A 64-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Bihar while 230 more tested positive for the infection, taking the death toll in the state to 25 and total cases to 4,326 on Wednesday, the Health department said.
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22:59 June 03
COVID 19 death toll reaches 25 in Bihar; cases soar to 4,326
22:59 June 03
Arunachal reports 10 fresh COVID-19 cases; tally now 38
Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday registered 10 more COVID-19 cases all returnees and the number of people infected by novel coronavirus rose to 38, a senior government official said.
22:59 June 03
26 new coronavirus patients found in Nagpur
Nagpur recorded 26 new coronavirus patients on Wednesday which took the number of cases in the city to 601, an official statement said.
So far 11 COVID-19 patients have died in Nagpur, while 394 patients have been discharged on recovery.
22:58 June 03
7 deaths, 129 fresh COVID-19 cases in Telangana
Seven more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Telangana, pushing the death toll to 99 even as 129 fresh cases were reported on Wednesday thereby taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 3,020.
Of the 129 cases, 127 were from different parts of the state and two were migrants, a government bulletin said.
22:58 June 03
Delhi govt reduces 14-day mandatory home quarantine to 7 days for asymptomatic travellers
The Delhi government on Wednesday reduced the 14 daysmandatory home quarantine period to seven days for all asymptomatic travellers arriving in the national capital.
In an order, the city government also instructed all district magistrates to keep a watch on the implementation of the norm.
22:57 June 03
Highest spike of 1,513 COVID cases takes tally to over 23K in Delhi; death toll rises to 606
A record single-day spike of 1,513 cases took the COVID-19 tally in Delhi past the 23,000-mark on Wednesday and the death toll due to the disease climbed to 606, authorities said.
22:56 June 03
West Bengal records 10 more COVID-19 fatalities, 340 new cases of infection
West Bengal registered 10 more deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking their number to 273 as 340 new cases of the infection surfaced in the state, officials said here.
With this, the total number of confirmed cases of the disease in the state rises to 6,508, a state health bulletin said.
Of the fresh fatalities, seven were reported from Kolkata and one death each was reported from South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Darjeeling districts.
22:56 June 03
Uttarakhand records 42 fresh COVID-19 cases; tally 1,085
As many as 42 fresh coronavirus cases were reported in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 1,085.
A state health department bulletin said the maximum 15 cases were reported from Nainital district, Dehradun and Haridwar reported nine each, Chamoli recorded six cases and Pauri, Udham Singh Nagar and Pithoragarh reported one case each. Most of the the new cases have a travel history to Maharashtra and Delhi.
22:55 June 03
139 fresh COVID-19 cases in J-K; number rises to 2,857
Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 139 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of those infected with the disease to 2,857, officials said.
The new cases include 26 pregnant women, they said. "139 new positive cases of coronavirus were detected in the union territory on Wednesday," the officials said.
22:55 June 03
Haryana suffers highest single-day spike at 302 cases; 132 from Gurgaon alone
Haryana on Wednesday suffered the highest single-day spike in coronavirus infections with 302 testing positive for it in the state and 229 in the state's three worst-hit districts -- Gurgaon, Faridabad and Sonipat.
Gurgaon alone detected 132 COVID cases, the state's daily health bulletin revealed. A day earlier, Haryana had reported 296 cases.
22:54 June 03
Gujarat's COVID-19 count up by 485 to 18,117; deaths 1,222
The COVID-19 tally in Gujarat went up to 18,117 on Wednesday after 485 new cases were reported in the state, while the death toll rose to 1,122 as 30 more people succumbed to the infection, the health department said.
22:54 June 03
Shram Shakti Bhawan closed for 2 days after 2 labour ministry employees tested COVID-19 positive
The government on Wednesday ordered closure of the Shram Shakti Bhawan for two days after two employees of the Ministry of Labour and Employment tested positive for COVID-19.
The government has ordered closure of the Shram Shakti Bhawan from the Wednesday evening till Friday for thorough sanitation of the ministry's office and common areas in the building, according to an office order.
20:36 June 03
Punjab registered 2376 cases of corona till now
The total number of COVID-19 positive patients in Punjab is now 2376 with 34 new positive cases reported today informed, State Health Department on Wednesday.
20:35 June 03
1286 positive cases reported in Tamil Nadu
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Tamil Nadu is now 25,872 with 1286 positive cases reported today informed, Tamil Nadu Health Department.
