Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Tamil Nadu reported 2,710 new COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths, taking the total number of cases to 62,087 and death toll to 794. Number of active cases stands at 27,178. The Tamil Nadu government on Monday said that a “complete” lockdown will be imposed from 23 June to 30 June in “jurisdiction of Madurai Corporation limits, Paravai Town Panchayat and rural blocks of Madurai east, Madurai west and Thiruparankundram.” The three-judge Supreme Court bench presided over by CJI SA Bobde on Monday allowed the annual Puri Rath Yatra to be held at the Jagannath temple in the Odisha temple town. The apex court directed the state government and Centre to work in tandem for the event. “Detailed restrictions in the order to be uploaded later on website,” Bar and Bench reported. Active coronavirus cases in Karnataka may reach around 25,000 by August 15 if the state maintains the current compounded daily growth rate of 4 per cent, a senior government official said on Monday while stressing the need to stick to social distancing and wearing masks to contain spread of the virus. The projections are so sensitive that if the daily growth rate is at 3 per cent then active numbers can reach 17,000 but if it is at 4 per cent then the state could see around 25,000 cases in about 50-60 days, Munish Moudgil, chief of Karnataka COVID-19 War Room, said in a statement. The state currently has 9,150 cases of which 3,391 are active cases, 5,618 discharges and 137 deaths. The compounded daily growth rate as of Sunday (for the past five days) stood at four per cent, according to official figures. “I wish to state that expected active cases by August 15th is about 20,000-25,000,” Moudgil. The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri can be allowed to be held this year without public participation in view of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the “tradition of centuries may not be stopped”. Meanwhile, India added 14,821 new COVID-19 cases pushing the infection tally to 4,25,282, while the death toll rose to 13,699 with 445 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country crossed the four lakh-mark on Sunday eight days after recording three lakh COVID-19 cases and has witnessed a surge of 2,34,747 infections from 1 June till 22. India registered over 10,000 cases for the 11th day in a row. The number of recoveries also continued to surge with 2,37,195 patients cured so far, while there were 1,74,387 active cases, according to the updated official figures at 8 am. One patient has migrated. In the last 24 hours, a total of 9,440 COVID-19 patients have recovered, taking the recovery rate to 55.77 percent, officials said. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 69,50,493 samples have been tested up to 21 June with 1,43,267 samples being tested on Sunday. Supreme Court to hear pleas to modify 18 June order staying Rath Yatra in Puri The Supreme Court on Monday will hear four petitions seeking modification of its earlier order of 18 June, which had stayed the annual Rath Yatra in Puri and all other places in Odisha, due to the coronavirus pandemic. A single-judge bench of the apex court will hear the petitions today. [caption id=“attachment_8511091” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  File image of historic Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri. PTI[/caption] The top court had stayed the annual Rath Yatra at Jagannath Temple in Puri, which was slated to being on 23 June, and all activities related to the gathering in view of the coronavirus pandemic this year. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde, had said that such gatherings cannot take place at the time of the pandemic. “Lord Jagannath will forgive us if we stay the Rath Yatra this year. In the interest of public health and safety of citizens, Rath Yatra cannot be allowed this year,” the top court remarked. Largest worldwide single-day rise in COVID-19 cases, says WHO Globally, the infections are inching towards the 9 million-mark. Over 8.9 infections have been reported worldwide, while the virus has killed at least 4.6 lakh people. The World Health Organization on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases by its count, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours. The UN health agency said Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases tallied and the U.S. next at 36,617. Over 15,400 came in in India. Experts said rising case counts can reflect multiple factors including more widespread testing as well as a broader infection. Panel set up by Amit Shah suggests re-mapping containment zones in Delhi Amid the rise of infections in Delhi, the Centre has asked the Delhi government to delineate all containment zones afresh, enumerate all households even outside containment zones. Mapping of all containment zones in Delhi again for better management of the COVID-19 situation and vigorous contact tracing of positive cases for quarantining are among the measures related to the containment strategy suggested by the high-level committee set up Union minister Amit Shah. With inputs from agencies
Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: Madhya Pradesh govt to promote 1st, 2nd year UG students based on previous scores; 1,128 cases in Mumbai today
Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu reported 2,710 new COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths, taking the total number of cases to 62,087 and death toll to 794. Number of active cases stands at 27,178.
