COVID-19: Total cases in India soar to 17656, death toll at 559

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Published : Apr 20, 2020, 9:51 AM IST

Updated : Apr 20, 2020, 8:45 PM IST

20:34 April 20

India's COVID-19 doubling rate has improved to 7.5 days from 3.4 days: Health Ministry

The Centre on Monday said that India's COVID-19 doubling rate has improved to 7.5 days from 3.4 days before the lockdown was enforced to check the spread of the coronavirus.

"India's doubling rate before the lockdown was 3.4 days. It has now improved to 7.5 days. As per data on April 19, in 18 States, the rate is better than the national average," said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, at a daily briefing here.

"The number of districts where no case has been reported in the last 14 days has increased to 59 in 23 States and UTs. Goa is now COVID-19 free," he said.

India's total number of coronavirus positive cases has risen to 17,656 including 14,255 active cases, 2,842 cured/discharged/migrated and 559 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

"Mahe in Puducherry, Kodagu in Karnataka and Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand have not reported any COVID-19 case in last 28 days," said Agarwal.

Let us take a look at the top developments of the day regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country:

1. There are 23 active COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh. 11 patients have recovered, four migrated out of the State and one person succumbed to the disease. A total of 2,902 people have been tested for COVID-19 so far, said Himachal Pradesh Health Department.

2. The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 408 in Karnataka including 16 deaths and 112 discharges, according to the state Health Department. 18 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours.

3. "14 new COVID-19 cases reported, all from Kashmir. The total number of cases now stands at 368, Jammu-55 and Kashmir-313," said Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Planning, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir administration.

4. According to Punya Salila Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry wrote to Kerala government yesterday, expressing concerns over modified guidelines regarding lockdown. "Kerala has allowed some activities that violate the Ministry's instructions issued under the Disaster Management Act," she said.

5. Five more police personnel from Chandni Mahal police station have tested positive for COVID-19. Till now eight personnel from the police station have tested positive for the virus, according to the Delhi Police.

6. Total 57 new COVID19 cases and two deaths have been reported today. Cumulative positive cases now stand at 1,535, and toll at 25, said Rajasthan's Health Department.

7. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that RTPCR kits are US FDA approved and have good standards and these should be stored under 20-degree temperature for better result.

8. "A total of 283 more COVID-19 cases have been reported in Maharashtra, taking cumulative positive cases in the State to 4,483, as of 11 am today. Of the 283 new cases, Mumbai has recorded 187," said Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra Health Minister.

9. One new COVID-19 positive case was reported today in Bokaro, taking the total number of cases in the State to 42, said Nitin Madan Kulkarni, Jharkhand's Health Secretary.

10. According to Punjab's Health Department, only one person has been tested positive for COVID-19 in the State today. The person is a contact of the COVID-19 patient.

11. "There is only one red zone district in Chhattisgarh. For the last 72 hours, no COVID-19 positive patient has been found even in that red zone district. I am hoping that whole of Chhattisgarh will be green zone soon," said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

12. Six new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala, all from Kannur, of which 5 have foreign travel history. Total cases in the State at 408, including 114 active cases, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Meanwhile, the Centre has constituted six Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs), two each for West Bengal and Maharashtra and one each for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to make an on-spot assessment of the situation and issue necessary directions to the state authorities for their redressal and submit a report to the Central government in the larger interest of the general public.

20:32 April 20

Jharkhand: Youth commits suicide on suspicion of being corona positive

20:30 April 20

466 new COVID-19 cases & 9 deaths reported in Maharashtra till 6 PM today, taking total number of cases to 4666 & deaths to 232 in the State. With 65 patients being discharged from hospitals today, number of cured patients stands at 572: Maharashtra Health Department

20:30 April 20

Total Operational (initiated independent testing) Government Laboratories reporting to ICMR are 201 and 3 collection sites: Indian Council of Medical Research.

20:29 April 20

Rapid testing for COVID-19 commenced today at the Nabi Karim area containment zone in Central District of the national capital. 62 random samples were tested in the area and all came negative: Delhi Government

20:29 April 20

11 staff members of a hospital in Mumbai were discharged today after testing negative for COVID-19, they will be kept under home quarantine for 14 days. Over 30 staff members of the hospital had tested positive for the virus last week.