20:30 June 03
Kerala registers 82 new cases of coronavirus; total count reaches 1494
As many as 82 new cases of coronavirus reported in Kerala on Wednesday. Of them, 53 had returned from abroad and 19 from other states. Currently, there are 1, 494 cases in the state of which 632 are active informed, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
20:27 June 03
267 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, one death
Karnataka on Wednesday reported 267 new COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the infection count to 4,063 and fatalities to 53, as the state
witnessed 111 discharges, the health department said.
20:27 June 03
Maharashtra COVID-19 cases up by 2,560 to 74,860; 122 deaths in day
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 122 COVID-19 deaths, the highest single-day spike so far, taking the fatality count to 2,587 while the cases mounted by 2,560 to 74,860, Health department said.
A total of 996 patients were discharged from hospitals in the day, taking the tally of the recovered cases to 32,329 so far, a statement said.
The number of active cases in the state now stands at 39,935, it said, adding that a total of 4,97,276 samples have been tested.
20:26 June 03
168 new coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, seven deaths
Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported 168 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, taking the case count to 8,588 and fatalities to 371, health officials said.
20:25 June 03
Chennai's tally crosses 17 k mark, TN count touches 25,872
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday reported 1,286 fresh coronavirus cases and 11 deaths, while for the first time 1,000 plus people tested positive in a single day in Chennai, taking the state's infection count to 25,872.
Of the 1,286 new cases, 15 were returness from abroad and 27 from other states and the state capital Chennai alone accounted for 1,012 of the fresh infections, a health department bulletin said.
20:24 June 03
Nine fresh COVID-19 positive cases in Ladakh, tally reaches 90
Nine more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 90, officials said on Wednesday. All the new positive cases -- seven in Kargil and two in Leh districts -- have been shifted to an isolation ward from quarantine facilities and the contract tracing is under progress, health department officials said.
They said one COVID-19 patient from Leh district was discharged from Mahabodhi hospital on Tuesday after the second negative report of the patient was received by the health department, raising the number of those who were cured of the disease to 48.
19:09 June 03
RT-PCR test for COVID-19 crosses 40 lakh-mark
The number of test for detection of COVID-19 crossed the 40 lakh-mark on Wednesday morning, the Union Health Ministry said as the coronavirus cases shot up to over 2 lakh in the country.
A total of 41,03,233 samples have been tested as of 9 AM on June 3, with1,37,158 tests being conducted in the last 24 hours since 9 AM on Tuesday, officials of the Indian Council of Medical Research said.
The testing capacity has been increased to 1.4 lakh per day through 480 government and 208 private laboratories (total 688 laboratories). The capacity is being further raised to two lakh samples per day, sources said.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 5,815 and the number of cases climbed to 2,07,615 in the country, registering an increase of 217 deaths and a record single-day spike of8,909 cases till Wednesday 8 AM,according to the Union Health Ministry.
The country registered over 8,000 new cases for the fourth day in a row. Presently,there are 1,01,497 active cases of coronavirus and all are under active medical supervision, the ministry said.
19:07 June 03
82 fresh cases in Kerala, COVID-19 tally touches 1,494
Kerala continued to witness a surge in COVID-19 cases with 82 people, including a doctor and four health workers, testing positive for the virus, taking the infection count to 1,494, while over 1.6 lakh people are under observation.
In the highest single day spike, 86 cases were reported in Kerala yesterday. Of the new cases, 53 people had come from abroad and 19 from other states, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters after a COVID-19 evaluation meeting. Vijayan said 832 people are presently under treatment.
19:06 June 03
Himachal's Kinnaur reports first virus cases as state tally rises to 358
A couple in Himachal's remote Kinnaur has contracted coronavirus, the first cases in the district, as the state reported 12 fresh infections, pushing the COVID tally to 358 on Wednesday.
19:05 June 03
COVID-19 cases rise by seven to 256 in Amravati; death toll 16
The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Amravati district rose by seven to 256 on Wednesday, an official said.
With one more person succumbing to the viral infection, the death toll mounted to 16. The official said that fresh cases were reported from new areas.
17:20 June 03
Aurangabad records 47 new COVID-19 cases; tally rises to 1,696
As many as 47 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Wednesday, taking the tally to 1,696 in the region, an
official said. The swab reports of 47 suspected patients from the district came out positive on Wednesday, the official said.
Of the 1,696 COVID-19 cases reported in the district so far, 1,085 patients have recovered from the infection and 85 have succumbed to it, he said.
