2,347 new positive COVID-19 cases & 63 deaths reported today in the state. Total 33,053 positive cases have been detected in the state til date. 600 patients discharged today, total 7688 patients have been discharged till now: Maharashtra Health Department
With largest single-day spike of 2,347 cases, COVID-19 tally in Maharashtra crosses 33k mark
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20:32 May 17
20:31 May 17
62 more COVID-19 cases reported in J&K, 16 from Jammu division & 46 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases in the Union Territory (UT) is now at 1183, including 595 active cases, 575 recovered, & 13 deaths: UT Government
20:31 May 17
Total 910 positive COVID-19 cases & 14 deaths have been reported till date in Haryana. 562 patients have been cured/discharged till now: Haryana Health Department
20:30 May 17
Tamil Nadu reports 693 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
As many as 639 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the total count in the State to 11,224.
"A total of 639 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. With this, the total number of positive cases in the state has spiked to 11,224," read an official statement issued by the Health Department.
There are 6,971 active cases and 78 deaths as per the latest update.
19:55 May 17
44 more COVID-19 cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai. Total number of cases in the area rises to 1242, including 56 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
19:54 May 17
In light of the extension of lockdown issued by the government, metro services will remain closed for commuters till 31st May. Our helpline services '155370' shall also not be available: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
19:54 May 17
Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home till 31st May, except for essential and health purposes: MHA
19:54 May 17
District authorities have been asked to advise individuals to install the Aarogya Setu application on compatible mobile phones & regularly update their health status on the app. This will facilitate timely provision of medical attention to those individuals who are at risk: MHA
19:53 May 17
18 fresh positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported today in Punjab, taking the total positive cases to 1964. Total active cases in state rise to 536. 1366 people have been cured while 35 have died: State Health Department
19:53 May 17
639 new COVID-19 cases & 4 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today, taking the total number of cases to 11,224. There are 6971 active cases in the state now. Death toll stands at 78: State Health Department
19:52 May 17
Nationwide lockdown extended till May 31
18:20 May 17
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) also directs National Executive Committee (NEC) to issue modifications in the guidelines, as necessary keeping in view the need to open up economic activities while containing the spread of COVID-19.
18:18 May 17
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) recommends Ministries/ Departments of Government of India, State Governments and State Authorities to continue the lockdown measures up to 31st May 2020.
18:10 May 17
Government of Karnataka extends COVID-19 lockdown in the state for 2 more days, i.e. till 19th May midnight. The guidelines and norms as followed during coronavirus lockdown 3 will remain in place till 19th midnight or till further notice.
18:09 May 17
Second case reported in Rashtrapati, ass Commissioner of Police tests positive
18:09 May 17
No fresh advisory on lockdown received from Centre; West Bengal to continue status quo with same arrangements: Home Department
18:09 May 17
1 new positive case of COVID-19 reported in the state today. Total number of positive cases rises to 78 including 31 active, 40 recovered and 3 deaths: Himachal Pradesh Health Department
18:08 May 17
143 Afghan nationals, who were stranded in Pune due to lockdown, flown back to Kabul in special flight: Official
18:01 May 17
58 new COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar today, of which 56 are from Patna. The total number of cases in the state stands at 1251 now: Bihar Principal Health Secretary Sanjay Kumar
18:01 May 17
Air India issues clarification regarding news on the resumption of domestic flights by Air India. Says, "Air India flight bookings are currently closed & will resume after receipt of directions from Government of India".
18:01 May 17
With 14 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala today, the number of active cases in the state rises to 101 now: Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan
18:01 May 17
1,000 buses are being operated by state govt every day for migrant workers. We are trying that no migrant worker has to walk back to his/her home town. Efforts are being made to bring back all the migrant workers of the state: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
18:01 May 17
Delhi reported 19 coronavirus deaths and 422 infections on Sunday, taking the total to 148 fatalities and 9,755 cases, authorities said.
The Delhi Health Department said the cumulative death figures refers to fatalities where the primary cause of death was found to be COVID-19 as per the report of the Death Audit Committee on the basis of case sheets received from various hospitals.
18:00 May 17
Seven Pakistani migrants, including four women, residing in Pratapnagar area of this city have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last three days, NGO Universal Just Action Society (UJAS) said on Sunday.
