreign returnees were found positive for the virus today, a state government bulletin said.
22:58 June 04
Bihar COVID-19 death toll reaches 28, cases climb to 4,420
Bihar reported three COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, taking the overall death toll in the state to 28, the health department said.
22:57 June 04
33 fresh COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand, tally goes up to 797
The number of COVID-19 cases rose to 797 in Jharkhand as 33 new infections were reported on Thursday, health department officials said.
The 33 fresh cases were reported from Koderma (13), Garhwa (10), Hazaribag (four), Khunti (three), Simdega (two) and Palamau (one), they said. The disease has claimed five lives in the state so far.
22:57 June 04
Four more die of COVID-19 in Raj, toll 213; 210 fresh cases raise state's count to 9,862
Four more people died of coronavirus in Rajasthan on Thursday, raising the toll to 213, while 210 fresh cases pushed the state's infection count to 9,862, officials said.
The fresh deaths were reported from Bharatpur, Jaipur and Sawaimadhopur. A COVID-19 patient from other state also died, they said. Among the fresh cases, the maximum 49 were reported from Bharatpur, the officials said.
22:57 June 04
Coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh go up to 8,762; death toll reaches 377
Madhya Pradesh on Thursday reported 174 new COVID-19 cases, which took the number of patients to 8,762, state health officials said.
22:56 June 04
Goa reports 40 new coronavirus cases
Forty persons tested positive for coronavirus in Goa on Thursday, most of them from a containment zone in the port town of Vasco, taking the number of cases in the state to 166, a senior official said.
State Health Secretary Nila Mohanan said 32 persons from Mangor Hill locality of Vasco, which has been declared as a containment zone, were among those who tested positive during the day.
The other eight had arrived in Goa from outside, she added.
22:56 June 04
Chandigarh COVID-12 tally reaches 302
An 80-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Thursday, taking the tally in the Union territory to 302, officials said.
22:56 June 04
One more patient dies as Haryana reports another record daily spike in virus cases
A coronavirus patient died in Haryana on Thursday as the state reported another record daily spike with 327 more people testing positive, taking the infection tally beyond 3,000.
This is the third day in a row when the state has reported more infections than the day prior. On Wednesday, Haryana had reported 302 cases and a day earlier, 296 cases had surfaced in the state.
22:55 June 04
LS Secretariat restricts entry of personal staff of MPs inside Parliament
In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entry of the personal staff of MPs inside the Parliament House was restricted by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday.
The presence of over 800 personal assistants (PAs) of members of Parliament (MPs), when the House will be in session, will make the situation vulnerable, Lok Sabha Secretary General Snehlata Shrivastava said in an order.
22:55 June 04
Jammu and Kashmir records biggest single-day spike of 285 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 3,000-mark
Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded the biggest single-day spike of 285 positive COVID-19 cases, as the number of infected persons crossed the 3000-mark, officials said.
"285 new positive cases of coronavirus were detected in the union territory on Thursday," they said. The officials said this is the biggest single-day spike of the positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir so far.
22:55 June 04
22 new Covid-19 cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar, tally now 543
Twenty-two people tested positive for the coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Thursday, taking the tally to 543, officials said.
Active cases rose to 187 while 348 patients have recovered in the district, they said.
22:54 June 04
Ahmedabad registers 291 new coronavirus cases; 28 more die
With 291 new coronavirus cases recorded in the last 24 hours, the tally in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat rose to 13,354 on Thursday, the state Health Department said.
During the same period, 28 COVID-19 patients died in different hospitals in Ahmedabad city, taking the toll to 938, said a statement from the department.
22:54 June 04
Five more test corona positive in Mathura
Five more persons tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the total numbed of infected people in the district to 88, an official said.
District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra attributed to most of the COVID cases in the district to the people returning to it from outside.
22:52 June 04
Gujarat reports 492 new coronavirus cases; 33 more die
Gujarat reported 492 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest so far in a day, taking the tally to 18,601 on Thursday, while 33 more
patients succumbed to the disease, health department officials said.
With these 492 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the count in the state went up to 18,601, they said. During the same period, 33 patients succumbed to the infection, taking the toll to 1,155 in the state, said a statement by the Health Department.
20:35 June 04
With 123 deaths, Maharashtra reports highest number of deaths within 24 hours
With 123 deaths, Maharashtra reported the highest number of deaths within 24 hours. As many ad 2933 new cases confirmed taking the total number of cases to 77,793 death toll stands at 2710, informed the State Health Department.