17:19 June 03
Coronavirus: Uttarakhand extends quarantine period for people returning from worst-hit 75 cities
In a bid to tackle the rise in coronavirus numbers, the Uttarakhand authorities on Wednesday extended the quarantine period to 21 days for those returning from the country's 75 worst-hit cities.
According to an order issued by Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, people returning from the 75 highly infected cities will be quarantined at an institutional facility for a week. Thereafter, they will be home quarantined for 14 days. The order applies to everyone coming from these cities regardless ofthe mode of transportation they use. However, people coming from other cities will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine as earlier, the order said. People can either avail government facilities for free or institutional facilities at hotels on payment basis, it said.
17:19 June 03
7 policemen put under quarantine in Srinagar
Seven policemen were placed under quarantine after a man who was arrested here earlier this week on charges of domestic violence tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
The policemen had taken into custody a man from Kalai-andar in Rainawari area of the city after his wife had registered a case of domestic violence against him in Nowhatta police station, the officials said.
17:18 June 03
South filmstar Prithviraj Sukumaran tests negative for coronavirus
South filmstar Prithviraj Sukumaran, who is under quarantine after returning from a film shoot in Jordan, said on Wednesday that he has tested negative for coronavirus.
The Malayalam actor took to social media to share his COVID-19 test result. However, he said that he will still complete the mandatory 14-day quarantine period.
17:18 June 03
9 more test positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland, total rises to 58
Nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 58 in the state, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.
16:09 June 03
55-year-old woman becomes second COVID-19 casualty in C'garh
A 55-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh's Durg district, tested positive for COVID-19 post her death at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(Raipur), a health official said on Wednesday. This is the second COVID-19 death in the state, which has recorded 572 cases so far.
The deceased, a native of Charoda town, was referred to AIIMS from Ramkrishna Care Hospital here on Tuesday afternoon, as she was suspected to have been infected by coronavirus, a public relations officer from AIIMS said.
15:43 June 03
SAIL employees test positive for COVID-19: Statement
Steel major SAIL on Wednesday said a few of its employees working at the company's corporate office in the national capital have tested positive for COVID-19. There are five employees whose coronavirus test results have come positive, a source said.
15:41 June 03
Four doctors at Hyderabad govt hospital test positive for COVID-19
Four doctors at a government hospital in Hyderabad tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Wednesday, an official said. The hospital is taking precautionary measures to control the spread of the virus and has also informed health department officials about the doctors testing positive, he
said.
On June 2, 12 post-graduate students of a state-run medical college here tested positive for COVID-19.
15:26 June 03
Goa govt defers reopening of schools amid COVID-19 outbreak
Goa on Wednesday reported a record 40 new coronavirus cases in in South Goa's Mangor hill area, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, adding that a decision on further lockdown relaxations would depend on whether transmission has spread out of the cluster or not. Sawant said that the cluster has been declared a containment zone and corona tests were being carried out on a warfooting.
14:56 June 03
Assam reports 111 corona cases; total cases reaches 1672
As many as 111 new cases of coronavirus reported till 1.55 pm today in Assam, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,672.
14:54 June 03
Uttarakhand now stands at 1066 corona cases;259 recovered
The total number of corona positive cases in Uttarakhand now stands at 1066 including 795 active cases and 259 recovered, informed the State Health Department on Wednesday.
14:45 June 03
Andhra Pradesh reports 79 new cases of COVID-19; total count reaches 3279
Andhra Pradesh reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. The State COVID Nodal Officer informed that the total number of cases stands at 3,279 whereas the death toll reaches at 68.
14:02 June 03
A person recovered from COVID- 19 in Meghalaya on Wednesday, Chief Minister Conrad k Sangma said. With this, the number of patients who have recovered from the disease increased to 13, he said.
13:54 June 03
With 27 persons testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the case count in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district rose to 3,597 on Wednesday, a health official said.
13:53 June 03
1.37 lakh samples tested for COVID-19 in last 24 hours: ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that a total 1,37,158 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of tests have reached 41,03,233 in the country.
So far, a total 681 laboratories across the country have been granted permission to conduct the test for the infection including 476 government laboratories and 205 private laboratories.
According to the Union Health Ministry, India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases today with 8,909 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 2,07,615 while the death toll rose to 5,815.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 1,01,497 while 1,00,303 people have cured/discharged/migrated.
