TIMES OF INDIA

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 08, 2020, 17:17:29 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Covid live: 'Recovery rate at 29.36%, no positive case in 216 districts'

The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,886 and the number of cases climbed to 56,342 in the country today, registering an increase of 103 deaths and 3,390 cases in the last 24 hours. The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 37,916. While 16,539 people have recovered, one patient has migrated. Stay here for all live updates

17:17 (IST), May 08

CBSE to conduct pending Class 10, 12 board exams from July 1 to 15: HRD ministry

17:11 (IST), May 08

ICMR will conduct clinical trial to assess safety, efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in 21 hospitals: Health ministry

17:03 (IST), May 08

5,231 railway coaches converted into Covid Care Centres, will be placed at 215 stations and used to treat mild, very mild cases: Govt

16:56 (IST), May 08

Killing of migrant workers on railway tracks in Aurangabad an unfortunate incident: Home ministry

16:45 (IST), May 08

If we follow dos and don'ts, we may not reach peak in number of Covid-19 cases and our curve may remain flat: Health ministry

16:24 (IST), May 08

In 216 districts in the country no positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected. In 42 districts no new cases have been detected in the last 28 days: Health ministry

16:21 (IST), May 08

The recovery percentage is now 29.36%. Till now, 16,540 patients have been cured and 37,916 patients are under active medical supervision: Health ministry

16:16 (IST), May 08

3390 new Covid cases and and 1,273 recovered in the last 24 hours : Health ministry

16:10 (IST), May 08

Railways has run 222 Shramik Special Trains for movement of stranded persons, more than 2.5 lakh people have made use of this facility so far: MHA

16:03 (IST), May 08

Gautam Buddh Nagar reports first death due to Covid-19

15:47 (IST), May 08

Migrants gather at New Delhi Railway station

15:23 (IST), May 08

The second special train with 1301 migrant labourers left Mohali Railway Station at 10 am today for Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh: Mohali District Public Relations Office

14:54 (IST), May 08

No new positive case has been reported in Uttarakhand today till 2 pm, for the 4th consecutive day. Total number of positive cases of Covid-19 stands at 61 with only 1 death. Active cases remain 15 in the state: State Health Department

14:50 (IST), May 08

Rajasthan: Sixty four more persons were tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday taking the total positive cases to 3,491.

14:50 (IST), May 08

In many places across Delhi-NCR doctors and health workers are being asked to stay at their work places and not return to their homes. This kind of behaviour brings down morale of doctors and health workers: Dr. Adarsh Pratap Singh, President, Resident Doctors Association, AIIMS, Delhi

Doctors and health workers are facing additional stress as they have to apply for passes to commute from Ghaziabad, Noida and Haryana to hospitals in Delhi. We have requested Central govt to allow movement of health workers across borders at presentation of ID cards: President RDA, AIIMS

14:42 (IST), May 08

All university students in Maharashtra, except those in the final year, will be promoted to the next class without examination due to Covid-19 lockdown. The final year examinations will be held in July: State Higher & Technical Education Minister Uday Samant

14:35 (IST), May 08

Our government welcomes all sorts of suggestions from opposition but it should be constructive and substantial. Rahul Gandhi might not have known facts which is his usual tendency,without knowing and understanding facts he comes in front of media: BJP leader Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi

14:28 (IST), May 08

Covid-19: Death toll in Indore rises to 86, number of cases climbs to 1,727

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