20:29 April 20

18 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been found in Kashmir division, taking the total number of cases in Jammu & Kashmir to 368. Out of the total cases, 292 are active, 71 have recovered & five patients have died: Govt of Jammu & Kashmir

20:28 April 20

84 more cases reported in Uttar Pradesh today

Total number of cases in the state is at 1184, including 1026 active cases, 140 discharged, and 18 deaths.

20:26 April 20

Gujarat reports 93 new cases; 61 from Ahmedabad

93 new cases have been reported in Gujarat, out of which, 61 are from Ahmedabad.

Total tally in the state has risen to 1939 and the total deaths stand at 71.

25 people were cured/discharged today, total number of recovered patients in the state is 131.

20:25 April 20

Curfew will continue in some areas of Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot till April 24 in view of the lockdown which was imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19: Gujarat Director General of Police Shivanand Jha

20:25 April 20

Odisha Govt's Higher Education Department permits resumption of normal activities of State public & private universities during coronavirus lockdown, with certain restrictions.

20:24 April 20

As of 20th April, the following 15 areas have been classified as COVID-19 Containment Zones across Odisha: State Health & Family Welfare Department

20:24 April 20

COVID-19 cases in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar touch 100, 43 cured

Three more positive cases of coronavirus were detected in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday, taking the tally in this district in western Uttar Pradesh to 100 so far, officials said.

The patients included a 33-year-old woman from Cherry Count society in Greater Noida, a 61-year-old woman in Sector 55 and a 52-year-old woman in Sector 34 of Noida, the Health Department said.

20:23 April 20

Only one new COVID-19 case in Haryana, tally reaches 251

The number of novel coronavirus cases has reached 251 in Haryana, with just one person testing positive for the infection on Monday.

The cumulative confirmed cases in the state includes 24 foreigners, according to the state health department's daily bulletin.

20:23 April 20

COVID-19: 2 more persons test positive, total cases climbs to 46 in U'khand

Two more persons tested positive for COVID-19 here on Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state to 46, a health department bulletin said.

The latest cases are from Dehradun, it said.

20:22 April 20

Dharavi's tally of COVID-19 cases goes up by 30 to 168

Dharavi slum sprawl in Mumbai on Monday reported 30 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of the affected people to 168, a BMC official said.

Dharavi, one of the prominent coronavirus hotspot in the worst-hit Mumbai, reported 11 deaths so far.

20:21 April 20

One more positive case found in Jharkhand, 4 cured/discharged

20:20 April 20

COVID-19 recovered patient accorded reception; booked along with 14 others

A 50-year-old man, who was discharged from hospital after recovering from COVID-19, has been booked along with 14 others as he was given a rousing reception at his home town in violation of the lockdown rules,police said on Monday.

The man from Sirkazhi in Nagapattinam district had tested positive for the virus a few days after his return from Delhi recently.

20:20 April 20

283 new COVID-19 cases found in M'rashtra; tally up to 4,483

With 283 new COVID-19 patients found in Maharashtra, their tally increased to 4,483 on Monday, said Health Minister Rajesh Tope.

Most of the fresh infections, 187, were detected in Mumbai, the city worst affected by coronavirus in the state, which leads the nationwide tally.

20:19 April 20

6 cases detected in Kerala today

Six more cases of COVID-19 were detected in Kerala on Monday, taking the total active cases to 114,even as the state government decided to test all those in quarantine in two to three days.

So far, 408 people have been detected positive for the virus, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told reporters here.

20:17 April 20

Madhya Pradesh reports 78 new cases, total tally rises to 1485 with 76 deaths

17:24 April 20

Lockdown to continue in Ernakulum till April 24

"COVID-19 lockdown in Ernakulam District will continue till April 24. Police will take action against those who violate the regulations. Travel to & from the hotspots, Cochin Corporation & Mullavadukadu Panchayat will be blocked," said VS Sunil Kumar, a Kerala Minister

After lockdown, only family members are allowed to travel together in two-wheelers. Outsiders must wear a mask. You can use towels, homemade masks or disposable masks. Cleaning the house&premises before 24 April is subject to lockdown conditions.