These seven Hindu migrants, all of whom have got Indian citizenship, were admitted to a hospital and their family members placed in institutional quarantine in Kuri, a volunteer of the NGO said.
18:00 May 17
Over 3,550 inmates, including 300 lodged in detention camps, have been released from jails across Assam since March to decongest the prisons in the wake of novel Coronavirus pandemic, a senior official said on Sunday.
18:00 May 17
The body of a COVID-19 victim was lying unattended at a bus station in Ahmedabad's Danilimda locality and the deceased's kin have blamed the hospital staff and police for the shocking incident.
15:32 May 17
10 COVID-19 cases reported among Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the last 24 hours.
All of them are under treatment at designated COVID-19 health care hospitals. Since yesterday, 13 (all from Delhi) personnel who had tested positive earlier, have been discharged: BSF
15:31 May 17
123 COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan today, as of 2 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5083, including 1963 active cases & 128 deaths: State Health Department
15:30 May 17
1 more COVID-19 case reported in Uttarakhand today, in Dehradun district. Total number of cases in the state is now at 92, including 52 recovered, 39 active cases & 1 death: State Health Department
15:30 May 17
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday said 'eight to ten' passengers who alighted from the Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram special train at Madgaon have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and this is apart from the three who were detected with the infection on Saturday.
After the death of an inmate in Agra Central Jail due to COVID-19, the Uttar Pradesh Prison Administration and Reform Department has started random testing of samples for coronavirus in all the prisons of the state, a senior official said on Sunday.
15:29 May 17
Tamil Nadu becomes third state to extend lockdown till May 31
13:51 May 17
State governments of Punjab, Maharashtra extend lockdown till May 31
13:50 May 17
1,206 police personnel have been infected with COVID-19 across the state till now, with 66 new cases reported in last 24 hours including 912 active cases, 283 recovered, and 11 fatalities: Maharashtra Police
13:50 May 17
422 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours; the total number of positive cases in Delhi is now 9755: Delhi Health Department
13:50 May 17
With the spike of 54 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported today in Karnataka, the total number of positive cases rise to 1146. Total number of active cases stands at 611 with 497 discharges and 37 fatalities: State Health Department
13:49 May 17
The Goa Central Jail has granted parole to 44 prisoners, including four women, since the lockdown came into force in the coastal state, an official said on Sunday.
13:48 May 17
With 2 new cases in Balod, active cases in Chhattisgarh climbs to 11
12:03 May 17
25 new cases reported in Andhra Pradesh; tally soars to 2230; death toll at 50
25 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2230 out of which 747 cases are active. 50 people have lost their lives due to the infection so far: Andhra Pradesh Health Department
12:03 May 17
A woman who returned to Goa on a special train from Delhi yesterday has tested positive for COVID-19 during rapid testing. so far, 3 passengers who have returned from Delhi have tested positive; 56 more tests underway: Government of Goa
12:02 May 17
Odisha reported two more COVID-19 deaths, taking the total number of virus fatalities in the state to five, an official of the health department said on Sunday.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the state rose to 828, with 91 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours, the official said.
10:22 May 17
At least 33 more people, including a 65-year-old woman, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, raising the total count in the state to 1,178, a top health department official said.
10:21 May 17
Two people die of coronavirus in Rajasthan, 70 fresh cases
Rajasthan recorded two deaths due to coronavirus and 70 positive cases of the virus on Sunday, an official said.
The deaths were reported from Jaipur, taking the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state to 128.
09:30 May 17
Out of the 1487 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 29 are positive: King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow
09:25 May 17
Jharkhand CM Soren thanks TATA TRUSTS for its assistance
Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRI) of TATA TRUSTS on May 16 joined hands with the Jharkhand government on fight against COVID-19.
It gave 8,400 PPE kits and other health protection equipments to the Government.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren thanked the TRI for its assistance during the time of pandemic.
TRI officially joined hands to provide PPE Kits (8400), Gloves (87438 pairs), Triple-Layer Masks (72338), Kits for SHG leaders and PRI members (5000) and Dry Ration Kits for PVTG (10000) on ground.
09:25 May 17
Over 13,000 people have returned under Mission Vande Bharat so far: Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on Saturday, said that over 13,000 people have returned to India under the first phase of the Vande Bharat mission.
"More than 13,000 people have already returned on various flights under Mission Vande Bharat so far. Today, 812 citizens have returned on Air India and AirIndia Express flights from Newark, London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. More flights continue," Puri wrote on Twitter.