20:33 June 04
Mumbai reports 1442 new COVID-19 positive cases and 48 deaths
Mumbai reported 1442 new COVID-19 positive cases and 48 deaths. The total number of positive cases in Mumbai reaches 44,704 and death toll stands at 1465, Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai infomed.
20:32 June 04
257 COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 4 more deaths reported
Karnataka reported 257 new cases of COVID-19 and four related fatalities, taking the total number of infections in the state to 4,320 and toll to 57, the health
department said on Thursday.
155 of these 257 new cases are returnees from other states, mostly from neighboring Maharashtra. As of June 4 evening, cumulatively 4,320 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 57 deaths and 1,610 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
20:31 June 04
Maha's COVID-19 tally jumps to 77,793 with 2,933 new cases
Maharashtra on Thursday registered the highest single-day spike of 2,933 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally of patients in the state to 77,793, the state
health department said.
As many as 123 coronavirus positive patients died during the day, while 1,352 patients were discharged after recovery, it said.
With this, the death toll in the state grew to 2,710, while the number of recovered patients rose to 33,681, the health department said in a statement.
20:31 June 04
39 more people test positive in Punjab; COVID tally rises to 2,415
Punjab continued to witness a spike in coronavirus cases with 39 people testing positive on Thursday, pushing the state's COVID-19 tally to 2,415. With these fresh cases, the state has so far seen more than 200 people testing positive for the virus in the past six days.
Fifteen cases were reported in Amritsar, followed by six in Ludhiana, four each in Jalandhar and Pathankot, three in Bathinda and one each in Fazilka, Muktsar, Rupnagar, SBS Nagar, Sangrur, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur, according to the state health department's medical bulletin.
20:30 June 04
Sikkim reports third Covid-19 positive case
Sikkim on Thursday reported the third COVID-19 case when a returnee from Mumbai tested positive for the disease, a top Health department official
said. Confirming it, the Director General (DG)-cum-Secretary of Health Department Dr Pempa Tshering Bhutia said that the 34 year-old man had given his swab samples for testing in Mumbai after he had developed symptoms of COVID-19 but did not wait for his test results before boarding the Shramik special train to return to Sikkim.
20:30 June 04
COVID-19 death toll in Bengal rises to 283; total cases at 6,876
West Bengal reported 10 more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, taking their number to 283 as 368 new cases of the infection pushed the tally to 6,876, a state health bulletin said here.
Of the fresh fatalities, five were in Kolkata, three in neighbouring Howrah and two were from the North 24 Parganas district, it said.
Besides the 283 people who died of COVID-19 in the state, there were 72 patients who lost their lives due to co-morbid conditions in which the coronavirus infection was "incidental", it maintained.
20:29 June 04
DMK MLA tests positive for COVID-19:, on ventilator support
A DMK legislator has tested positive for coronavirus and he is on ventilatory support battling severe acute respiratory distress, a Chennai bases hospital said
on Thursday. The 61-year-old, a senior party leader in the state capital, was admitted on June 2, Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre said in a statement.
He was having severe acute respiratory distress and his COVID PCR test was positive at the time of admission, hospital's Chief Executive Officer Dr Ilankumaran
Kaliamoorthy said.
Initially, he was managed with oxygen therapy through facemask and later on, he was put on ventilator support as his respiratory distress worsened, the hospital
said.
20:28 June 04
Dharavi's COVID-19 cases go up to 1,872
As 23 more people tested coronavirus positive, the tally of such cases in Dharavi, Mumbai's biggest slum sprawl, rose to 1,872 on Thursday, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.
However, as no COVID-19 fatality was reported in Dharavi in the last 24 hours, the death toll there remained unchanged at 71, the official said.
Dharavi is located in G-North administrative ward of the BMC, which has so far registered the highest number of 2,820 COVID-19 cases among all the 24 wards. Of them, as many as 1,872 cases are from Dharavi alone, followed by 574 and 347 cases from Mahim and Dadar, respectively, from the same ward.
20:27 June 04
1,384 cases in Tamil Nadu, tally touches 27,256 12 more people die
Coronavirus cases continued to surge in Tamil Nadu which recorded on Thursday the biggest single day spike of 1,384 cases and 12 deaths taking the infection tally to 27,256 and toll to 220. Of the new cases, Chennai alone accounted for 1,072 which is the highest single day increase for the state capital, pushing the case count to 18,693, a health department bulletin said.