17:23 April 20

4 inmates in Indore Central Jail test positive for COVID-19

Four inmates of the central jail in Indore in Madhya Pradesh tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 prisoners in the city to six, a senior official said on Monday.

"They were admitted in MY Hospital on April 17," Central Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar Bhangre said

17:22 April 20

Improvement in India's doubling rate after lockdown: Health Ministry

"India's doubling rate before the lockdown was 3.4 days, it has now improved to 7.5 days. As per data on April 19, in 18 states, the rate is better than the national average," said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry.

17:21 April 20

J&K reports 14 new positive cases

14 new COVID-19 cases reported, all from Kashmir. Total number of cases now stands at 368, Jammu-55 and Kashmir-313

17:21 April 20

1 more positive case reported in Andaman and Nicobar islands

One more person has tested positive for COVID-19. He came in contact with one of the present 4 positive cases. So, the total number of positive cases now stands at 5.

17:17 April 20

5 more police personnel tested positive near Chandni Mahal police station

5 more police personnel from Chandni Mahal police station have tested positive for COVID-19. Till now 8 personnel from the police station have tested positive for the virus: Delhi Police

17:15 April 20

G Kishan Reddy appreciates ISKCON authorities in Dwarka for their efforts amid lockdown

"Today I visited ISKCON Central Kitchen in Dwarka. It is providing food to about 5 lakh migrant workers & needy people in Delhi during COVID-19 lockdown. I commend them for this great humanitarian effort," he said.

17:13 April 20

One #COVID19 patient - Hazrat Ali has been discharged today from Sonapur Civil Hospital, after his two successive tests confirmed as negative.

Cured patients -18.

Request all to strictly follow home quarantine guidelines. pic.twitter.com/vYqXUzNWxV
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One #COVID19 patient - Hazrat Ali has been discharged today from Sonapur Civil Hospital, after his two successive tests confirmed as negative.

Cured patients -18.

Request all to strictly follow home quarantine guidelines. pic.twitter.com/vYqXUzNWxV
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 20, 2020
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One #COVID19 patient - Hazrat Ali has been discharged today from Sonapur Civil Hospital, after his two successive tests confirmed as negative.

Cured patients -18.

Request all to strictly follow home quarantine guidelines. pic.twitter.com/vYqXUzNWxV
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 20, 2020

One more cured of COVID-19 in Assam; total recoveries rise to 18

One more person was cured of COVID-19 and discharged from a hospital in Assam on Monday, taking the total number of recoveries in the state to 18, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

"One #COVID19 patient - Hazrat Ali has been discharged today from Sonapur Civil Hospital, after his two successive tests confirmed as negative," Sarma tweeted.

17:12 April 20

17 COVID-19 positive cases detected in Kanpur

Seventeen cases of coronavirus were detected in Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, taking the total number of such cases here to 74, a health official said.

Kanpur's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Ashok Shukla said most of the novel COVID-19 positive cases were reported from Coolie Bazar and Anwarganj areas and they were close contacts of Tablighi Jamaat members.

17:09 April 20

57 new cases, 2 COVID-19 deaths reported in Rajasthan

Two more persons died of coronavirus in Rajasthan while 57 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported on Monday, officials said.

Twenty-five deaths due to the virus have been reported in the state so far, with Jaipur accounting for 13 of the total deaths.

17:07 April 20

53 media persons test COVID-19 positive in Mumbai

At least 53 mediapersons from Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, a city civic official said on Monday.

During a special camp organised at the Azad Maidan here on April 16 and 17 for COVID-19 testing of scribes, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) collected swab samples of 171 mediapersons, including electronic and print media journalists, photographers and cameramen.

15:25 April 20

13 fresh cases reported in Odisha, total tally at 74

Thirteen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 74 in the state, an official from the Health and Family Welfare Department said.

Of the 13 new COVID-19 positive cases, five each are from Bhadrak and Jajpur, two from Balasore and one from Sundergarh district, the official said.

15:24 April 20

COVID-19 situation in the State is completely under control: UK CM

The role of our health-workers, policemen & all frontline workers is commendable. I appeal to all citizens to continue to cooperate with lockdown rules: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat

15:23 April 20

SpiceJet B737 freighter carrying medical & emergency supplies from Shanghai arrived in Delhi yesterday. SpiceJet has operated close to 430 cargo flights since lockdown began carrying over 3300 tons of cargo. Of the 430 cargo flights, 130 were international cargo flights.