Vande Bharat Mission, which started on May 7 to bring back stranded Indian nationals back home from other countries, initiated its second phase of the operation from Saturday (May 16) by sending three Air India flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
09:25 May 17
Death toll due to COVID-19 in Indore touch 100
Ninety-two people tested positive for COVID-19 in Indore on Saturday, while the total number of deaths due to coronavirus in the district reached 100.
According to Praveen Jadia, Indore Chief Medical Health Officer (CMHO), 92 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Indore district on Saturday; taking the total number of positive cases to 2470.
The death toll increased to 100 after one death was reported on Saturday, the CMHO stated.
19 COVID-19 patients were discharged on Saturday after they recovered.
09:19 May 17
One more COVID-19 case in Goa; state tally rises to 16
A woman passenger who travelled to Goa in a Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani train on Saturday has tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 16, a health official said on Sunday.
09:19 May 17
WHO says 8 COVID-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trial
A total of eight vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are in the clinical trial while another 110 are in various stages of development across the globe, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) data.
As governments around the world scramble to curb the contagion, pharmaceutical companies and health institutes in countries like United States, China, and Germany are leading the development to combat the virus, South China Morning Post reported.
As things stand, several countries like the US, and China have even announced tentative dates by when they plan to get a vaccine ready.
09:12 May 17
New Delhi: With the highest-ever spike of close to 5,000 cases in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 count in India has crossed 90,000 on Sunday.
With an increase of 4,987 COVID-19 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, the count has reached 90,927, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The total number of active cases in the country stands at 53,946 today, while 2,872 deaths have been recorded due to the infection so far, with one patient having migrated. 120 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
However, on the positive side, close to 4,000 patients have also been cured and discharged in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of cured patients to 34,108.
With 30,706 confirmed cases, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected by the infection in the country.
It is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, with 10,988 and 10,585 cases, respectively.
The national capital, with 9,333 cases, is also one of the regions which is badly affected by the infection.
Inputs from ANI, PTI and IANS
20:32 May 17
2,347 new positive COVID-19 cases & 63 deaths reported today in the state. Total 33,053 positive cases have been detected in the state til date. 600 patients discharged today, total 7688 patients have been discharged till now: Maharashtra Health Department
20:31 May 17
62 more COVID-19 cases reported in J&K, 16 from Jammu division & 46 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases in the Union Territory (UT) is now at 1183, including 595 active cases, 575 recovered, & 13 deaths: UT Government
20:31 May 17
Total 910 positive COVID-19 cases & 14 deaths have been reported till date in Haryana. 562 patients have been cured/discharged till now: Haryana Health Department
20:30 May 17
Tamil Nadu reports 693 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
As many as 639 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu, taking the total count in the State to 11,224.
"A total of 639 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths have been reported in Tamil Nadu today. With this, the total number of positive cases in the state has spiked to 11,224," read an official statement issued by the Health Department.
There are 6,971 active cases and 78 deaths as per the latest update.
19:55 May 17
44 more COVID-19 cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai. Total number of cases in the area rises to 1242, including 56 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
19:54 May 17
In light of the extension of lockdown issued by the government, metro services will remain closed for commuters till 31st May. Our helpline services '155370' shall also not be available: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
19:54 May 17
Persons above 65 years of age, persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, and children below the age of 10 years, shall stay at home till 31st May, except for essential and health purposes: MHA
19:54 May 17
District authorities have been asked to advise individuals to install the Aarogya Setu application on compatible mobile phones & regularly update their health status on the app. This will facilitate timely provision of medical attention to those individuals who are at risk: MHA
19:53 May 17
18 fresh positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported today in Punjab, taking the total positive cases to 1964. Total active cases in state rise to 536. 1366 people have been cured while 35 have died: State Health Department
19:53 May 17
639 new COVID-19 cases & 4 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today, taking the total number of cases to 11,224. There are 6971 active cases in the state now. Death toll stands at 78: State Health Department
19:52 May 17
Nationwide lockdown extended till May 31
18:20 May 17
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) also directs National Executive Committee (NEC) to issue modifications in the guidelines, as necessary keeping in view the need to open up economic activities while containing the spread of COVID-19.
