Coronavirus Pandemic April 19 Live Updates: After a day of sharp spike in daily case count, India’s new coronavirus infections plunged to 1,247 cases on Tuesday. The day-on-day data analysis shows that there was a 43 per cent decrease in the daily infections. Meanwhile, cases are on rise in Delhi once again. The Monday data shows that the national capital recorded over 500 cases for second day running.
Here are the latest Covid updates from India and around the world:
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The mandatory wearing of masks as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 has not yet been lifted from Odisha and people should use them in crowded places, a senior health official said on Tuesday. – PTI
Thirty-three children were among 107 people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Tuesday, officials said. – PTI
Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh has been admitted to hospital in India after testing positive for COVID-19, his Indian Premier League (IPL) team the Delhi Capitals said. Marsh, who has played 32 tests for his country, was one of a “few” people in the team's “bio bubble” to test positive but the rest were asymptomatic, Delhi Capitals said.” The Delhi Capitals medical team is closely monitoring Marsh's condition,” the team said in a statement on Twitter. – Reuters
Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,26,271 on Tuesday as 99 more people, including 28 children, tested positive for the infection, a health official said. – PTI
No new case of coronavirus was reported in Puducherry again on Tuesday, a senior health official said. None of the four regions of the Union Territory — Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam — registered any new case of the viral infection, Director of the Department of Health G Sriramulu said in a press release. – PTI
A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials in the coronavirus pandemic. – AP
The pandemic situation looks grim in China as Shanghai reported seven more deaths due to COVID-19 complications in the last 24 hours. – PTI
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,25,11,701, while the case fatality rate was recorded a 1.21 per cent.