20:26 June 04
Secretariat emerging as hotspot as virus cases go up in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh Secretariat Amaravati is turning out to be a new hotspot for coronavirus with one more employee testing positive on Thursday as 141 new
cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the state aggregate to 4,112.
The toll too increased by three to 71, with Guntur, Krishna and Kurnool reporting one death each in the last 24 hours, a bulletin said.
20:26 June 04
63 new coronavirus patients found in Aurangabad district
Sixty-three new coronavirus patients were found in central Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 1,767, a local official said. The death toll due to the pandemic in the district reached 89 after a 43-year-old patient died at a private hospital on Wednesday.
The number of recovered patients in the district stands at 1,113 while 565 patients are undergoing treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), a dedicated Covid hospital and private hospitals here, the official added.
20:25 June 04
Kerala reports 94 COVID-19 cases and three deaths
In the highest single day spike, Kerala on Thursday reported 94 positive cases of coronavirus and three deaths in the state taking the infection count to 1,588 and fatalities to 14.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Palakkad native Meenakshi Ammal, Shabnaz (Malappuram) and Xavier (Kollam) succumbed and were tested positive for the deadly virus.
18:56 June 04
10 new coronavirus cases in Himachal, 17 cured, tally 370
Ten fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, taking the state tally to 370, officials said. Meanwhile, 17 people - 9 from Kangra, 6 from Shimla and 1 each from Bilaspur and Una also - were also cured of the virus, Special Health Secretary Nipun Jindal said.
Four of the fresh cases were reported in Kangra, followed by three in Mandi and one each in Chamba, Bilaspur and Kullu, he added.
18:55 June 04
4 more test positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal, total count 42
Four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, taking the total number of such cases in the northeastern state to 42, a
senior government official said.
Among the four, three are from Changlang district, and one from West Siang, he said. All four cases were reported from quarantine centres, set up for people returning from other parts of the country.
18:04 June 04
Nagaland registers highest single-day spike of 22 COVID-19 cases
Nagaland on Thursday registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 22 infections, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnya Phom said.
With this, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has increased to 80. All the 22 people returned from Chennai recently, he said.
18:03 June 04
Number of coronavirus patients in Palghar crosses 1,000
With 42 new patients found since Wednesday night, the number of coronavirus patients in Maharashtra's Palghar district crossed 1,000, the administration said.
The number of virus patients reached 1,002 on Thursday, while the death toll due to the pandemic in the district stands at 33, it said.
17:27 June 04
One more succumbs to COVID-19 in Kerala; Toll rises to 12
Kerala reported its 12th COVID-19 fatality on Thursday with swab samples of a 73-year old woman, who died two days ago here, testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said.
The woman, who returned from Chennai on May 25, was under home quarantine and admitted to a hospital three days later following high fever. She died on Tuesday.
17:26 June 04
102 more test positive for COVID-19 in Tripura
At least 102 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the number of such cases in the state to 622, officials said. A total of 173 patients have recovered so far.
The number of active cases in the state stands at 449. All active patients are undergoing treatment at GP Pant Hospital in Agartala.
17:25 June 04
With 367 fresh infections, Uttar Pradesh's coronavirus cases cross 9,000 mark; death toll at 245
The number of COVID-19 cases crossed the 9,000 mark in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday with 367 fresh infections being reported in last 24 hours, while the death toll rose by 15 to 245. The total number of COVID-19 cases went up to 9,237, principal secretary of health Amit Mohan Prasad said.
The number of those recovered and discharged from hospitals stood at 5,439, while 245 people died due to the virus, Prasad said. The number of active cases was 3,553.
16:31 June 04
Two die of COVID in Uttarakhand as infection count rises to 1,145
Two coronavirus patients died while the infection numbers in Uttarakhand rose to 1,145 with 60 fresh cases, a health bulletin said on Thursday.
Till now, 10 infection patients have died in the state. The fresh deaths were reported from AIIMS, Rishikesh, on Wednesday night.
According to the bulletin, Dehradun reported the maximum 35 cases, followed by 10 each in Nainital and Tehri; four in Pauri; and one in Uttarkashi.
16:30 June 04
3 women test positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, total at 17
Three women who recently returned to Mizoram tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 17, a senior official said.
16:29 June 04
Maharashtra: Minister Ashok Chavan recovers from COVID-19, discharged
Maharashtra PWD Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan, who tested positive for coronavirus last month, was discharged from a hospital here on
Thursday after recovering from the disease.
After being discharged, the former chief minister reached his home to a warm welcome from his family members.