18:18 May 17
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) recommends Ministries/ Departments of Government of India, State Governments and State Authorities to continue the lockdown measures up to 31st May 2020.
18:10 May 17
Government of Karnataka extends COVID-19 lockdown in the state for 2 more days, i.e. till 19th May midnight. The guidelines and norms as followed during coronavirus lockdown 3 will remain in place till 19th midnight or till further notice.
18:09 May 17
Second case reported in Rashtrapati, ass Commissioner of Police tests positive
18:09 May 17
No fresh advisory on lockdown received from Centre; West Bengal to continue status quo with same arrangements: Home Department
18:09 May 17
1 new positive case of COVID-19 reported in the state today. Total number of positive cases rises to 78 including 31 active, 40 recovered and 3 deaths: Himachal Pradesh Health Department
18:08 May 17
143 Afghan nationals, who were stranded in Pune due to lockdown, flown back to Kabul in special flight: Official
18:01 May 17
58 new COVID-19 cases reported in Bihar today, of which 56 are from Patna. The total number of cases in the state stands at 1251 now: Bihar Principal Health Secretary Sanjay Kumar
18:01 May 17
Air India issues clarification regarding news on the resumption of domestic flights by Air India. Says, "Air India flight bookings are currently closed & will resume after receipt of directions from Government of India".
18:01 May 17
With 14 new COVID-19 cases in Kerala today, the number of active cases in the state rises to 101 now: Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan
18:01 May 17
1,000 buses are being operated by state govt every day for migrant workers. We are trying that no migrant worker has to walk back to his/her home town. Efforts are being made to bring back all the migrant workers of the state: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
18:01 May 17
Delhi reported 19 coronavirus deaths and 422 infections on Sunday, taking the total to 148 fatalities and 9,755 cases, authorities said.
The Delhi Health Department said the cumulative death figures refers to fatalities where the primary cause of death was found to be COVID-19 as per the report of the Death Audit Committee on the basis of case sheets received from various hospitals.
18:00 May 17
Seven Pakistani migrants, including four women, residing in Pratapnagar area of this city have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last three days, NGO Universal Just Action Society (UJAS) said on Sunday.
These seven Hindu migrants, all of whom have got Indian citizenship, were admitted to a hospital and their family members placed in institutional quarantine in Kuri, a volunteer of the NGO said.
18:00 May 17
Over 3,550 inmates, including 300 lodged in detention camps, have been released from jails across Assam since March to decongest the prisons in the wake of novel Coronavirus pandemic, a senior official said on Sunday.
18:00 May 17
The body of a COVID-19 victim was lying unattended at a bus station in Ahmedabad's Danilimda locality and the deceased's kin have blamed the hospital staff and police for the shocking incident.
15:32 May 17
10 COVID-19 cases reported among Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in the last 24 hours.
All of them are under treatment at designated COVID-19 health care hospitals. Since yesterday, 13 (all from Delhi) personnel who had tested positive earlier, have been discharged: BSF
15:31 May 17
123 COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan today, as of 2 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5083, including 1963 active cases & 128 deaths: State Health Department
15:30 May 17
1 more COVID-19 case reported in Uttarakhand today, in Dehradun district. Total number of cases in the state is now at 92, including 52 recovered, 39 active cases & 1 death: State Health Department
15:30 May 17
Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday said 'eight to ten' passengers who alighted from the Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram special train at Madgaon have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and this is apart from the three who were detected with the infection on Saturday.
After the death of an inmate in Agra Central Jail due to COVID-19, the Uttar Pradesh Prison Administration and Reform Department has started random testing of samples for coronavirus in all the prisons of the state, a senior official said on Sunday.
15:29 May 17
Tamil Nadu becomes third state to extend lockdown till May 31
13:51 May 17
State governments of Punjab, Maharashtra extend lockdown till May 31
13:50 May 17
1,206 police personnel have been infected with COVID-19 across the state till now, with 66 new cases reported in last 24 hours including 912 active cases, 283 recovered, and 11 fatalities: Maharashtra Police
13:50 May 17
422 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours; the total number of positive cases in Delhi is now 9755: Delhi Health Department
13:50 May 17
With the spike of 54 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported today in Karnataka, the total number of positive cases rise to 1146. Total number of active cases stands at 611 with 497 discharges and 37 fatalities: State Health Department
13:49 May 17
The Goa Central Jail has granted parole to 44 prisoners, including four women, since the lockdown came into force in the coastal state, an official said on Sunday.