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Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates
Tamil Nadu govt says ‘showing all data to the public’
Tamil Nadu health minister C Vijayabhaskar on Monday said, “Even the Chief Minister took the COVID-19 test which turned out to be negative. Our government is showing all the data to the public.”
Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates
Delhi govt issues SOPs for management of COVID-19 patients
Delhi government on Monday issued SOPs for the management of patients who’ve tested positive for coronavirus..
“Patients on home isolation will be discharged from treatment as per discharge policy of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare which mandates discharge from home isolation after 10 days,” the statement said.
Delhi Govt issues SOPs for mgmt of patients who've tested positive for #COVID19.
— ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2020
Patients on home isolation will be discharged from treatment as per discharge policy of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare which mandates discharge from home isolation after 10 days: Govt of Delhi pic.twitter.com/jwpiiFKMPH
Coronavirus in Telangana Latest Updates
872 new cases in Telangana today
872 COVID-19 cases, 274 discharged and 7 deaths reported in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 8,674 including 4005 discharged and 217 deaths: Government of Telangana
Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates
Delhi reports 2,909 new COVID-19 cases
Delhi reported 2,909 new cases and 58 deaths on Monday. Total number of positive cases stand at 62,655 including 36602 recovered/discharged/migrated cases, 2233 deaths and 23820 active cases.
Coronavirus in Haryana Latest Updates
390 new COVID-19 cases in Haryana today
390 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Haryana on Monday, taking the total number of positive cases to 11,025. A total of 5916 people have recovered/discharged till date. The total death toll rises to 169.
Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh Latest Updares
1st, 2nd year UG students will be promoted in MP
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, “First and second-year students of undergraduation courses and second-semester students of postgraduation courses to be promoted to the next year or semester on the basis of previous year’s/semester’s performance or internal assessment.”
स्नातक अंतिम वर्ष एवं स्नातकोत्तर चतुर्थ सेमेस्टर के परीक्षार्थियों के पूर्व वर्षों/सेमेस्टर्स के सर्वाधिक अंकों के आधार पर अंतिम वर्ष/सेमेस्टर के परीक्षा परिणाम घोषित किये जायेंगे। जो परीक्षा देकर अपने अंकों में सुधार चाहते हैं, वे आगामी घोषित तिथि पर ऑफलाइन परीक्षा दे सकेंगे।
— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) June 22, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Latest Updates
Global coronavirus cases top 9 million as outbreak surges in Brazil, India
Global cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 9 million on Monday, as Brazil and India grappled with a surge in infections, and the United States, China and other hard-hit countries reported new outbreaks, according to a Reuters tally.
The first case was reported in China in early January and it took until mid-May to reach 4.5 million cases. It has taken just five weeks to double to 9 million cases, the tally shows.
The United States leads the world with the highest number of infections, at about 2.2 million or 25% of all reported cases.
The tally shows the disease is spreading fastest in Latin America, which now accounts for 23% of all cases.
Brazil has the second most cases behind the United States, and India is on track to overtake Russia as the third most affected country by cases.
(Reuters)
Coronavirus in Pakistan Latest Updates
Pakistan Cricket Board says 3 players test COVID-19 positive
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that three players — Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan — have tested positive for COVID-19.
“The players had shown no symptoms until they were tested in Rawalpindi on Sunday ahead of Pakistan men’s national cricket team’s tour to England,” the statement said.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
1,128 new COVID-19 cases in Mumbai today
1,128 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths have been reported in Mumbai on Monday. Total number of positive cases rise to 67,635 including 34119 recovered/discharged cases, 29781 active cases and 3735 deaths, the BMC said.
Coronavirus Pandemic Latest Updates
WHO says dexamethasone only to be used for critical COVID-19 patients
The WHO on Monday emphasised that dexamethasone should only be used for patients with a severe or critical infection under close clinical supervision.
