Coronavirus Live Updates: Delhi govt dedicates two hospitals with 2500 beds for only COVID-19 patients

The data released by the Maharashtra government put the number of affected people at 747 and the death toll 45.


Representational image

The number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in India crossed 4,000 on Monday with 109 recorded deaths, the government data showed. 

As per data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 291 people have been cured of the disease and discharged.

With 690 cases and 45 deaths, Maharashtra Delhi is the most affected state in the country, followed by Delhi (503 cases, 7 deaths), Tamil Nadu (571 cases, 5 deaths), Telanagana (321 cases, 7 deaths) and Kerala (314 cases, 2 deaths), according to the data by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

The data released by the Maharashtra government, however, put the number of affected people at 748 with 45 more cases being reported late in the evening from the state. As many as 112 persons were confirmed to have coronavirus infection in Maharashtra on Saturday, a health official said.

The death toll due to coronavirus in the state also rose to 45, with 13 deaths being recorded on Sunday. Of these 13 deceased, 11 had no international travel history, an official said.

"But all of them were suffering either from diabetes, hypertension or some other pre-existing illness," the official said.

Here are the Live Updates: 

17:00 IST Monday, 6 April 2020

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy today held a review of COVID19 situation in the state and measures being taken to contain its spread.

15:16 IST Monday, 6 April 2020

Delhi Government has decided that Lok Nayak Hospital (that includes GB Pant Hospital) with a capacity of 2000 beds & Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital that can accommodate 450 beds will now be dedicated for coronavirus cases only.

13:22 IST Monday, 6 April 2020

Inauguration ceremony of a 500-bed exclusive COVID19 hospital in Odisha's Bhubaneswar was done via video-conferencing today. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan joined in the video conferencing.

13:20 IST Monday, 6 April 2020

8 members of Tablighi Jamaat who had attended the #NizamuddinMarkaz event in Delhi have tested positive for COVID19 in Khairabad. 7 of them are Bangladeshis & 1 is from Maharashtra, they will be shifted to a hospital: Alok Verma, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Sitapur

9:41 IST Monday, 6 April 2020

32 deaths, 693 new cases recorded in last 24 hours

9:30 IST Monday, 6 April 2020

State wise COVID-19 data (Source: Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)

S. No. Name of State / UT Total Confirmed cases (Including 66 foreign Nationals) Cured/Discharged/
Migrated
Death
1 Andhra Pradesh 226 1 3
2 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 10 0 0
3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 0 0
4 Assam 26 0 0
5 Bihar 30 0 1
6 Chandigarh 18 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 9 3 0
8 Delhi 503 18 7
9 Goa 7 0 0
10 Gujarat 122 18 11
11 Haryana 84 25 1
12 Himachal Pradesh 13 1 1
13 Jammu and Kashmir 106 4 2
14 Jharkhand 3 0 0
15 Karnataka 151 12 4
16 Kerala 314 55 2
17 Ladakh 14 10 0
18 Madhya Pradesh 165 0 9
19 Maharashtra 690 42 45
20 Manipur 2 0 0
21 Mizoram 1 0 0
22 Odisha 21 2 0
23 Puducherry 5 1 0
24 Punjab 68 4 6
25 Rajasthan 253 21 0
26 Tamil Nadu 571 8 5
27 Telangana 321 34 7
28 Uttarakhand 26 4 0
29 Uttar Pradesh 227 19 2
30 West Bengal 80 10 3
Total number of confirmed cases in India 4067* 292 109

9:28 IST Monday, 6 April 2020

Total cases in India 4,067, death toll 109

Active Cases: 3666

Cured: 291

Death: 109

7:28 IST Monday, 6 April 2020

No. of cases in Maharashtra: 748

Death toll in Maharashtra: 46