13:48 May 17
With 2 new cases in Balod, active cases in Chhattisgarh climbs to 11
12:03 May 17
25 new cases reported in Andhra Pradesh; tally soars to 2230; death toll at 50
25 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 2230 out of which 747 cases are active. 50 people have lost their lives due to the infection so far: Andhra Pradesh Health Department
12:03 May 17
A woman who returned to Goa on a special train from Delhi yesterday has tested positive for COVID-19 during rapid testing. so far, 3 passengers who have returned from Delhi have tested positive; 56 more tests underway: Government of Goa
12:02 May 17
Odisha reported two more COVID-19 deaths, taking the total number of virus fatalities in the state to five, an official of the health department said on Sunday.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the state rose to 828, with 91 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours, the official said.
10:22 May 17
At least 33 more people, including a 65-year-old woman, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, raising the total count in the state to 1,178, a top health department official said.
10:21 May 17
Two people die of coronavirus in Rajasthan, 70 fresh cases
Rajasthan recorded two deaths due to coronavirus and 70 positive cases of the virus on Sunday, an official said.
The deaths were reported from Jaipur, taking the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the state to 128.
09:30 May 17
Out of the 1487 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 29 are positive: King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow
09:25 May 17
Jharkhand CM Soren thanks TATA TRUSTS for its assistance
Transforming Rural India Foundation (TRI) of TATA TRUSTS on May 16 joined hands with the Jharkhand government on fight against COVID-19.
It gave 8,400 PPE kits and other health protection equipments to the Government.
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren thanked the TRI for its assistance during the time of pandemic.
TRI officially joined hands to provide PPE Kits (8400), Gloves (87438 pairs), Triple-Layer Masks (72338), Kits for SHG leaders and PRI members (5000) and Dry Ration Kits for PVTG (10000) on ground.
09:25 May 17
Over 13,000 people have returned under Mission Vande Bharat so far: Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on Saturday, said that over 13,000 people have returned to India under the first phase of the Vande Bharat mission.
"More than 13,000 people have already returned on various flights under Mission Vande Bharat so far. Today, 812 citizens have returned on Air India and AirIndia Express flights from Newark, London, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. More flights continue," Puri wrote on Twitter.
Vande Bharat Mission, which started on May 7 to bring back stranded Indian nationals back home from other countries, initiated its second phase of the operation from Saturday (May 16) by sending three Air India flights to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
09:25 May 17
Death toll due to COVID-19 in Indore touch 100
Ninety-two people tested positive for COVID-19 in Indore on Saturday, while the total number of deaths due to coronavirus in the district reached 100.
According to Praveen Jadia, Indore Chief Medical Health Officer (CMHO), 92 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Indore district on Saturday; taking the total number of positive cases to 2470.
The death toll increased to 100 after one death was reported on Saturday, the CMHO stated.
19 COVID-19 patients were discharged on Saturday after they recovered.
09:19 May 17
One more COVID-19 case in Goa; state tally rises to 16
A woman passenger who travelled to Goa in a Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani train on Saturday has tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of such cases in the state to 16, a health official said on Sunday.
09:19 May 17
WHO says 8 COVID-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trial
A total of eight vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are in the clinical trial while another 110 are in various stages of development across the globe, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) data.
As governments around the world scramble to curb the contagion, pharmaceutical companies and health institutes in countries like United States, China, and Germany are leading the development to combat the virus, South China Morning Post reported.
As things stand, several countries like the US, and China have even announced tentative dates by when they plan to get a vaccine ready.
09:12 May 17
New Delhi: With the highest-ever spike of close to 5,000 cases in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 count in India has crossed 90,000 on Sunday.
With an increase of 4,987 COVID-19 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, the count has reached 90,927, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The total number of active cases in the country stands at 53,946 today, while 2,872 deaths have been recorded due to the infection so far, with one patient having migrated. 120 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
However, on the positive side, close to 4,000 patients have also been cured and discharged in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of cured patients to 34,108.
With 30,706 confirmed cases, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected by the infection in the country.
It is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, with 10,988 and 10,585 cases, respectively.
The national capital, with 9,333 cases, is also one of the regions which is badly affected by the infection.
Inputs from ANI, PTI and IANS
Last Updated : May 17, 2020, 8:40 PM IST
