Karnataka CM Yediyurappa met ministers and top government officials in Bengaluru on Saturday to review Covid-19 situation in the state. (Express Photo)
Coronavirus India LIVE news updates: In the wake of a steady rise in the number of daily Covid-19 cases and fatalities in Karnataka, the state government Saturday decided to reimpose Sunday curfew from July 5. “No activities except essential services shall be permitted during this time,” Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced. Karnataka recorded 918 cases and 11 deaths linked to the coronavirus on Saturday. In Bengaluru alone, 596 people tested positive for the infection and three fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday visited Covid-19 care centre at Radha Soami Beas in Chhatarpur to take stock of the coronavirus situation in the national capital. Earlier in the day, Kejriwal said Delhi is waging a difficult war against the pandemic and will emerge victorious, however, it will take time.
With India reporting 18,552 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the total number of Covid-19 infections crossed the 5 lakh-mark to reach 5,08,953 on Saturday including 1,97,387 active cases and 2,95,881 recoveries. Also, as many as 384 deaths in a day pushed the total fatalities to 15,685. It took 110 days for coronavirus infection in the country to reach one lakh while just 39 days more to go past the five lakh-mark. The health ministry said that around 58.13 per cent patients have recovered so far.
Globally, the infections soared to 9,778,674 on Thursday and the death toll rose to 4,93,674. Also, as many as 4,932,392 people have recovered across the world.
Coronavirus LIVE updates: The Shenai Banquet opposite LNJP hospital in New Delhi has been turned into an isolation facility and will start operations from Thursday. (Express photo/Tashi Tobgyal)
Goa's third Covid death is a 76-year-old woman. She was on ventilator support, but succumbed to the infection, say health officials. Goa now has 1,128 cases, 705 active, 420 recovered and three deaths.
In a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has declared 10 areas as containment zones. The civic body will conduct mass screening in these areas to detect more suspected cases. For the next seven days, all supplies, except medical and groceries, will be shut in the containment zones while residents have been asked to store essentials for the time period as containment measures will be in effect till July 5.
The decision came after multiple positive cases surfaced due to which these areas turned into coronavirus hotspots. According to officials, 10 areas under Belapur, Turbhe, Vashi, Koparkhairane, Ghansoli, and Airoli ward offices that are densely populated have reported several cases in the last few weeks. There are over 70,500 households in these containment zones. Read more here
A 41-year-old video journalist working for a Tamil television channel in the news section died of COVID-19 at a Hospital here on Saturday, the government said. The video cameraman, who was being treated from June 14 at a hospital here for the infection, died today, Chief minister K Palaniswami said. Condoling his death, the Chief Minister said he has ordered a solatium of Rs 5 lakh to the bereaved family. Minister for Information, Kadambur Raju too condoled the death and said he would provide Rs 50,000 assistance. Read more here
543 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of positive cases to 13,427. A total of 8,472 people have recovered/discharged till date. The total death toll rises to 218: Health Department, Government of Haryana.
In the wake of a steady rise in the number of daily Covid-19 cases and fatalities in Karnataka, the state government Saturday decided to reimpose Sunday curfew from July 5. “No activities except essential services shall be permitted during this time,” Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced. Karnataka recorded 918 cases and 11 deaths linked to the coronavirus on Saturday. In Bengaluru alone, 596 people tested positive for the infection and three fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours.
Karnataka witnessed the biggest single-day spike in Covid cases on Saturday as 918 cases were recorded and 11 more deaths were linked to the pandemic. In Bengaluru alone, 596 more people tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours as three more fatalities were also confirmed by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services.
A 99-year-old woman in Karnataka became the oldest in the state to defeat Covid-19, nine days after she tested positive for the virus. The average recovery period observed in the state is about 17 days. The woman had contracted the pathogen after coming in contact with her grandson and was hospitalised on her 99th birthday on June 18. According to officials of the health department, the patient was admitted to Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru after she tested positive for novel coronavirus. Read more here
Maharashtra reports 167 deaths and 5,318 new COVID-19 positive cases. Out of these 167 deaths — 86 occurred in the last 48 hrs and rest 81 are from the previous period. The total number of cases in the State stands at 1,59,133: State Health Department
Delhi reports 2,948 new Covid-19 cases and 66 deaths today. Total number of cases stands at 80188 including 28,329 active cases, 49,301 recovered/discharged/migrated cases and 2,558 deaths.
Uttarakhand records 66 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 2,791: State Health Department
Number of Covid-19 cases reaches 874 in Himachal Pradesh; active cases stand at 356: State Health Department
13 more fatalities take West Bengal's Covid-19 toll to 629, 521 fresh cases push tally to 16,711
Vadodara Covid-19 tally at 2,134 with 47 positive cases from 270 samples today
Over 10.42 lakh COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Tamil Nadu and the focus was to cover the population street-wise for early detection and treatment, Health secretary J Radhakrishnan said here on Saturday. The basic idea of detecting the symptomatic cases through fever camps is to ensure a healthy population by early detection and treatment for COVID-19, he said. "So, when people step out of their houses after the lockdown is relaxed, they do not emerge as carriers of the virus," Radhakrishnan told reporters after reviewing a fever camp at Tondiarpet. He said Tamil Nadu has tested over 10.42 lakh samples for COVID-19, after the capacity was ramped up in the State. Of these tests, 70 per cent of them were done in government facilities, he said. (PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday visited Covid-19 care centre at Radha Soami Beas in Chhatarpur to take stock of the coronavirus situation in the national capital. Earlier in the day, Kejriwal said Delhi is waging a difficult war against the pandemic and will emerge victorious, however it will take time.
Gurgaon crossed 5,000 cases today, with 126 more people testing positive for Coronavirus. 2 more people have also succumbed to the infection. Total count of cases in the district now 5070, of who 3468 have recovered & 83 have succumbed to the infection.
The North Police station at nearby Tirupur was closed temporarily on Saturday as a woman SI, wife of a sub-inspector there, tested positive.
The wife, a sub-inspector attached to Chennai, had come to Tirupur on June 24 on leave and her blood and swab samples were taken the next day, along with that of her husband, police said. While the woman tested positive, her husband tested negative, following which the police station was closed early Saturday. (PTI)
Uttar Pradesh on Saturday reported 19 novel coronavirus fatalities and 605 infections, as the state's virus count reached 21,548 while the death toll rose to 649, a senior official said. Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said 14,215 people have so far been discharged from hospitals after recovering from the infection, leaving 6,684 active COVID-19 cases in the state.
The recovery percentage of the state is 65.96 per cent, Prasad said. Referring to the sample testing, Prasad said the state touched a new benchmark on Friday by testing 20,028 samples in a day. (PTI)
Andhra Pradesh reported 796 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, a record single day spike, taking the overall tally in the state to 12,285. Also, 11 patients succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 157 so far, according to the latest bulletin. Anantapuramu district recorded 161 cases in a day, pushing it to the second spot in the state with a total of 1,320 behind Kurnool (1,684). Krishna and Kurnool districts registered four fresh coronavirus deaths each while West Godavari, East Godavari and Vizianagaram accounted for one each. It was the first COVID-19 death in Vizianagaram district to date. In the last 24 hours, 263 patients were discharged from hospitals upon recovery, sending the state's aggregate to 5,480. (PTI)