TIMES OF INDIA

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 24, 2020, 22:05:41 IST

Coronavirus live updates: West Bengal government extends lockdown till July 31

With the highest single-day spike of 15,968 cases and 465 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 count reached 4,56,183 on Wednesday. 14,476 deaths have been recorded due to the infection so far in the country. The count includes 1,83,022 active cases, and 2,58,685 cured/discharged/migrated patients. Stay here for all the latest updates

22:05 (IST), Jun 24

186 more people, including 10 policemen and three CRPF personnel, test positive for Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir, taking UT's tally to 6,422: Officials

21:47 (IST), Jun 24

DGCA issues new rules for airlines, their cabin crew members for handling unruly passengers on board, stating that increased stress on flyers due to new procedures in place amid Covid may lead to rise in disputes between them, cabin crew members

21:36 (IST), Jun 24

HRD ministry asks NCERT to prepare supplementary or alternative academic learning material for entire curriculum for school students, especially for those without any form of digital or online access, in Covid-19 times

21:28 (IST), Jun 24

Rajasthan reports 10 deaths and 382 new Covid-19 positive cases today. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 16,009 including 3,023 active cases and 375 deaths: State health department

21:12 (IST), Jun 24

With 1,144 new coronavirus cases, Mumbai's tally rises to 69,625; toll increases to 3,962 as 38 more patients die: BMC

20:55 (IST), Jun 24

West Bengal reports 11 Covid-19 fatalities, taking death toll to 591; 445 more people test positive: Officials

20:42 (IST), Jun 24

Covid-19 cases in Karnataka breach 10,000-mark with 397 fresh cases; 14 new fatalities take death toll to 164 in state

20:12 (IST), Jun 24

If admin forcibly takes patients to Covid-19 centres for clinical assessment, it's like 15-day detention: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Centre's order

20:03 (IST), Jun 24

I request Centre to withdraw new system requiring assessment of every Covid-19 patient at govt-run facility: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

19:57 (IST), Jun 24

Centre's order requiring every Covid-19 patient to visit govt hospital for clinical assessment not correct: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

19:46 (IST), Jun 24

West Bengal government announces extension of lockdown till July 31 to contain spread of Covid-19, reports PTI

19:41 (IST), Jun 24

25 Covid-19 deaths, 572 new cases reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours; total number of cases reaches 29,001 including 1,736 deaths.

19:28 (IST), Jun 24

33 Covid-19 deaths, 2,865 new cases reported in Tamil Nadu in 24 hrs; state's tally reaches 67,468 including 866 deaths

19:12 (IST), Jun 24

Tracking coronavirus

18:58 (IST), Jun 24

Among 75 districts in UP, Gautam Buddh Nagar has ranked second for two straight months in terms of response time to emergency 112 call: Official data

18:42 (IST), Jun 24

The first plasma therapy has successfully been administered to two Covid-19 positive patients at Government Medical College, Amritsar: Government of Punjab

18:20 (IST), Jun 24

Aarogya Setu to be coupled with another IT-driven tool to boost surveillance, contact tracing in Delhi

This is part of the new Covid-19 response plan prepared by Delhi government health department, as per the recommendations from the Union health ministry.

18:04 (IST), Jun 24

Covid-19 cases breach 70,000-mark in Delhi with 3,788 new cases in the last 24 hours. Death toll at 2,365. Out of the total, 26,588 are active cases and 41,437 people have recovered.

17:36 (IST), Jun 24

Of 15 districts with highest Covid-19 death rate, four are from Uttar Pradesh: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

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