Coronavirus: The number of COVID-19 cases in India has been rising.
India has recorded the highest single-day jump so far of 11,458 fresh cases, pushing the total number of cases to 3,08,993, the latest data from the Union Health Ministry shows. India now is ranked fourth in the world in terms of coronavirus cases, after the US, Brazil and Russia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an interaction with Chief Ministers of various states next week to discuss the coronavirus situation in India which has seen an alarming slide in recent days amid relaxations being rolled out following the two-month nationwide lockdown. The online meeting will be held on June 16 and 17.
Here are the LIVE Updates on Coronavirus Outbreak:
Testing (Molecular based) Update as on 13/06/2020 at 9:00 AM IST. For more details visit: https://t.co/dI1pqvXAsZ#ICMRFIGHTSCOVID19pic.twitter.com/k76qmEOIXr
- ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) June 13, 2020
COVID-19 REPORT FOR 12th JUNE
- I & PR Department, Odisha (@IPR_Odisha) June 13, 2020
New positive cases: 225
In quarantine: 196
Local contacts: 29
(Details of local contacts will be shared by concerned Districts Administration)
District Wise Cases
1. Jagatsinghpur: 13
2. Khordha: 19
3. Nayagarh: 7
4. Cuttack: 92
5. Dhenkanal: 7
#IndiaFightsCorona:
- #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 13, 2020
10 additional flights between India and USA under #VandeBharatMission phase 3 will be operated between 20th June & 3rd July; bookings will open only on #AirIndia website from today at 6 PM@MEAIndia@DrSJaishankar@MoCA_GoI@HardeepSPuri
Via @airindiain
MP: A man, Nahru Khan has installed contactless bell at Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur. He says "We listen to azan, so I thought clanging of bells should also be heard. It works on proximity sensor (able to detect presence of nearby objects without physical contact)". #COVID19pic.twitter.com/bjY13EqZk6
- ANI (@ANI) June 13, 2020
Top 15 cities in India account for 63% of the national case load today. Top 5 cities make up over half India's total cases. Bhopal is no longer in top 15 & has instead been replaced by Gurugram. We need to ensure impact in new areas remains muted. pic.twitter.com/FPLJ7Jq5rb
- Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) June 12, 2020
📌Alert ~ 195 new #COVID19+ cases reported in Assam today.
- Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) June 12, 2020
↗️Total cases 3693
↗️Recovered 1584
↗️Active cases 2098
↗️Deaths 08
11:55 PM /June 12/Day's total 263#AssamCovidCountpic.twitter.com/aMvBqcDGmu
Railway Protection Force, Pune yesterday launched Robotic Captain Arjun to intensify the screening & surveillance. This robot was launched to screen passengers while they board trains and keep a watch on anti-social elements: Central Railway #COVID19pic.twitter.com/OUzh9kQ8Tn
- ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2020
- India has reported over three lakh cases of the highly infectious COVID-19 disease, caused by the coronavirus, days after the government announced its "Unlock1" plan.
- The cases rose 2,903 to reach 3,04,019.
- Maharashtra has the highest cases in India with 1,01,141, followed by Tamil Nadu with 40,698 and Delhi with 34,687.
- India has the fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases among 10 nations worst-hit by coronavirus, for which no vaccine has been developed yet.
- The death count rose to 8,498 with a record single-day spike of 396 fatalities.
- India's recovery rate - the number of patients who have successfully fought the viral illness - stood at 49.47 per cent on Friday morning. 1,47,195 people have recovered, the Health Ministry has said.
- The number of recoveries is more than the active cases for the second consecutive day.
