Delhi coronavirus cases may climb to more than 5 lakh by the end of July, the government said. (File)
India today reported a spike of 9,985 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's COVID-19 count to 2,76,583, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 279 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the total death count to 7,745.
Mumbai, the country's financial, art and entertainment capital, crossed 51,000 coronavirus cases - around 700 more than China's Wuhan, where the global pandemic first surfaced in December. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wuhan is 50,333, including 3,869 fatalities. Maharashtra, the country's biggest coronavirus hotspot, meanwhile, stands at 90,000 cases, way ahead of the 84,000-plus cases in China.
Meanwhile, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the national capital's coronavirus cases may climb to more than 5 lakh by the end of July and it does not have the hospital capacity to handle such an outbreak. The Aam Aadmi Party government said it has decided to increase beds in 22 private hospitals by more than double.
Here are the LIVE Updates on Coronavirus Outbreak:
Coronavirus news: "Lt Governor's Orders To Be Followed": Arvind Kejriwal Amid Hospitals Row
Arvind Kejriwal today said the Lieutenant Governor's orders overruling his government's decisions on coronavirus would be followed and asserted: "This is not the time for disagreements."
Read Here Lt Governor's directives will be implemented in letter and spirit, this is not the time for disagreements or arguments: Arvind Kejriwal on LG over-ruling Delhi cabinet's decision of reserving hospitals for residents COVID-19.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal begins digital address
My COVID-19 test result has come negative. I thank everyone for their good wishes and blessings. For everyone's safety, promoting social distancing and usage of masks has to be a people's movement... just like the odd-even scheme, says Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Coronavirus latest news: Rajasthan decides to closes all borders
Rajasthan decides to close its borders for a week due to increasing coronavirus cases.
COVID-19 news: Mizoram class-12 board exams 2020 to resume on July 1
The Mizoram government has once again postponed class-12 board examinations suspended midway due to the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to conduct it from July 1, an official said, reports PTI.
There is transmission in the community, but if it is community transmission or not that can be declared by Centre only, it is a technical term, says Satyendra Jain.
Coronavirus news: State-wise details of total confirmed COVID-19 cases
State-wise details of total confirmed coronavirus cases till today
30,000 more cases expected in 12-15 days: Satyendra Jain
"If one person gets infected, it takes around 2 weeks for him or her to cure and during this period they infect nearly 2-10 other people. Considering the present situation, it's expected that in the next 12-15 days, there will be around 30,000 more cases," said Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain.
Coronavirus news: DMK MLA J Anbazhagan, who had COVID-19, dies on his birthday
Tamil Nadu MLA J Anbazhagan, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died in a hospital in Chennai this morning. He would have turned 62 today. Anbazhagan, a DMK MLA, was admitted to hospital on June 2 over "severe acute respiratory distress" and had tested positive for COVID-19 at the time.
Read Here Coronavirus cases: 123 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the state
123 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the state till 10.30 am today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 11368, death toll 256: Rajasthan Health Department
Coronavirus news: 49 million people may fall into extreme poverty this year due to COVID-19: UN chief
Nearly 49 million more people are likely to fall into extreme poverty this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and every percentage point drop in the global GDP would mean hundreds of thousands of additional children will have stunted growth, UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned, calling on countries to act immediately to ensure global food security, reports PTI.
Coronavirus news: 5 new COVID-19 cases in Mizoram
Five more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state tally to 93, an official said today, reports PTI
Coronavirus news: Arvind Kejriwal to address media at 12 pm
Amid rising coronavirus cases in the National capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be addressing the media at 12 pm.
Coronavirus news: New 110 COVID-19 Cases in Odisha
110 new COVID19 cases reported in Odisha today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 3250 including 1106 active cases and 2133 recovered: State Health Department
A total of 1,24,369 cases have been registered under Section 188 of IPC, from March 22 till today, for violation of coronavirus lockdown norms: Maharashtra Police
Coronavirus recoveries overtake active cases in India for first time
India's coronavirus tally soared to 2,76,583 this morning with 9,985 new patients recorded in the last 24 hours as the number of those who have recovered overtook the active COVID-19 cases in the country for the first time. A total of 1,35,206 patients have recovered so far; nearly 1.33 lakh are still taking treatment for the highly contagious disease.
