COVID-19 tally in India crosses 1.73 lakh-mark, nearly 5,000 deaths; highest spike of 7,964 cases in 24 hours
Posted on 30th May 2020 |
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The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in India crossed the 1.73 lakh-mark on Monday, while the death toll neared the 5,000-mark as well. At 9:30 AM on this day, the COVID-19 tally in the country has reached 1,73,763 cases, which includes 86,422 active cases; 82,370 cured, discharged, or migrated patients, and 4,971 deaths.
According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, as many as 7,964 new COVID-19 cases and 265 deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, marking a significant spike. In fact, this is the highest spike in India's COVID-19 tally so far.
Maharashtra continues to be the epicenter of the coronavirus spread where the number of cases has witnessed an even large spike recently. According to the Health Ministry, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases with 62,228 positive cases of infection and 2,098 deaths.
Notably, Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, has become the hotbed of the coronavirus spread in the state where the number of cases is closing in on the 37,000-mark and the death toll has crossed the 1,170-mark as well. At 11 AM on this day, the COVID-19 tally in Mumbai showed 36,932 cases and 1,173 deaths.
One of the real challenges in Mumbai is controlling the disease contamination in Asia's biggest slum -- Dharavi, which is an extremely densely-populated region.
Maharashtra is followed by Tamil Nadu with 20,246 cases, which overtook Delhi due to a recent massive spike in the number of cases. The national capital is third on the list with 17,386 cases.
After Delhi comes Gujarat, where the COVID-19 figure stands at 15,944 with 8,611 patients recovered and 980 fatalities. Rajasthan has reported 8,365 cases of which 5,244 have recovered and 184 patients are dead.
Madhya Pradesh has reported 7,645 positive cases so far of which 4,269 patients have recovered and 334 patients have lost their lives due to the virus. In Uttar Pradesh, as many as 7,445 people have confirmed COVID-19, of which 4,410 recovered and 201 people succumbed to it.
In Kerala, which reported the country's first COVID-19 case, 1,151 people have been detected positive for coronavirus so far.
Over the major part of the last week, the country marked significant and consecutive highest jumps in the COVID-19 tally.
Interestingly, even though the virus tally continues to spike, new guidelines issued by the central government pertaining to Lockdown 4.0 remain enforced. Several restrictions have been lifted, which includes permitting transport services, reopening of shops, and resuming online shopping. According to the central government's most recent order, all activities, except the ones "specifically prohibited", will be allowed in green, orange, red, and buffer zones, which continue to be classified by the States/UTs and district authorities.
All domestic flights are also set to resume in India from today, while international flights are to start soon as well, the central government has informed as part of its gradual reboot of air travel services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.
It is now increasingly becoming likely that India, although well into the fourth phase of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-necessitated nationwide lockdown, is quickly becoming one of the biggest COVID-19 hotspots in the world. |
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Gold prices slump to Rs 48,900 per 10 gm, Silver rallying at Rs 51,950 a kg
Posted on 11th July 2020 |
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Gold prices on Saturday fell to Rs 48,900 from Rs 49,100 per 10 gram, while silver climbed to Rs 51,950 from Rs 51,900 per kilogram, according to Good Returns website.
Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges. |
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Facebook plans to ban political ads before US Presidential election: Report
Posted on 11th July 2020 |
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Facing intense criticism from all quarters, Facebook is planning to ban political ads on its platform like Twitter does as the US inches closer towards the presidential election in November, the media reported on Saturday.
According to a report in CNN Business citing sources, the potential ban on political ads to reduce the spread of disinformation has been under consideration since last fall. |
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RIL closes four Jio stake sale deals, receives Rs 30,062 cr from investors
Posted on 11th July 2020 |
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After Facebook Inc, Reliance Industries has closed deals to sell a minority stake in its digital arm to four other investors, receiving a total of over Rs 30,062 crore.
In a regulatory filing, Reliance said it has closed the sale of 6.13 per cent stake in Jio Platforms with L Catterton, The Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake and General Atlantic. |
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Kolkata: Eden Gardens to be used as COVID-19 quarantine facility for police personnel
Posted on 11th July 2020 |
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Kolkata Police can now use the galleries of Eden Gardens stadium as a makeshift quarantine facility, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Friday said.
A meeting at Kolkata Police Headquarter, Lal Bazaar, took place at the Chamber of Special Commissioner Jawed Shamim. It was attended by CAB president Avishek Dalmiya. |
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India sees 27,114 new coronavirus cases, tally crosses 8 lakh-mark
Posted on 11th July 2020 |
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In another highest single-day spike of coronavirus cases, India on Saturday reported 27,114 new cases in the last 24 hours. As many as 519 deaths were reported during this period.
With this, the country's total count has crossed the eight lakh-mark.
The total number of positive cases in the country stands at 8,20,916, including 2,83,407 active cases, 5,15,386 cured/discharged/migrated and 22,123 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. |
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