13:25 June 03
Toddler tests positive, shifted to COVID hospital along with mother
A woman was shifted to a COVID hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district after her one-year-old daughter tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Wednesday.
Six migrant workers and the girl who came from Tamil Nadu tested positive for COVID-19, following which they were shifted to the Muzaffarnagar Medical College on Tuesday. The girl's mother was also shifted to the hospital despite not testing positive, the official said.
12:51 June 03
Andhra Pradesh reports 79 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases stand at 3279, death toll is at 68: State COVID19 Nodal Officer
12:51 June 03
51 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today; the total number of cases rises to 726. Till date, 320 patients have recovered/discharged. Number of active cases is 401. Death toll is at 5: State Health Department
11:59 June 03
A migrant worker who recently returned from Noida tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Shamli, taking the number of cases in the Uttar Pradesh district to 39 on Wednesday, an official said.
The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 10 after the driver, who was quarantined at Sakoti village, tested positive for the infection, District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur said.
11:59 June 03
The total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 158; total 58 zones have been de-contained till date: Delhi Government
11:31 June 03
In last 24 hours, 47 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The total number infected Police personnel has reached to 2,556: Maharashtra Police
11:31 June 03
Rajasthan reports 102 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 9475. Number of active cases stand at 2766 and death toll is at 203: State Health Department
11:31 June 03
As many as 48 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in Assam, taking the state's tally to 1,561 on Wednesday, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Of the 48 new patients, 13 are from Biswanath district, nine from West Karbi Anglong, seven from Karimganj, five from Sivasagar, four from Hojai, one from Cachar while the addresses of nine persons are yet to be ascertained, he said.
The 48 fresh cases were detected late on Tuesday
10:32 June 03
A man who returned from Delhi recently tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim, taking the number of cases in the state to two, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
10:31 June 03
2 coronavirus cases in Himachal's Kinnaur
Two people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kinnaur district of the state, according to Chief Medical Officer Sonam Negi.
With the addition of new cases, the state's COVID-19 count has climbed to 247 including 202 active cases.
09:46 June 03
With highest single-day spike of 8,909 cases, India's COVID-19 tally reaches 2,07,615
India registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 8,909 more cases reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 2,07,615, while the death toll rose to 5,815 according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 1,01,497 while 1,00,303 people have been cured/discharged/migrated.
According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, out of all the states, Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases with 72,300 patients followed by Tamil Nadu with 24,586 cases.
09:07 June 03
Out of 115 samples tested, 9 more returnees from Chennai tested COVID-19 positive. Total number of positive cases stands at 58: S Pangnyu Phom, Nagaland Health Minister
08:01 June 03
Highest single-day spike of 396 COVID-19 cases in Bengal; 10 more die of disease
West Bengal registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with 396 people testing positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, the state health department said.
Ten persons died due to the disease since Monday evening, raising the death toll in the state to 263, it said.
Eight deaths were reported from Kolkata and one each from Birbhum and North 24 Parganas districts.
The tally of coronavirus cases rose to 5,772 in the state, while the number of active cases stood at 3,423, the department said in its daily bulletin.
06:18 June 03
District judge of Rohini court tests positive for COVID-19
The district judge of the Rohini District Courts complex here tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the president of the bar association said.
District Judge R P Pandey's wife was found to be COVID-19 positive on Sunday, advocate Mahavir Sharma, the president of the Rohini District Court Bar Association, said.
Both are in quarantine and undergoing treatment at home, he added.
The judge had last visited the courts complex on Saturday, Sharma said.
06:07 June 03
LIVE UPDATES: Highest spike of 1,513 COVID cases takes tally to over 23K in Delhi; death toll rises to 606
New Delhi: Eight nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 at a private hospital here, over a week after a nursing staff member of the facility died of the infection, officials said on Tuesday.
The employee of Kalra Hospital had died of COVID-19 on May 24 at the Safdarjung Hospital.
"Around eight nurses of our hospital had tested positive a few days ago. Three of them are kept in an isolation facility at our hospital only and the rest are asymptomatic. So, as per guidelines they have been told to be home-quarantined," said Dr R N Kalra, owner of the hospital.
The 112-bed private facility is located in Kirti Nagar in west Delhi.
"We also have a unit in Dwarka with 50 beds. We have reserved 34 beds there for COVID patients," he said.
Inputs from PTI
22:59 June 03
COVID 19 death toll reaches 25 in Bihar; cases soar to 4,326
A 64-year-old man died of COVID-19 in Bihar while 230 more tested positive for the infection, taking the death toll in the state to 25 and total cases to 4,326 on Wednesday, the Health department said.
