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Economic Times | 02 Jun, 2020 | 10.06PM IST
Coronavirus Live Updates: Mumbai cases reach 41,986; death toll at 1,368
Total number of cases in India rose to 1,98,706 cases with 5,598 casualties. 95,527 patients have recovered in total, taking recovery rate to 48.07%
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Delhi adds 1298 new cases in 24 hours
Delhi’s #COVID19 case count rises to 22132, with 1298 new cases in the last 24 hrs; total death toll is 556: Delhi… https://t.co/U0nHt589Qf
— ANI (@ANI) 1591115357000Madhya Pradesh reports 137 new cases
- Total number of cases in the state reach 8,420 and death toll at 364.
PM Modi discusses outbreak with US President Trump
Had a warm and productive conversation with my friend President @realDonaldTrump. We discussed his plans for the US… https://t.co/jyQr1PrdXe
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1591112987000Jharkhand reports 37 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 712, with 320 discharged.
West Bengal reports 396 new cases
- The total cases in the state are now at 6,168 with 263 dead.
Meghalaya reports 2 new cases
- Two more residents of Meghalaya who had returned from Uttar Pradesh have tested positive for COVID19.
- Both of them are under quarrantine in Chibinang, West Garo Hills District.
- Total cases in the state now 30
Mumbai reports 1,109 new cases
- The city also reported 49 deaths today.
- Total number of cases reach 41,986 with 1,368 deaths.
Manipur reports 4 new cases
- Total number of cases in the state reach 89.
Uttarakhand cases reaches 1,043
Thane records 397 fresh cases
- At least 397 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday, taking the tally in the region to 9,062, a health official here said.
- Moreover, with 10 COVID-19 patients succumbing to the infection, the toll in the district rose to 283, the official said.
- According to reports from the district administration, most of the latest cases were reported from Thane city and Navi Mumbai civic corporation limits.
Karnataka reports 388 new cases
- The total cases have now reached 3,796.
- Most of the newly reported cases are linked to Maharashtra.
Rajasthan reports 273 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 9,373.
J&K reports 117 more cases
- Total number of cases in the UT reach 2,718.
Haryana reports 296 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 2,652.
In UK, drug trial results expected in early July
- The first results from the world's largest randomised trial of drugs to treat COVID-19 patients could be available in early July, one of the scientists leading the UK-based study called Recovery said on Tuesday.
- The first data from the study, which is testing a selection of existing drugs, is likely to come from a type of steroid called low-dose Dexamethasone and used to reduce inflammation, said Martin Landray, professor of medicine and epidemiology in the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford.
Goa reports 6 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 79, with 57 recovered.
China tests 10 million people; finds 300 asymptomatic cases
- China's aggressive testing of about 10 million people for coronavirus in Wuhan, the first epicentre of the virus outbreak, has not revealed new confirmed COVID-19 cases but 300 asymptomatic carriers, officials said.
- A total of 300 asymptomatic patients were found after 9.89 million people were tested in China's worst-hit city Wuhan with no confirmed COVID-19 cases, the city government said on Tuesday.
- The mass testing was carried out at a cost 900 million yuan (USD126 million), it said.
Punjab reports 41 new cases
- Total number of cases reach 2,342.
West Bengal to set up 15 more hospitals
- Amid the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases following the return of migrant workers, the West Bengal government has decided to set up 15 more dedicated hospitals for coronavirus patients, a senior official said on Tuesday.
- A directive in this regard has already been sent to the state health department, which would soon set the ball rolling for the project, he said.
- Currently, the state has 69 dedicated hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients. Of them, 16 are run by the government and the rest by private entities.
Assam cases cross 1,500-mark
- The number of coronavirus cases in Assam reached 1,513 on Tuesday after 28 more people tested positive for COVID-19, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
- Of the 28 new cases, five returned to the state by air, 12 are from Nagaon, 10 from Golaghat and one from Jorhat district, the minister said.
- Forty persons have been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the disease, he said.
Kerala reports 86 new cases
- The state also reported 1 more death.
- Kerala now has 774 active cases.
Testing lab not needed in every district: Maha govt to HC
- The Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that COVID-19 testing facilities need not be set up in every district, as the outbreak is largely confined to urban or semi-urban areas.
- Besides, hospitals in many districts can not be upgraded quickly enough to set up coronavirus testing labs, it added.
- The reply, by the director of the health services, came in response to a Public Interest Litigation filed by Khalil Wasta.
Nagaland reports 6 new cases
- Nagaland reported six more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of people afflicted with coronavirus in the state to 49, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.
- All new patients had returned to the state from Chennai on May 22 by a Shramik Special train.
- The train brought back 1,328 residents of the state, who were stranded in different parts of Tamil Nadu due to the lockdown.
Tamil Nadu reports 1,091 new cases
- Total number of cases rise to 24,586.
Karnataka allows permission for fresh brewing or production of beer and to sell it in microbreweries as takeaways.
Tamil Nadu government asks beauty parlours and salons to collect details of customers including Aadhaar number, phone number and address
Gujarat: NDRF and police evacuate people from Mendhar and Bhat villages
Gujarat: NDRF and police evacuate people from Mendhar and Bhat villages of Navsari district in view of… https://t.co/8puew8BFK4
— ANI (@ANI) 1591099709000Himachal Pradesh reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number to 345.