Read more Coronavirus news: 2,441 Indians returned from abroad under Vande Bharat Mission
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said 2,441 Indians returned from Newark, Istanbul, New York, Stockholm, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Doha, Muscat, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur on 9 June, under Vande Bharat Mission.
Coronavirus news: Total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Pune is now 10,012
The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Pune is now 10,012 and death toll 442: Pune Health Officials
Coronavirus latest news: 9,985 cases were reported in 24 hours
India today reported a spike of 9,985 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's COVID-19 count to 2,76,583, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 279 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the total death count to 7,745.
It has now been decided to allow community kitchens, langar and serving of 'prasad' at religious places, subject to conditions that physical distancing norms: Punjab Government
Precautions to be taken by people living with HIV during coronavirus
Coronavirus news: Mumbai civic body denies reports of "missing" bodies from COVID hospitals
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday dismissed reports that six bodies of COVID-19 victims have gone missing from various hospitals run by it, saying relatives of five patients, of the 6, have been informed and action has been taken as per protocol with the help of police, reports PTI.
Coronavirus latest news: Kapil Sibal says in my Delhi nobody is an outsider
Congress's Kapil Sibal questioned the Delhi government over its earlier decision on reserving Delhi hospitals only for Delhiites and said, "In my Delhi, nobody is an outsider. Why then discriminate between bonafide residents and others who are coronavirus positive."
COVID-19 cases: Mumbai, with 51,100 coronavirus cases, crosses Wuhan
Mumbai, the country's financial, art and entertainment capital, crossed 51,000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday - around 700 more than China's Wuhan, where the global pandemic first surfaced in December. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wuhan is 50,333, including 3,869 fatalities. Maharashtra, the country's biggest coronavirus hotspot, meanwhile, stands at 90,000 cases, way ahead of the 84,000-plus cases in China.
Read Here COVID-19: Assam coronavirus cases reach 3,050
New 215 coronavirus cases have been reported in Assam on June 9, taking the total number of cases to 3,050.
Coronavirus news: 1366 new COVID-19 cases reported in Delhi
The total number of cases in the national capital is now at 31309, including 18543 active cases, 11861 recovered, discharged, migrated and 905 deaths: Delhi Health Department
Coronavirus news: Migrant workers returning to village getting work under MGNREGA in Odisha
Migrant workers who have returned to their native villages amid coronavirus-induced lockdown are getting employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in different blocks of Jajpur district in Odisha, reports ANI.
In Kanpur shopkeepers who sell flowers, prasad outside Tapeshwari Devi temple have been left in a lurch as the government has not allowed physical offerings in temples.
US records more than 800 virus deaths in 24 hours: Report
The coronavirus pandemic killed 819 people in the United States in the past 24 hours, according to figures released Tuesday by Johns Hopkins University.
There have been a total of 111,751 deaths in the country and 1,973,803 cases of infection, the Baltimore-based institution's real-time tracker reported at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Wednesday).
The United States is the country hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of both the number of fatalities and number of cases.
Members of Washington DC national guard test positive for coronavirus
Members of the Washington DC national guard have tested positive for coronavirus in the wake of their deployment during recent protests in the US capital, the guard said Tuesday.
DC National Guard spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Brooke Davis said they could not reveal the number of positive tests due to "operational security."
She said they came after the 1,700 members were demobilized following service during the protests that erupted in front of the White House and elsewhere over the killing of African American George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.
World facing "food emergency': United Nations
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns the world is facing an "impending global food emergency" that could impact hundreds of millions of people as the pandemic threatens already strained supply chains.
Kuwait Airways flight carrying 45 Indian passengers lands in Indore
A Kuwait Airways flight carrying around 45 Indian passengers from Kuwait landed at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport in Indore on Tuesday.
India has so far brought back nearly 70,000 people under Vande Bharat Mission launched to evacuate Indians from abroad amid lockdown, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Worldwide Coronavirus death count rises to 407,914
The pandemic has killed at least 407,914 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1900 GMT on Tuesday, based on official sources.
More than 7.1 million cases have been registered in 196 countries and territories.
Airlines To Lose $84 Billion This Year Due To Coronavirus Pandemic: International Aviation Body IATA