16:29 June 04
47 more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam
At least 47 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam on Thursday, a day after the state recorded its highest single-day spike of 269 coronavirus cases, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state currently stands at 1,877.
14:57 June 04
Uttarakhand reports 60 new COVID-19 cases; total count surge to 1145
Uttarakhand reported 60 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 1,145, informed Directorate of Medical Health and Family Welfare.
14:56 June 04
30 Maharashtra Police personnel died of COVID-19 so far
At least 30 police personnel, including an officer, have so far died due to COVID-19 in Maharashtra, while over 2,500 have tested positive for the disease, an official said on Thursday.
Nearly 18 of the total 30 victims were working in the Mumbai Police force and contracted the deadly infection while implementing the lockdown orders, he said.
14:56 June 04
Noida: 2 cops test COVID-19 positive
Two more Uttar Pradesh Police personnel deployed in Gautam Buddh Nagar have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday.
The two personnel were posted in the control room of the district police and their reports came out on Wednesday,Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP), Ankur Aggarwal, said
12:47 June 04
Andhra Pradesh reports 98 COVID-19 positive cases in last 24 hours; taking the total number of cases to 3377. Death toll rises to 71 after 3 deaths were reported: State COVID19 Nodal Officer
12:46 June 04
Inquiry initiated against 8 labs in Delhi for taking samples against ICMR protocol. Respective Chief District Medical Officers asked to suspend the registration of all phlebotomists of these labs immediately. No samples are to be sent to these labs with effect from today.
12:46 June 04
Assam reports 47 new COVID-19 positive cases till 11:47 am today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1877. Number of active cases stand at 1457: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
12:45 June 04
Rajasthan reports 68 new COVID-19 positive cases till 10:30 AM today, taking the total number of cases 9720. Number of active cases stand at 2692: State Health Department.
12:45 June 04
90 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Odisha; total positive cases stand at 2478 including 1053 active cases: Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha
11:52 June 04
The number of COVID-19 cases in Indore rose to 3,633 after 36 more people tested positive for the disease in the Madhya Pradesh district in last 24 hours, a health department official said on Thursday.
11:51 June 04
Nabanna to be shut and cleaned after two drivers got infected with corona in Nabanna
Two drivers of Bengal administration office (Nabanna) have been infected with the coronacirus disease.
Two drivers of two senior state officials tested positive for COVID-19 following which the administration decided to shut state secretariat at Nabanna on Thursday and Friday for a sanitization drive.
10:35 June 04
Weekend shutdown imposed for all Saturdays & Sundays during June, 2020 in the districts of Ganjam, Puri, Nayagarh, Khorda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore & Balangir with relaxation for only emergency & public services: Odisha Government
10:35 June 04
DDMA issues directives for management of COVID-19 positive bodies
Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has issued directions for the management of bodies of coronavirus positive /suspected persons' at mortuaries of hospitals in the national capital.
As per the orders, in the event of the death of a coronavirus positive person, the body has to be sent to mortuary within two hours.
"The hospital must fix date and time in such a way that an effective notice of at least 24 hours is available to the family/relatives. If family/relatives are contacting the mortuary themselves, within 12 hours of death, the hospital shall schedule cremation/burial in consultation with the family/relatives and concerned Municipal Body within next 24 hours," the advisory read.
"The responsibility of timely disposal of dead bodies of COVID-19 positive/suspect who died at the Hospital or are brought dead at the Hospital shall be of Medical Director/Director of the Hospital. Respective Municipal Body shall make all the necessary arrangements to cremate/bury of such dead bodies as per the prescribed protocol," the Delhi Disaster Management Authority.
"In case of unidentified abandoned dead bodies of COVID-19 positive/suspect person, Delhi Police shall complete all legal formalities within 72 hours of death and shall dispose of the dead body in next 24 hours as per the protocol," it added.
09:38 June 04
Two more persons who had recently returned to Meghalaya from other states have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the northeastern state's tally to 33, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said.
09:35 June 04
COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 9,304 cases, 260 deaths
India on Thursday witnessed a record single-day spike of 9,304 coronavirus cases taking the country's tally to 2,16,919, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The ministry informed that 260 more deaths due to coronavirus were reported in the last 24 hours.
The total number of cases in the country now stands at 2,16,919 including 1,06,737 active cases, 1,04,107 cured/discharged/migrated and 6,075 deaths.
Maharashtra has so far reported 74,860 cases, more than any other state in the country.