15:20 April 20

Indian Army issues guidelines for COVID-19 positive personnel

Broad Modalities/Guidelines for rejoining have been planned in a phased manner considering the numbers of individuals rejoining from Leave/Temporary Duty/Courses and the requirement for smooth reporting, quarantine and onward dispersal to units.

All personnel in the Indian Army will be classified as Green (who have completed 14 days Quarantine period), Yellow (who need to undergo 14 days Quarantine period) and Red (Symptomatic requiring isolation and further treatment in COVID-19 hospital)

15:19 April 20

If the govt fails to enact Central Law on violence against Doctors & Hospitals even after White Alert, IMA will declare Black Day on 23rd April. All doctors in the country will work with black badges: Indian Medical Association

15:17 April 20

57 new cases, 2 deaths reported in Rajasthan today

Total 57 new COVID-19 cases & 2 deaths have been reported today in the state, of which 43 are from Jaipur, 6 from Jodhpur & 3 from Kota. Cumulative positive cases now stand at 1535, death toll at 25.

15:17 April 20

88 people have been arrested for deliberate violation of the safety restrictions since morning till 1200 hours today. A total of 3 vehicles have been seized in the same period: Kolkata Police.

14:18 April 20

Strict measures will be taken if people do not behave: Maha CM

"No one should think that lockdown has been lifted. We have just tried to revolve the wheel of economy a bit," said Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Monday.

He added: "I've heard that some people are treating relaxations as lifting of lockdown. If they continue to behave like this we'll take strict measures."

14:17 April 20

MHA writes to Maharashtra over violations to COVID-19 lockdown measures

Situation especially serious in Mumbai & Pune (Maharashtra). Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) to visit Mumbai & Pune to make on-spot assessment of situation, issue necessary directions to the State.

14:14 April 20

283 new cases reported in Maha; tally jumps to 4483

14:13 April 20

75 new cases reported in Karnataka in last 24 hours; total tally at 722

14:07 April 20

Corona positive mother gives birth to healthy child in Pune

A 25 year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 has given birth to a healthy baby boy at the hospital. The woman was admitted to the hospital on April 16.

The baby is not infected with COVID-19 and is kept in a separate ward: Sasoon hospital officials, Pune

12:59 April 20

Delhi: All contacts of positive delivery boy tested negative for COVID-19

All 16 high-risk contacts of the pizza delivery boy who had tested positive for COVID-19, have tested negative: District Magistrate South Delhi

12:57 April 20

5 COVID-19 dedicated hospitals were launched in Odisha today via video-conferencing. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan & Pralhad Joshi, and other officials were present at the launch via video-conferencing.

12:57 April 20

I want to once again say that flight restrictions that are in place as a result of India's fight against COVID19 will be lifted once we are confident that spread of the virus has been controlled & it poses no danger to our country & people.
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I want to once again say that flight restrictions that are in place as a result of India's fight against COVID19 will be lifted once we are confident that spread of the virus has been controlled & it poses no danger to our country & people.
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I want to once again say that flight restrictions that are in place as a result of India's fight against COVID19 will be lifted once we are confident that spread of the virus has been controlled & it poses no danger to our country & people.
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) April 20, 2020

Since some airlines didn't heed our advisory&opened bookings & started collecting money from flyers,a directive was issued to them on 19 April restraining them from doing so. They were also informed that they'll be given sufficient notice&time to commence bookings: Hardeep Singh Puri

12:56 April 20

Situation especially serious in Indore (MP); Mumbai & Pune (Maharashtra); Jaipur (Rajasthan); and Kolkata, Howrah, Medinipur East, 24 Parganas North, Darjeeling, Kalimpong & Jalpaiguri (West Bengal): Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs

12:56 April 20

5 new COVID-19 positive cases reported from Kalaburagi in the State; the total number of positive cases in the State is 395 including 16 deaths and 111 discharged: Government of Karnataka

12:55 April 20

Newborn baby tested positive for coronavirus in Rajasthan's Nagaur district

"The baby born on Saturday is coronavirus positive. Her mother, father and other family members too are COVID-19 patients," Nagaur chief medical and health officer Dr Sukumar Kashyap said.

