Coronavirus Live Updates: India registered a recorded spike of nearly 9,000 new cases on Wednesday.
Coronavirus Live Updates: India's tally of coronavirus cases has crossed two lakh after a record number of 9,304 people tested positive for the deadly virus infection in the last 24 hours. The total cases in the country stood at 2,16,919 including 6,075 deaths, government data shows. The country is currently the seventh among the 10 nations hit worst by the virus.
Badly-hit states and union territories such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi continued to report rising tallies, while new cases continued to surface in several eastern and north-eastern states including Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Sikkim.
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala also figured among the states where more people tested positive for COVID-19.
Here are the Live Updates on Coronavirus Outbreak:
Coronavirus latest news: 9,304 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours
India's tally of coronavirus cases has crossed two lakh after a record number of 9,304 people tested positive for the deadly virus infection in the last 24 hours. The total cases in the country stood at 2,16,919 including 6,075 deaths, government data shows. The country is currently the seventh among the 10 nations hit worst by the virus.
Coronavirus news: 7-day home quarantine for all arriving in Delhi by flights, trains, buses
Every person arriving in Delhi by train, bus or flight, will now have to undergo compulsory home quarantine for a week, the Delhi government has said, changing its earlier rule where no quarantine was required. The district administration officials have been tasked with ensuring that the rule is followed.
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Coronavirus news: Malaria Drug backed by Trump ineffective at preventing COVID-19
Taking hydroxychloroquine shortly after being exposed to COVID-19 does not help prevent infection in a statistically meaningful way, scientists reported Wednesday following a clinical trial. The medicine has been touted by US President Donald Trump, who has said he used it as a prophylaxis against the novel coronavirus, reports AFP
Coronavirus Update: Latest Numbers- The total number of cases has risen to 2,07,615 across the country
- An increase of 8,909 cases was seen between Tuesday and Wednesday
- The death count also rised by 217, taking total number of fatalities to 5,815.
- At least 1,00,302 COVID-19 patients have recovered