In Tamil Nadu, 25,872 cases have been detected so far while Delhi has reported 23,645 coronavirus cases.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 1,39,485 samples were tested in the last 24 hours whereas 42,42,718 samples have been tested till date.
09:14 June 04
Total 42,42,718 samples have been tested till now, of which 1,39,485 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours: ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)
09:13 June 04
Till date,17 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, including 1 discharged/cured and 16 active cases: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram
09:13 June 04
Students' Federation of India (SFI) filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking intervention over, "problems and miseries faced by the migrant labourers amid COVID-19 crisis".
09:13 June 04
As of 3rd June, Punjab has a total of 300 active cases out of 2,376 patients that have tested positive so far. Yesterday, 34 patients tested positive & 12 patients recovered of COVID-19: CM Captain Amarinder Singh
07:28 June 04
A Railway official and his wife & daughter have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi. The official had last attended the office on 1st June: Sources.
07:25 June 04
COVID-19 cases cross 3,000-mark in Telangana
Seven more persons died of Covid-19 in Telangana while the total number of positive cases crossed 3,000-mark on Wednesday.
In the highest single-day jump, seven persons succumbed to the deadly virus, taking the death toll to 99 in the state.
The state has been reporting daily fatalities with a continuing surge in the number of positive cases for more than two weeks.
According to the director of public health and family welfare, 129 Covid-19 positive cases were reported during the last 24 hours, ending 5 p.m. on Wednesday. They include two migrants who had returned to the state.
With this the number of positive cases jumped to 3020. As many as 448 of them are migrants, deportees and foreign returnees.
Greater Hyderabad continued to be the hotspot, reporting 108 cases.
06:51 June 04
Karnataka Covid tally breaches 4K on 267 new cases
Karnataka Covid tally breached the 4,000-mark with 267 new cases, mostly domestic returnees, raising the state's tally to 4,063, an official said on Wednesday.
Of the 250 domestic returnees, cases with Maharashtra travel history constituted 93 per cent or 232.
Only 15 new cases contracted the virus from earlier contacts.
In the past 24 hours, cases spiked in Kalaburagi, Udupi, Bengaluru Urban, Mandya, Yadgir, Raichur and Vijayapura.
Kalaburagi was struck with 105 cases, followed by Udupi (62), Raichur (35), Bengaluru Urban (20), Mandya (13), Yadgir (9), Vijayapura (6), Davangere (3), Dakshina Kannada, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Kolar and Bagalkote (2 each) and Hassan, Ballari, Dharwad and Bengaluru Rural (1 each).
Of the new cases, 180 are men and 87 women, including 20 children below the age of 10.
On Wednesday, 111 patients got discharged.
06:51 June 04
All asymptomatic passengers entering Delhi to home quarantine for 7 days
Partially modifying its earlier order, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has made home quarantine of seven days, instead of the earlier period of two weeks, mandatory for "all asymptomatic passengers who enter/deboard in the NCT of Delhi."
According to an order issued by the DDMA on Wednesday, the concerned airport, railway, transport authorities "shall provide passenger manifest to the Office of Private Secretary (Revenue)-cum-Divisional Commissioner, GNCTD on a daily basis.
The Office of Private Secretary (Revenue)-cum-Divisional Commissioner, GNCTD will forward the passenger manifest to the respective District Magistrates (DMs) under whose jurisdiction the passenger stays.
The DMs will then ensure that those entering the national capital remain in home quarantine for seven days.
06:49 June 04
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issues a list of precautionary measures for its officials/staff, in order to contain the spread of COVID-19.
'No meeting/conference should be done physically. Meetings may be organised through video conferences only.," it said.
Number of COVID-19 positive cases are going up steadily & many officers of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare have tested positive.
06:23 June 04
COVID-19 LIVE: Delhi records 1,359 new cases and 22 deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi: A defence secretary who had been at the forefront in battling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, has reportedly tested coronavirus positive, sources said on Wednesday.
The portion of South Block on the Raisina Hill complex in Delhi has been sealed and is in process of sanitisation.
After the reports of Kumar reportedly tested positive came in the corridors of South Block, many top Ministry of Defence officers did not attend their office. It was also reported that Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also did not attend the office.
The ministry is carrying out an extensive contact tracing, and disinfection of offices in South Block is underway.
It has been found that around 30 people came in close contact with the defence secretary over the last couple of days and they have been told to go into home quarantine.
Till June 1 , the officer was consistently active on social media and was telling masses about the government initiatives to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
Inputs from IANS, PTI, ANI
Last Updated : Jun 4, 2020, 11:51 PM IST