12:53 April 20

Robot assists social distancing in Bulandshahr

A bright red robot at the district collectorate here is helping people maintain social distancing and minimise spread of coronavirus by dispensing sanitiser to staff and visitors.

Fitted with sensors, the robot detects human presence and dispenses sanitiser.

12:53 April 20

Official sources tell ANI some field reporters in Mumbai have tested positive for COVID-19.

12:52 April 20

3 more positive patients found in Bihar, total tally at 96

Three more persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bihar, taking the number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 96, an official said.

They came in contact with COVID-19 patients, Health Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar tweeted late on Sunday night.

The three persons - aged 30, 36 and 52 years - hail from Jamapur in Munger districts of the state, he said.

11:15 April 20

2 districts of Uttarakhand corona free, 2 new cases found in Dehradun

Two more positive cases have been found in Dehradun, they are said to have come in contact with Jamaat members from West Bengal.

Total cases in the state have risen to 22. Meanwhile, 9 other have been cured/discharged.

Also, two districts of the state have been declared free from coronavirus.

11:13 April 20

17 more positive cases found in Kanpur

There were 49 active cases here. Now, as per Microbiology dept's report this morning, 17 more positive cases have been found: Dr Ashok Shukla, Kanpur Chief medical officer

11:13 April 20

2,003 total cases in Delhi, death toll at 45

There are 2,003 COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi including 110 positive cases from yesterday. Death toll is 45. 38 patients who died suffered from serious ailments; Rapid tests are most likely to start from today.

11:12 April 20

Departments of Bihar governemnt resume functioning amid lockdown

The departments of Bihar government have resumed functioning with limited staff from today, amid COVID-19 lockdown period.

11:01 April 20

Gujarat reports 108 fresh cases, 4 deaths

108 new cases and four deaths have been reported in Gujarat. With this, the number of total cases in the state has risen to 1851 while the death toll stands at 68.

106 people have been cured/discharged so far.

As of now, 32,204 tests have been conducted in the state.

10:59 April 20

Italy's Roberto Tonizzo, who had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 13 while visiting Varkala of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala, today left for Bengaluru after making a full recovery. He will leave for Italy from there. A car to Bengaluru was arranged for him by the state govt.

He had recovered from COVID-19 on March 26 and was under quarantine till date.

10:59 April 20

Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha secretariats resume functioning today after 30 days with sanitisation of all vehicles at the entry point.

10:58 April 20

Oberoi apartments in Delhi's Civil Lines has been identified as a COVID-19 'containment zone' by Delhi Government, after positive cases were found here.

10:54 April 20

I am glad to share that Manipur is now Corona free.Both patients hv fully recovered and have tested negative.There are no fresh cases of the virus in the state.This has been possible because of cooperation of public &medical staff and strict enforcement of lockdown @PMOIndia
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I am glad to share that Manipur is now Corona free.Both patients hv fully recovered and have tested negative.There are no fresh cases of the virus in the state.This has been possible because of cooperation of public &medical staff and strict enforcement of lockdown @PMOIndia
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I am glad to share that Manipur is now Corona free.Both patients hv fully recovered and have tested negative.There are no fresh cases of the virus in the state.This has been possible because of cooperation of public &medical staff and strict enforcement of lockdown @PMOIndia
— N.Biren Singh (@NBirenSingh) April 19, 2020

Manipur declared corona free

I am glad to share that Manipur is now Corona free. Both patients have fully recovered and have tested negative. There are no fresh cases of the virus in the state: Manipur CM N Biren Singh

10:53 April 20

No more positive case in Poonch district

Poonch doesn't have any COVID-19 positive case. The citizens are following govt directions. The supply of essential items in the district is under control. Ration being supplied to migrant labourers here.

10:52 April 20

COVID-19 positive doctor in Moradabad declared dead

A COVID-19 positive doctor, who was undergoing treatment at Teerthanker Mahaveer University (TMU) medical college, died last night: Moradabad Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr MC Garg

He was in critical condition and was on ventilator for the past several days.