22:59 June 03
Arunachal reports 10 fresh COVID-19 cases; tally now 38
Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday registered 10 more COVID-19 cases all returnees and the number of people infected by novel coronavirus rose to 38, a senior government official said.
22:59 June 03
26 new coronavirus patients found in Nagpur
Nagpur recorded 26 new coronavirus patients on Wednesday which took the number of cases in the city to 601, an official statement said.
So far 11 COVID-19 patients have died in Nagpur, while 394 patients have been discharged on recovery.
22:58 June 03
7 deaths, 129 fresh COVID-19 cases in Telangana
Seven more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Telangana, pushing the death toll to 99 even as 129 fresh cases were reported on Wednesday thereby taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 3,020.
Of the 129 cases, 127 were from different parts of the state and two were migrants, a government bulletin said.
22:58 June 03
Delhi govt reduces 14-day mandatory home quarantine to 7 days for asymptomatic travellers
The Delhi government on Wednesday reduced the 14 daysmandatory home quarantine period to seven days for all asymptomatic travellers arriving in the national capital.
In an order, the city government also instructed all district magistrates to keep a watch on the implementation of the norm.
22:57 June 03
Highest spike of 1,513 COVID cases takes tally to over 23K in Delhi; death toll rises to 606
A record single-day spike of 1,513 cases took the COVID-19 tally in Delhi past the 23,000-mark on Wednesday and the death toll due to the disease climbed to 606, authorities said.
22:56 June 03
West Bengal records 10 more COVID-19 fatalities, 340 new cases of infection
West Bengal registered 10 more deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking their number to 273 as 340 new cases of the infection surfaced in the state, officials said here.
With this, the total number of confirmed cases of the disease in the state rises to 6,508, a state health bulletin said.
Of the fresh fatalities, seven were reported from Kolkata and one death each was reported from South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Darjeeling districts.
22:56 June 03
Uttarakhand records 42 fresh COVID-19 cases; tally 1,085
As many as 42 fresh coronavirus cases were reported in Uttarakhand on Wednesday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 1,085.
A state health department bulletin said the maximum 15 cases were reported from Nainital district, Dehradun and Haridwar reported nine each, Chamoli recorded six cases and Pauri, Udham Singh Nagar and Pithoragarh reported one case each. Most of the the new cases have a travel history to Maharashtra and Delhi.
22:55 June 03
139 fresh COVID-19 cases in J-K; number rises to 2,857
Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 139 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of those infected with the disease to 2,857, officials said.
The new cases include 26 pregnant women, they said. "139 new positive cases of coronavirus were detected in the union territory on Wednesday," the officials said.
22:55 June 03
Haryana suffers highest single-day spike at 302 cases; 132 from Gurgaon alone
Haryana on Wednesday suffered the highest single-day spike in coronavirus infections with 302 testing positive for it in the state and 229 in the state's three worst-hit districts -- Gurgaon, Faridabad and Sonipat.
Gurgaon alone detected 132 COVID cases, the state's daily health bulletin revealed. A day earlier, Haryana had reported 296 cases.
22:54 June 03
Gujarat's COVID-19 count up by 485 to 18,117; deaths 1,222
The COVID-19 tally in Gujarat went up to 18,117 on Wednesday after 485 new cases were reported in the state, while the death toll rose to 1,122 as 30 more people succumbed to the infection, the health department said.
22:54 June 03
Shram Shakti Bhawan closed for 2 days after 2 labour ministry employees tested COVID-19 positive
The government on Wednesday ordered closure of the Shram Shakti Bhawan for two days after two employees of the Ministry of Labour and Employment tested positive for COVID-19.
The government has ordered closure of the Shram Shakti Bhawan from the Wednesday evening till Friday for thorough sanitation of the ministry's office and common areas in the building, according to an office order.
20:36 June 03
Punjab registered 2376 cases of corona till now
The total number of COVID-19 positive patients in Punjab is now 2376 with 34 new positive cases reported today informed, State Health Department on Wednesday.
20:35 June 03
1286 positive cases reported in Tamil Nadu
The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Tamil Nadu is now 25,872 with 1286 positive cases reported today informed, Tamil Nadu Health Department.