Proteins in COVID-19 patients' blood could predict severity of illness, study finds
- These proteins can act as predictive biomarkers for how ill a patient could become with the disease.
- The proteins are present in different levels in COVID-19 patients, depending on the severity of their symptoms.
IIT Roorkee researchers develop anti-microbial nanocoating system for PPE to tackle COVID-19
- It will be helpful for reducing the transmission risk of COVID-19.
- This coating has been tested to effectively kill pathogens within 10-15 minutes.
Delhi returnee tests positive in Arunachal Pradesh
- A 36-year-old woman who had returned to Arunachal Pradesh from Delhi tested positive for COVID-19
- With this, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the state rose to 23, including 22 active cases
Latest from Health Ministry:
- India's COVID-19 case fatality rate per lakh population is 0.41 as against 4.9 pc globally.
- 73 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in India are of people with comorbidities.
- 14 countries with cumulative population almost equal to India have reported 55.2 times more deaths.
- No under-reporting; states doing causality assessment and attributing cause of death accordingly.
- 1.20 lakh samples are being tested for COVID-19 on an average per day.
- Our preventive measures to curtail COVID-19 have been very effective; we are very far-away from the peak.
The total number of COVID19 positive cases in the state is 1513 including 1182 active cases, 324 discharged and 4 deaths.
- Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Gilead's next step on coronavirus: inhaled remdesivir, other easier-to-use versions
- Gilead Sciences Inc is developing easier-to-administer versions of remdesivir.
- Remdesivir is the only drug so far that has been shown to help patients with COVID-19.
- Gilead and other companies are looking for ways to make it work better.
Amid pandemic, crypto crime surges in first 5 months: CipherTrace
Losses from cryptocurrency thefts, hacks, and frauds soared to nearly $1.4 billion from the beginning of the year until the end of May.
We have asked all states to analyse the trajectory of the cases in their respective states. If a state thinks that it needs to set up temporary COVID19 care centres then it must do so: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry
1.20 lakh samples being tested for COVID-19 on an average per day; at present there are 476 government, 205 private labs testing for virus.
- ICMR
3,708 COVID-19 patients cured in last 24 hours; 95,527 patients have recovered in all taking recovery rate to 48.07 per cent: Health Ministry
13 people in Lt Governor Anil Baijal's office and six Delhi government officials test positive for COVID-19: Sources
10% of India's population accounts for 50% of India's COVID19 linked deaths: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry
10% of India's population accounts for 50% of India's COVID19 linked deaths
10% of India's population accounts for 50% of India's COVID19 linked deaths: Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health M… https://t.co/tbWQcEwHlH
— ANI (@ANI) 1591094322000Our fatality rate is 2.82%, lowest in the world.
- Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry
25 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Mumbai's Dharavi area today; the total number of positive cases in the area rises to 1830, death toll stands at 71: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Till now, 95,527 COVID-19 patients have recovered. The recovery rate is now 48.07%
- Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry
Complaint filed over fake message about community transmission of COVID-19 in Goa: Vishwajit Rane
Special train with over 1,200 workers leaves Indore for West Bengal
Shops open in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar market
Shops open in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar market; shopkeepers say, "We will follow all govt guidelines of social distancin… https://t.co/5f3llBGvou
— ANI (@ANI) 1591091346000Singapore reports 544 new COVID-19 cases; phase 1 of reopening begins
As per the alert issued by India Meteorological Department, there is possibility that Cyclone Nisarga may hit Navsari area tonight or by morning of 4th June; all required measures have been taken.
- Ardra Agarwal, District Collector, Navsari
India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues orange alert:
India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues orange alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasargod dis… https://t.co/WB7dRK1UWy
— ANI (@ANI) 1591088319000China's Wuhan finds no new COVID-19 cases in city-wide testing
- No new cases were found and 300 asymptomatic cases were found in city-wide testing that began in mid-May.
- The city launched its ambitious campaign on May 14, testing 9.9 million people.
- Officials told reporters in a briefing, saying that the asymptomatic cases were found to be not infectious.
- China does not count asymptomatic cases.
Malaysia reports 20 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths
Uttarakhand reports 41 new COVID-19 positive cases; the total number of cases in the state rises to 999. Death toll is at 7: State Health Department
Cyclone Nisarga: More than 20 NDRF teams deployed in Maharashtra, Gujarat
- As Nisarga is likely to turn into a 'severe cyclonic storm' in the next 24 hours, several teams of the NDRF have been deployed.
- As per the prevailing situation, the NDRF has deployed 10 teams in Maharashtra and 11 in Gujarat.
- Gujarat has asked for five more teams so we will soon airlift the personnel from Bhatinda, Chandigarh.
Indonesia reports 609 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths
Coronavirus break could prolong my career by "a year or two" , says Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson
- Anderson, who is in the twilight of his career, said the break could lead to something good for him.
- "It (the break) could just add on a year or two at the end of my career," Anderson said on the BBC podcast 'Tailenders'.
UK Covid-19 death toll hits 49,646, including suspected cases.
West Bengal government scouting for partners to boost online liquor sale
'Delhi Corona' app launched, to give info about bed availability
Pakistan reports 3,938 new COVID-19 cases, death toll reaches 1,621
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