“No evidence this drug works for patients with mild disease or as a preventive measure, and it could cause harm,” the statement said.
Coronavirus in Kerala Latest Updates
Kerala reports 138 new COVID-19 cases today
Kerala reported 138 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking total number of cases to 3,310 out of which 1,540 cases are active. Number of fatalities due to the disease stands at 21, said the state health department.
Coronavirus in West Bengal Latest Updates
413 new cases in West Bengal today
413 new COVID-19 positive cases and 14 deaths have been reported in West Bengal, in last 24 hours. Total number of cases rise to 14,358 including 8,687 discharged cases, 5,102 active cases and 569 deaths.
Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates
Deceased inmate of Mandoli jail tests positive for COVID-19
The Delhi director general of prisons on Monday said of the 29 inmates who were sharing a barrack in Mandoli Jail with a person who passed away on 15 June and was later found COVID-19 positive, 17 have tested positive while 12 others are negative.
Coronavirus in Punjab Latest Updates
Amarinder Singh sanctions 300 ad-hoc posts in medical education dept
Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday sanctioned 300 ad-hoc posts in the state government’s medical education department, 100 in each in the three government-run medical colleges, to handle the critical patients, the Chief Minister’s Office said.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates
Tamil Nadu reports 2,710 new COVID-19 cases
Tamil Nadu reported 2,710 new COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths, taking the total number of cases to 62,087 and death toll to 794. Number of active cases stands at 27,178.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
14 new COVID-19 cases in Dharavi
Mumbai’s Dharavi area on Monday reported 14 new cases of coronavirus. The total number of patients reported so far from the densely-populated area now stands at 2,184
Coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh Latest Updates
Priyanka Gandhi slams ‘Agra model’ after 28 patients die
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed the ‘Agra model’ “which has been praised for its efficient handling of coronavirus by the UP government”, India Today reported.
आगरा में 48 घंटे में भर्ती हुए 28 कोरोना मरीजों की मृत्यु हो गई।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) June 22, 2020
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Coronavirus in Delhi Latest Updates
Delhi govt to give oximetres to COVID-19 patients in home isolation
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the state government will provide oxygen concentrators to COVID-19 patients who are in home isolation to monitor oxygen levels.
“The biggest issue we have seen is oxygen levels falling suddenly. Some patients require oxygen immediately. Those under home isolation will be given oximeters to monitor their levels… We will also give them a number they can call if the levels dip. A team will reach your house with a concentrator. The patient can be stabilised while being shifted to the hospital. This will be present in each district. Once a person is cured, this can be returned to the government,” he said.
Coronavirus in Gujarat Latest Updates
Gujarat Congress leader tests COVID-19 positive
Gujarat Congress leader and former party president Bharat Sinh Solanki has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been admitted to Vadodara hospital, India Today reported.
Coronavirus in Assam Latest Updates
31 new COVID-19 testing centres set up in Guwahati
The Assam government on Monday said that 31 new COVID-19 testing centres have been set up in Guwahati.
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
Indian scientists find COVID-19 gene in wastewater, says report
Scientists in India have for the first time detected genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in wastewater, a breakthrough that paves the way for using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for real-time surveillance of COVID-19 in the country, PTI reported.
The study, led by scientists in IIT-Gandhinagar, found that increased “gene copies” of the virus in Ahmedabad’s wastewater matched the incidence of the disease in the city.
With this, India “joins the ranks of a handful of countries doing WBE on COVID-19”, Andrew Singer, an environmental microbiologist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, said on Twitter. WBE is a promising approach to understand the status of disease outbreak in a certain catchment by monitoring viral load in wastewater.
Coronavirus in Pakistan Latest Updates
63 health workers succumb to COVID-19 in Pakistan, says report
63 doctors, paramedics and other healthcare workers in Pakistan succumbed to coronavirus, News18 reported, adding that they were “on the frontline against the deadly disease”.
Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Updates
Maharashtra ‘dahi handi’ organiser cancels event
Reportedly the biggest ‘dahi handi’ organiser in Maharashtra, Sanskruti, on Monday cancelled the celebration this year in light of the coronavirus pandemic, India Today reported.
