Coronavirus Cases in India: The recovery rate is 85.01 per cent.
New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded nearly 2 lakh, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,56,16,130 according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The COVID-19 active caseload is 21,57,538 which now comprises 13.82 per cent of the total infections.
The recovery rate has increased to 85.01 per cent, the data stated.
A total of 2,95,041 new infections were registered in a day, while the death count increased to 1,82,553 with 2,023 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Meanwhile, after an acute oxygen shortage in Delhi hospitals was flagged in court and through appeals by politicians, including Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, some of the city's biggest medical facilities received a late night refill yesterday. Oxygen tankers arrived late on Tuesday at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, which were merely hours away from running out of stock.
Here are the Live Updates on Coronavirus India Cases:
One day complete lockdown imposed in Chandigarh today on Ram Navami, to prevent large gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Police personnel check IDs of people moving amid the lockdown.
'Corona curfew' imposed in Bhopal Municipal Corporation and Berasia municipality areas from till 6 am on April 26th, in the wake of COVID-19 situation.
Coronavirus India Updates: Telangana daily COVID-19 cases soar to new high
Telangana's daily coronavirus cases continue to soar and a record one-day increase of 6,542 fresh infections were registered in the last 24 hours, taking the total positives to over 3.67 lakh, while the toll rose to
1876 with 20 more fatalities.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 898, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri 570 and Rangareddy 532, a government bulletin said on Wednesday providing details as of 8 PM on April 20.
The number of cumulative cases stood at 3,67,901 while the total recoveries were at 3,19,537 after 2,887 patients were cured.
Coronavirus Updates: Uttarakhand tightens restrictions in view of COVID surge
The Uttarakhand government has ordered closure of markets in urban areas barring shops dealing in essential commodities from 2 pm onwards and changing of the night curfew timing across the state from 9 pm to 7 pm.
The order aimed at checking the spread of COVID-19 comes into effect from Wednesday, Chief Secretary Om Prakash said.
The night curfew timing for all 13 districts has been revised from 9 pm-5 pm to 7 pm-5 pm, it said.
The order of closing shops and business establishments also applies to shopping malls, he said.
Considering the likelihood of people from Uttarakhand working in Delhi returning home in the wake of a six-day lockdown in the national capital, online registration and a negative RT-PCR test report not older than 72 hours has been made mandatory for the returnees.
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Coronavirus India Updates: Thane district sees 4,599 new COVID-19 cases, 49 deaths
With the addition of 4,599 fresh coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra has risen to 4,25,987, an official
said on Wednesday.
These new cases were reported on Tuesday, he said.
As the virus claimed the life of 49 more patients, the death toll in the district went up to 7,031. The mortality rate is 1.65 per cent, he added.
The details of recovered and under-treatment patients were not provided by the district administration.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 45 new cases take COVID-19 tally of Andamans to 5,466
The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 5,466 on Wednesday as 45 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.
Seventeen new patients have travel history, while 28 fresh infections were detected during contact tracing, he said.
Thirty-one more people have been cured of the disease.
The Union territory now has 159 active cases, while 5,243 people have recovered from the disease and 64 patients have succumbed to the infection to date, the official said.
The administration has so far tested over 3.55 lakh samples for COVID-19, he said.
COVID-19: Supreme Court adjourns regular hearing, miscellaneous matters scheduled for Thursday
Matters shown in the final cause lists of miscellaneous matters and regular hearing matters for April 22 (Thursday) stand adjourned and will not be taken up for hearing in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court informed on Wednesday.
As per the official notice, matters shown in the final lists of Registrar's Court and Chambers Matters for April 22 and 23 will also not be taken up for hearing and stand adjourned.
Additionally, Regular Courts and Registrars Courts will not sit from April 22 onwards till further orders.
A separate circular will be issued with respect to the sitting of courts.
Tracking course of COVID-19 outbreak in India very closely: US
The United States is tracking the course of the COVID-19 outbreak in India "very closely", the State Department has said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised Americans to avoid all travel to India.
