Coronavirus live updates: Arvind Kejriwal, Amit Shah discuss Covid-19 situation in Delhi

Covid-19 tally jumps to 12,941 in Maharashtra's Thane district with 588 new cases; toll rises to 433 with 21 more deaths.

Covid-19: Will arrange 15,000 beds by Jun 20, says Delhi heath minister

Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said the city government will arrange 15,000 beds for Covid-19 patients by June 20 and asserted that preparations are being made to meet the projected healthcare infrastructure requirement. He said the Delhi government is preparing for the "foreseeable situation of June 30", and for that, preparations are being made for Covid infrastructure in stadiums, banquet halls, and hotels. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said, Delhi will need 1.5 lakh beds in healthcare facilities by July 31 once people start coming to the city for treatment from other states. He asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dispensation will make an "honest effort" to provide medical treatment to all. The chief minister said of the 1.5 lakh beds, it is estimated that 80,000 will be required for Delhiites, adding that the calculation is based on numbers that show 50 per cent of the beds in hospitals in the national capital were occupied by those from other states before the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19 tally crosses 10,000 mark in Madhya Pradesh with 200 new cases; toll rises to 427 with 7 more deaths: Health Dept

Mumbai's Covid-19 case tally increases to 52,445 with 1,567 new cases; 97 more patients die, taking toll to 1,855: BMC

India's Covid-19 tally nears 2.8 lakh; Almost one-third in just 10 days of June

The nationwide Covid-19 tally neared 2.8 lakh on Wednesday with almost one-third of the total cases getting detected in just 10 days of June. On the positive side, the number of recovered patients has exceeded the count of active cases for the first time. Since June 1, nearly 90,000 cases have been added to the countrywide tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases, while nearly one-third of the overall death toll has also been reported during these 10 days. Read more

PM Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu today discussed India and Israel's collaborations in the post-Covid world

The two leaders also discussed how India and Israel can collaborate in the post-Covid world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on assuming the prime ministerial office for a record fifth time. Read more

Had an excellent conversation with my friend PM Netanyahu about how India-Israel can collaborate in the post-Covid world. Also congratulated him for assuming the PM office for a record 5th time! India-Israel partnership will grow ever stronger in the days to come: PM Modi

India reports 9,985 new Covid-19 cases as total count of cases crosses 2.76 lakh, 279 deaths in last 24 hours

India reported 9,985 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as the total count of cases crossed over 2.76 lakh with 279 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. While there are 1,33,632 active cases, the number of recovered patients stands at 1,35,205. The Health Ministry said it is for the first time that the number of recovered COVID-19 patients surpassed the total active cases in the country. The recovery rate now stands at 48.88 per cent. India's total count of coronavirus cases stood at 2,76,583 on Wednesday. The total death count has risen to 7,745. While 9,987 new cases were reported on Tuesday, 9,983 new cases were reported on Monday. Maharashtra continues to report the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country at 90,787, followed by Tamil Nadu with 34,914 cases. Together Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu account for around 57 per cent of total cases while 19 states and union territories have less than 1,000 active cases.

28 CRPF personnel deployed in Kashmir test positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday: Officials

Meanwhile, International Cricket Council (ICC) defers decision on fate of T20 World Cup in Australia until next month: PTI

Delhi records 1,501 fresh coronavirus cases taking tally to over 32K; death toll climbs to 984: Authorities

343 more Covid-19 cases and 17 deaths reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 9328, including 5117 active cases, 3,779 discharged and 432 deaths: State Health Department

115 more Covid-19 cases reported in Bihar taking the total number of cases in the state to 5698: Bihar Health Department

Only devotees from Mana and Bamni village of Chamoli district will be allowed to visit Badrinath temple from 7 am to 7 pm, till June 30. Devotees from other parts of Uttarakhand and other states will not be allowed to visit the temple till June 30: DM Chamoli Swati Bhadauria

Met Union home minister Amit Shah. Discussed the situation on corona in Delhi in detail. He assured of all cooperation: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Our airports and airlines have handled more than 800,000 passengers since 25th May 2020: Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri

17 fatalities take West Bengal's Covid-19 death toll to 432; 343 fresh cases push total to 9,328: State health department

161 new Covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir, total rises to 4,507: Officials

With 510 new cases of coronavirus, Gujarat's tally goes up to 21,554; 34 patients die, taking toll to 1,347: Health official