10:52 April 20

Union Home Secy Ajay Bhalla, in a letter dated 19 April 2020, has asked Chief Secretaries of all states/UTs drawing their attention to the guideline that state/UTs govts shall not dilute the guidelines under Disaster Mgmt Act, 2005 in any manner & shall strictly enforce the same.

10:50 April 20

3 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Nagpur

The total number of positive cases in the district is 76.

10:50 April 20

Total tally in Rajasthan stands at 1,495 with 24 deaths

10:49 April 20

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) resumes toll collection on national highways from today.

09:46 April 20

A 62-year-old man from Nagour, admitted at a hospital, died last night. He was also suffering from hypertension: Rajasthan health department

09:45 April 20

Goa new a 'zero coronavirus case' state: Pramod Sawant

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has called Goa a 'Zero coronavirus case' State after the last patient tested negative yesterday. All seven COVID-19 patients in the State have now tested negative for the disease.

09:44 April 20

17 new cases reported in Rajasthan

17 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Rajasthan so far - 1 each in Ajmer, Banswara & Nagour, 2 each in Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur & Kota and 8 in Jaipur. Total of positive cases in the state rises to 1495. Total 24 deaths and 205 recovered in the state.

09:43 April 20

Runaway COVID-19 patient from Jabalpur caught

A COVID-19 positive patient who had escaped from isolation ward of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur, has been caught near Madanpur check post, Narsinghpur. He was earlier arrested under National Security Act & sent to Jabalpur central jail.

09:42 April 20

7 new cases reported in Odisha, total tally at 68

Odisha has reported seven fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of virus cases to 68 in the state, a health and family welfare department official said on Monday.

Of the 951 samples tested on Sunday, seven reported positive, the official said, adding that so far a total of 10,641 samples have been tested in the state.

09:42 April 20

79 locations in India declared as containment zones

A total of 79 areas in the national capital have been identified as containment zones. Visuals from Kapashera where plot No. 1294 in Theke Wali Gali opposite DC Office has also been included in the list.

09:41 April 20

Government of India to Kerala govt- Government of Kerala has circulated revised guidelines for lockdown measures. In its order, Kerala government has allowed opening of activities which are prohibited in the 15th April MHA order: Sources

09:40 April 20

24 people including govt officials tests positive for corona in Andhra's Srikalahasti Temple Town

Out of 24 new corona positive cases reported in Srikalahasti temple town on Sunday, eight are employees of police, municipality and revenue departments.

Taking note of the tensed situation prevailing in the town, District Collector held a high power committee meeting as the red zones were identified.

"On Sunday, 24 corona positive cases were reported in the town. Some of them are from revenue, police, and municipal departments. Now we are shifting them to Tirupati Ruia Hospital and collecting details and samples of their contacts. We have been disinfecting the areas where they reside," Srikalahasti Municipal Commissioner Srikanth said.

Chittoor district collector Narayan Bharat Gupta said the families of eight officers will be sent to quarantine centres.

"We have performed random sampling for all employees working in red zones. We will shift the families of eight employees to quarantine centers. We conducted random sampling across the district, but no front line worker is infected in other areas," he said.

09:05 April 20

1,553 more COVID-19 cases in India, total count reaches 17,265

New Delhi: With 1,553 more COVID-19 cases, India's total number of coronavirus cases has reached 17,265, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.

Out of the total cases, 14,175 cases are active, while 2,547 people have been cured/discharged/migrated and 543 deaths have been reported, as per the ministry.

As many as 36 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state with a total of 4,203 cases. While 507 patients have recovered, 223 deaths have been reported.

Delhi comes next with 2,003 cases, out of which 72 patients have recovered while 45 patients have died.

Rajasthan has confirmed 1,478 cases, out of which 183 people have recovered while 14 patients are dead.

Tamil Nadu has reported 1,477 cases, out of which 411 have recovered and 15 have succumbed to the virus.

Madhya Pradesh has reported 1,407 cases, including 127 patients recovered and 70 patients dead. On the other hand, Uttar Pradesh has 1,084 COVID-19 positive cases.

In Kerala, which reported the country's first COVID-19 case, 402 people have been detected positive for coronavirus.