"We are tracking the course of the COVID outbreak in India very closely," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference.
Responding to a question, he said, Secretary of State, Tony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed the issue during a phone call on Monday. "Whether it''s India or any other country, we are committed to doing what we can both at present and going forward to see to it that this virus is brought under control," he said.
According to the World Health Organization, from January 3, 2020 to April 20, 2021, India has reported 15.3 million COVID-19 cases and over 1,80,000 deaths. As of April 11, a total of 104 million vaccine doses had been administered, the WHO said.
Centre Waives Import Duty On #Remdesivir, Raw Material Needed For It https://t.co/qla8iY1mk2pic.twitter.com/4FmaxaFglE
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 21, 2021
Maharashtra Government has imposed statewide restrictions till May 1st, in the wake of the COVID-19 situation. Section 144 imposed across the state.
Police personnel check vehicles and IDs of people who are commuting amid the 6-day lockdown imposed in the national capital in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The lockdown will continue till 5 am of 26th April.
Hospitals in Gujarat to treat COVID patients without prior permission till June 15
All private hospitals, clinics, nursing homes in Gujarat can treat COVID-19 patients till June 15, without any prior permission, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced.
On Tuesday, Rupani said that no prior permission but just an intimation to Municipal Commissioner or District Collector is sufficient to treat COVID-19 patients.
"In view of the prevailing corona situation, CM Vijay Rupani announces Gujarat government''s decision to allow all private hospitals, clinics, nursing homes to treat COVID-19 patients till June 15 without any prior permission, by only informing Municipal Commissioner or Collector for the same," tweeted the Chief Minister''s Office.
The Gujarat government has imposed many restrictions, including night curfew, already so there is no need for a lockdown in the state at the moment, said Rupani earlier in the day.
Kerala: Police patrolling at various places in view of night curfew in the state from 9 pm to 5 am; visuals from Kochi pic.twitter.com/IQJHdS0Z7x
- ANI (@ANI) April 21, 2021
Defence Research and Development Organisation to set up COVID-19 hospitals in Lucknow, Varnasi and Ahmedabad
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy has informed that work is on to set up a 450-bed hospital in Lucknow, a 750-bed hospital in Varanasi and a 900-bed hospital in Ahmedabad amid the unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases.
As the construction of COVID-19 care hospital at Awadh Shilp Gram in Lucknow is on a war footing, the officials there on Tuesday said that the facility will have ICU wards with ventilators along with oxygen beds, as per a defence ministry statement.
Pucca structure is being used to build the wards of the hospital, which has all state-of-the-art medical facilities under one roof.
Only 4 Hours' Oxygen At Delhi Hospital, Satyendar Jain Asks Union Minister Piyush Goyal For HelpAround 77,000 migrant workers sent home: Ghaziabad administration
The district administration on Tuesday said around 77,000 migrant workers were sent home in over 1,500 buses.
Though the workers had started returning home after a rise in coronavirus cases, their number swelled after the Delhi government imposed a week-long lockdown on Monday, an official said.
According to District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey, around 77,00 workers were sent to their destinations in 1,537 buses. Mr Pandey said the buses were operated from the ISBT, Anand Vihar, Kashmir Gate, and the Kaushambi bus stand.
Teams of officials from the Health Department and police were deployed for the task, which turned challenging due to the sudden announcement of lockdown in Delhi, he said.
Mumbai police issue orders on restricted operating time for shops
Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure prohibiting all grocery, vegetables, fruits and food shops from operating except between 7 am to 11 am, an official said.
Earlier in the day, the Maharashtra government had announced that these shops will remain open only between 7 am to 11 am till May 1, as part of efforts to curb the alarming rise in coronavirus cases. Besides, dairies, bakeries, confectioneries, shops selling agricultural implements and farm products and pet food are also allowed to remain open between 7 am to 11 am.
Any person violating the order shall be punishable under section 188 of IPC (disobeying government servant's lawful order), Epidemic Diseases Act and National Disaster Management Act.