20:30 June 03
Kerala registers 82 new cases of coronavirus; total count reaches 1494
As many as 82 new cases of coronavirus reported in Kerala on Wednesday. Of them, 53 had returned from abroad and 19 from other states. Currently, there are 1, 494 cases in the state of which 632 are active informed, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
20:27 June 03
267 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, one death
Karnataka on Wednesday reported 267 new COVID-19 cases and one death, taking the infection count to 4,063 and fatalities to 53, as the state
witnessed 111 discharges, the health department said.
20:27 June 03
Maharashtra COVID-19 cases up by 2,560 to 74,860; 122 deaths in day
Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 122 COVID-19 deaths, the highest single-day spike so far, taking the fatality count to 2,587 while the cases mounted by 2,560 to 74,860, Health department said.
A total of 996 patients were discharged from hospitals in the day, taking the tally of the recovered cases to 32,329 so far, a statement said.
The number of active cases in the state now stands at 39,935, it said, adding that a total of 4,97,276 samples have been tested.
20:26 June 03
168 new coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, seven deaths
Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported 168 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, taking the case count to 8,588 and fatalities to 371, health officials said.
20:25 June 03
Chennai's tally crosses 17 k mark, TN count touches 25,872
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday reported 1,286 fresh coronavirus cases and 11 deaths, while for the first time 1,000 plus people tested positive in a single day in Chennai, taking the state's infection count to 25,872.
Of the 1,286 new cases, 15 were returness from abroad and 27 from other states and the state capital Chennai alone accounted for 1,012 of the fresh infections, a health department bulletin said.
20:24 June 03
Nine fresh COVID-19 positive cases in Ladakh, tally reaches 90
Nine more persons tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the total number of cases in the union territory to 90, officials said on Wednesday. All the new positive cases -- seven in Kargil and two in Leh districts -- have been shifted to an isolation ward from quarantine facilities and the contract tracing is under progress, health department officials said.
They said one COVID-19 patient from Leh district was discharged from Mahabodhi hospital on Tuesday after the second negative report of the patient was received by the health department, raising the number of those who were cured of the disease to 48.
19:09 June 03
RT-PCR test for COVID-19 crosses 40 lakh-mark
The number of test for detection of COVID-19 crossed the 40 lakh-mark on Wednesday morning, the Union Health Ministry said as the coronavirus cases shot up to over 2 lakh in the country.
A total of 41,03,233 samples have been tested as of 9 AM on June 3, with1,37,158 tests being conducted in the last 24 hours since 9 AM on Tuesday, officials of the Indian Council of Medical Research said.
The testing capacity has been increased to 1.4 lakh per day through 480 government and 208 private laboratories (total 688 laboratories). The capacity is being further raised to two lakh samples per day, sources said.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 5,815 and the number of cases climbed to 2,07,615 in the country, registering an increase of 217 deaths and a record single-day spike of8,909 cases till Wednesday 8 AM,according to the Union Health Ministry.
The country registered over 8,000 new cases for the fourth day in a row. Presently,there are 1,01,497 active cases of coronavirus and all are under active medical supervision, the ministry said.
19:07 June 03
82 fresh cases in Kerala, COVID-19 tally touches 1,494
Kerala continued to witness a surge in COVID-19 cases with 82 people, including a doctor and four health workers, testing positive for the virus, taking the infection count to 1,494, while over 1.6 lakh people are under observation.
In the highest single day spike, 86 cases were reported in Kerala yesterday. Of the new cases, 53 people had come from abroad and 19 from other states, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters after a COVID-19 evaluation meeting. Vijayan said 832 people are presently under treatment.
19:06 June 03
Himachal's Kinnaur reports first virus cases as state tally rises to 358
A couple in Himachal's remote Kinnaur has contracted coronavirus, the first cases in the district, as the state reported 12 fresh infections, pushing the COVID tally to 358 on Wednesday.
19:05 June 03
COVID-19 cases rise by seven to 256 in Amravati; death toll 16
The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Amravati district rose by seven to 256 on Wednesday, an official said.
With one more person succumbing to the viral infection, the death toll mounted to 16. The official said that fresh cases were reported from new areas.
17:20 June 03
Aurangabad records 47 new COVID-19 cases; tally rises to 1,696
As many as 47 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Wednesday, taking the tally to 1,696 in the region, an
official said. The swab reports of 47 suspected patients from the district came out positive on Wednesday, the official said.
Of the 1,696 COVID-19 cases reported in the district so far, 1,085 patients have recovered from the infection and 85 have succumbed to it, he said.
