COVID-19 cases in Mumbai near 50,000-mark, death toll touches 1,700
India's COVID-19 count on Monday hit a new high, crossing the 2.56 lakh-mark, while the death toll has crossed the 7,100-mark as well.
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The coronavirus cases in India continue to spread rapidly as the country has marked significant and consecutive highest jumps in the COVID-19 tally over a major part of the past two weeks. With nearly 10,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Monday hit a new high, crossing the 2.56 lakh-mark, while the death toll has crossed the 7,100-mark as well.
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 nearly 86,000 positive cases of infection and more than 3,000 deaths. As many as 3,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported from the state in the past 24 hours.
According to the daily testing (molecular-based) update provided by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 47,74,434 samples have been tested until now, of which 1,08,048 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Shopping malls, religious places, hotels, and restaurants are now set to reopen in most states from today after more than two months of sustained lockdown. The current phase of re-opening, called 'Unlock 1', takes an economic focus. The government intends on being smart about implementing the lockdown in select places so that the economic activity of the country, as a whole, does not take any more hits.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had also released the standard operating procedure (SOPs) for malls, restaurants, and hotels as they plan to open these establishments under relaxed guidelines from today. But a lot of details were also left to the discretion of the states to finetune.
Here are all the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related updates in India on June 08, 2020 (Monday):
Mumbai Update:
Total cases: 49,863 (1,314 cases today)
Death toll: 1,700 (64 deaths today)
Discharged: 22,038 (842 discharged today)
Active cases: 26,125
Maharashtra Update:
Total cases: 88,528 (2,553 cases today)
Death toll: 3,169 (109 deaths today)
Discharged: 40,975 (1,661 discharged today)
Active cases: 44,374
People tested so far: 5,64,331
Delhi Update:
New cases: 1007
Total cases: 29,943
Deaths confirmed today: 62 (17 in last 24 hours)
Total deaths: 874
Gujarat coronavirus update:
Total cases: 20,574 (Last 24hrs-477)
Deaths: 1280 (Last 24hrs-31)
Recovered: 13,964 (Last 24hrs-321)
Active cases: 5330
Ahmedabad: 14,631 cases, 1039 deaths
Surat: 2146 cases, 88 deaths
Vadodara: 1328 cases, 43 deaths
Karnataka update: New Cases Reported: 308
Total Positive Cases: 5762
Today’s COVID Deaths: 03
Total COVID Deaths: 64
Death of COVID positive patient due to Non-COVID cause: 02
Today’s Discharges: 387
Total Discharges: 2519
Total Active Cases: 3175
15:40 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
There are 4320 active cases of #COVID19 in Uttar Pradesh, while 6344 patients have recovered from the disease. 283 people have succumbed to the disease in the state. Yesterday, 13236 samples, the highest so far, were tested for COVID-19: Principal Health Secretary AM Prasad
15:28 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
25 #COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, as of 2:30 pm. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1380, including 663 recovered, 697 active cases & 13 deaths: State Health Department
13:53 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Pakistan COVID-19 tally: Pakistan`s nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases stood at 103,671 on Monday, the 16th highest in the world, while the death toll has increased to 2,067.
13:51 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Andhra Pradesh: In the last 24 hours, 125 new positive cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total cases in the state rise to 3843 including 1381 active cases, 2387 discharged and 75 deaths.
12:56 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Rajasthan: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 241 in Rajasthan on Monday, with the state recording one more fatality. The number of cases climbed to 10,696 as 97 more people tested positive for the disease.
12:43 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to get tested for corona after mild fever, cold.
11:15 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
ICMR Sample testing data: Total of 47,74,434 COVID-19 samples tested in India till date.
10:51 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Maharashtra: No new COVID19 cases in Maharashtra Police over the last 24 hours, one death reported. Total coronavirus cases in the force stand at 2,562, death toll at 34.
09:44 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
India reports the highest single-day spike of 9983 new #COVID19 cases; 206 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 256611, including 125381 active cases, 124095 cured/discharged/migrated and 7135 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
09:22 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Total 128 #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Puducherry till date, of which 75 are active cases and 52 have been treated/discharged: Government of Puducherry
08:00 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Delhi: Jama Masjid has been re-opened today for devotees, as the Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed the opening of places of worship from today with certain precautionary measures amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Delhi: Jama Masjid has been re-opened today for devotees, as the Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed opening of places of worship from today with certain precautionary measures amid #COVID19 outbreak. pic.twitter.com/jw1dSsDqBh
— ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2020
07:36 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Gorakhnath Temple.
The government has allowed re-opening of places of worship from today.
Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Gorakhnath Temple.
Government has allowed re-opening of places of worship from today. pic.twitter.com/tugUioZ59h
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) June 8, 2020
07:26 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Delhi government had yesterday announced opening of its borders with neighbouring states; visuals from Delhi-Gurugram border.
06:44 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Madhya Pradesh: Shopping malls, hotels and restaurants situated outside containment zones can open from today. However, there will be a complete ban on gatherings: Tarun Pithode, District Collector, Bhopal
06:25 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Over 360 migrant labourers return to Odisha from Jammu in special flights. (PTI report)
06:23 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau, K S Dhatwalia tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to AIIMS: Sources (PTI report)
06:22 IST Monday, 08 June 2020
Jharkhand: 75 fresh COVID-19 cases in the state; count rises to 1,103.