17:19 June 03
Coronavirus: Uttarakhand extends quarantine period for people returning from worst-hit 75 cities
In a bid to tackle the rise in coronavirus numbers, the Uttarakhand authorities on Wednesday extended the quarantine period to 21 days for those returning from the country's 75 worst-hit cities.
According to an order issued by Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, people returning from the 75 highly infected cities will be quarantined at an institutional facility for a week. Thereafter, they will be home quarantined for 14 days. The order applies to everyone coming from these cities regardless ofthe mode of transportation they use. However, people coming from other cities will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine as earlier, the order said. People can either avail government facilities for free or institutional facilities at hotels on payment basis, it said.
17:19 June 03
7 policemen put under quarantine in Srinagar
Seven policemen were placed under quarantine after a man who was arrested here earlier this week on charges of domestic violence tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Wednesday.
The policemen had taken into custody a man from Kalai-andar in Rainawari area of the city after his wife had registered a case of domestic violence against him in Nowhatta police station, the officials said.
17:18 June 03
South filmstar Prithviraj Sukumaran tests negative for coronavirus
South filmstar Prithviraj Sukumaran, who is under quarantine after returning from a film shoot in Jordan, said on Wednesday that he has tested negative for coronavirus.
The Malayalam actor took to social media to share his COVID-19 test result. However, he said that he will still complete the mandatory 14-day quarantine period.
17:18 June 03
9 more test positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland, total rises to 58
Nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 58 in the state, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.
16:09 June 03
55-year-old woman becomes second COVID-19 casualty in C'garh
A 55-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh's Durg district, tested positive for COVID-19 post her death at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(Raipur), a health official said on Wednesday. This is the second COVID-19 death in the state, which has recorded 572 cases so far.
The deceased, a native of Charoda town, was referred to AIIMS from Ramkrishna Care Hospital here on Tuesday afternoon, as she was suspected to have been infected by coronavirus, a public relations officer from AIIMS said.
15:43 June 03
SAIL employees test positive for COVID-19: Statement
Steel major SAIL on Wednesday said a few of its employees working at the company's corporate office in the national capital have tested positive for COVID-19. There are five employees whose coronavirus test results have come positive, a source said.
15:41 June 03
Four doctors at Hyderabad govt hospital test positive for COVID-19
Four doctors at a government hospital in Hyderabad tested positive for the COVID-19 virus on Wednesday, an official said. The hospital is taking precautionary measures to control the spread of the virus and has also informed health department officials about the doctors testing positive, he
said.
On June 2, 12 post-graduate students of a state-run medical college here tested positive for COVID-19.
15:26 June 03
Goa govt defers reopening of schools amid COVID-19 outbreak
Goa on Wednesday reported a record 40 new coronavirus cases in in South Goa's Mangor hill area, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, adding that a decision on further lockdown relaxations would depend on whether transmission has spread out of the cluster or not. Sawant said that the cluster has been declared a containment zone and corona tests were being carried out on a warfooting.
14:56 June 03
Assam reports 111 corona cases; total cases reaches 1672
As many as 111 new cases of coronavirus reported till 1.55 pm today in Assam, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,672.
14:54 June 03
Uttarakhand now stands at 1066 corona cases;259 recovered
The total number of corona positive cases in Uttarakhand now stands at 1066 including 795 active cases and 259 recovered, informed the State Health Department on Wednesday.
14:45 June 03
Andhra Pradesh reports 79 new cases of COVID-19; total count reaches 3279
Andhra Pradesh reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. The State COVID Nodal Officer informed that the total number of cases stands at 3,279 whereas the death toll reaches at 68.
14:02 June 03
A person recovered from COVID- 19 in Meghalaya on Wednesday, Chief Minister Conrad k Sangma said. With this, the number of patients who have recovered from the disease increased to 13, he said.
13:54 June 03
With 27 persons testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the case count in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district rose to 3,597 on Wednesday, a health official said.
13:53 June 03
1.37 lakh samples tested for COVID-19 in last 24 hours: ICMR
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that a total 1,37,158 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of tests have reached 41,03,233 in the country.
So far, a total 681 laboratories across the country have been granted permission to conduct the test for the infection including 476 government laboratories and 205 private laboratories.
According to the Union Health Ministry, India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases today with 8,909 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 2,07,615 while the death toll rose to 5,815.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 1,01,497 while 1,00,303 people have cured/discharged/migrated.
13:25 June 03
Toddler tests positive, shifted to COVID hospital along with mother
A woman was shifted to a COVID hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district after her one-year-old daughter tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Wednesday.
Six migrant workers and the girl who came from Tamil Nadu tested positive for COVID-19, following which they were shifted to the Muzaffarnagar Medical College on Tuesday. The girl's mother was also shifted to the hospital despite not testing positive, the official said.
12:51 June 03
Andhra Pradesh reports 79 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases stand at 3279, death toll is at 68: State COVID19 Nodal Officer
12:51 June 03
51 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today; the total number of cases rises to 726. Till date, 320 patients have recovered/discharged. Number of active cases is 401. Death toll is at 5: State Health Department
11:59 June 03
A migrant worker who recently returned from Noida tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Shamli, taking the number of cases in the Uttar Pradesh district to 39 on Wednesday, an official said.
The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 10 after the driver, who was quarantined at Sakoti village, tested positive for the infection, District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur said.
11:59 June 03
The total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 158; total 58 zones have been de-contained till date: Delhi Government
11:31 June 03
In last 24 hours, 47 police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The total number infected Police personnel has reached to 2,556: Maharashtra Police
11:31 June 03
Rajasthan reports 102 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 9475. Number of active cases stand at 2766 and death toll is at 203: State Health Department
11:31 June 03
As many as 48 fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported in Assam, taking the state's tally to 1,561 on Wednesday, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Of the 48 new patients, 13 are from Biswanath district, nine from West Karbi Anglong, seven from Karimganj, five from Sivasagar, four from Hojai, one from Cachar while the addresses of nine persons are yet to be ascertained, he said.
The 48 fresh cases were detected late on Tuesday
10:32 June 03
A man who returned from Delhi recently tested positive for COVID-19 in Sikkim, taking the number of cases in the state to two, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
10:31 June 03
2 coronavirus cases in Himachal's Kinnaur
Two people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kinnaur district of the state, according to Chief Medical Officer Sonam Negi.
With the addition of new cases, the state's COVID-19 count has climbed to 247 including 202 active cases.
09:46 June 03
With highest single-day spike of 8,909 cases, India's COVID-19 tally reaches 2,07,615
India registered its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 8,909 more cases reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 2,07,615, while the death toll rose to 5,815 according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood to 1,01,497 while 1,00,303 people have been cured/discharged/migrated.
According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, out of all the states, Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases with 72,300 patients followed by Tamil Nadu with 24,586 cases.
09:07 June 03
Out of 115 samples tested, 9 more returnees from Chennai tested COVID-19 positive. Total number of positive cases stands at 58: S Pangnyu Phom, Nagaland Health Minister
08:01 June 03
Highest single-day spike of 396 COVID-19 cases in Bengal; 10 more die of disease
West Bengal registered the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Tuesday with 396 people testing positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, the state health department said.
Ten persons died due to the disease since Monday evening, raising the death toll in the state to 263, it said.
Eight deaths were reported from Kolkata and one each from Birbhum and North 24 Parganas districts.
The tally of coronavirus cases rose to 5,772 in the state, while the number of active cases stood at 3,423, the department said in its daily bulletin.
06:18 June 03
District judge of Rohini court tests positive for COVID-19
The district judge of the Rohini District Courts complex here tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the president of the bar association said.
District Judge R P Pandey's wife was found to be COVID-19 positive on Sunday, advocate Mahavir Sharma, the president of the Rohini District Court Bar Association, said.
Both are in quarantine and undergoing treatment at home, he added.
The judge had last visited the courts complex on Saturday, Sharma said.
06:07 June 03
LIVE UPDATES: Highest spike of 1,513 COVID cases takes tally to over 23K in Delhi; death toll rises to 606
New Delhi: Eight nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 at a private hospital here, over a week after a nursing staff member of the facility died of the infection, officials said on Tuesday.
The employee of Kalra Hospital had died of COVID-19 on May 24 at the Safdarjung Hospital.
"Around eight nurses of our hospital had tested positive a few days ago. Three of them are kept in an isolation facility at our hospital only and the rest are asymptomatic. So, as per guidelines they have been told to be home-quarantined," said Dr R N Kalra, owner of the hospital.
The 112-bed private facility is located in Kirti Nagar in west Delhi.
"We also have a unit in Dwarka with 50 beds. We have reserved 34 beds there for COVID patients," he said.
Inputs from PTI
Last Updated : Jun 4, 2020, 1:50 AM IST