“The organisers have said that the money meant for Dahi Handi will be used for Covid-19 treatment Treatment. Sanskruti Dahi Handi celebration is organised by Shivsena leader and MLA Pratap Sarnaik,” the report said.
Coronavirus in Chandigarh Latest Updates
Chandigarh govt caps COVID-19 test price in private labs
The Chandigarh government on Monday capped the price of coronavirus testing for private labs at Rs 2,000, India Today reported. Earlier, the price was Rs 4,500.
Coronavirus in Karnataka Latest Updates
Stringent lockdown to be imposed in Bengaluru areas
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said, “Stringent lockdown to be in place in areas like KR Market, Siddapura, VVPuram, Kalasipalya, and surrounding areas. Adjoining streets of positive cases’ residences also will be sealed,” after a meeting with government officers in Bengaluru.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu Latest Updates
Tamil Nadu govt to impose ‘complete’ 7-day lockdown in Madurai areas
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday said that a “complete” lockdown will be imposed from 23 June to 30 June in “jurisdiction of Madurai Corporation limits, Paravai Town Panchayat and rural blocks of Madurai east, Madurai west and Thiruparankundram.”
Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh Latest Updates
443 new COVID-19 cases in Andra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh government said that 443 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths were reported in the state, in last 24 hours. Additionally, 83 have been discharged. The total number of cases in the state rises to 9,372, including 111 deaths and 4435 discharged.
Coronavirus in Odisha Latest Updates
Naveen Patnaik to chair prep meeting for Puri Rath Yatra at 5 pm
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik will chair the Puri Rath Yatra preparatory meeting at 5 pm on Monday in Bhubaneswar, ANI reported.
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
SC grants permission for Puri Rath Yatra to be conducted
The three-judge Supreme Court bench presided over by CJI SA Bobde on Monday allowed the annual Puri Rath Yatra to be held at the Jagannath temple in the Odisha temple town.
The apex court directed the state government and Centre to work in tandem for the event. “Detailed restrictions in the order to be uploaded later on website,” Bar and Bench reported.
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
Nearly 90% of poorest districts have COVID-19 cases, says report
Nearly 90 percent of the country’s poorest districts have cases, though the outbreak remains centered in Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu states, which are home to major cities, AP reported on Monday.
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
SC recalls 18 June order to stall Puri Rath Yatra, warns of ‘disaster’ if virus spreads
Reports said that the Supreme Court recalled its 18 June order of stalling the Puri Rath Yatra and said, “Clearly any spread of COVID-19 due to this will be disastrous since large numbers are involved and it won’t be possible to track everyone after they go back home.”
Coronavirus in Karnataka Latest Updates
Active cases in Karnataka may rise to 25,000 by 15 Aug, says state govt
Active coronavirus cases in Karnataka may reach around 25,000 by August 15 if the state maintains the current compounded daily growth rate of 4 per cent, a senior government official said on Monday while stressing the need to stick to social distancing and wearing masks to contain spread of the virus.
The projections are so sensitive that if the daily growth rate is at 3 per cent then active numbers can reach 17,000 but if it is at 4 per cent then the state could see around 25,000 cases in about 50-60 days, Munish Moudgil, chief of Karnataka COVID-19 War Room, said in a statement.
The state currently has 9,150 cases of which 3,391 are active cases, 5,618 discharges and 137 deaths. The compounded daily growth rate as of Sunday (for the past five days) stood at four per cent, according to official figures.
“I wish to state that expected active cases by August 15th is about 20,000-25,000,” Moudgil.
(PTI)
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
CJI indicates SC willing to allow Rath Yatra only in Puri
CJI Bobde reportedly indicated that the Supreme Court “is willing to modify its order and allow the Rath Yatra only in Puri”, CNN-News18 reported.
“He adds Odisha government could conduct it in the manner it has been doing for so many years,” Utkarsh Anand tweeted.
Coronavirus in India Latest Updates
SC hearing on Puri Rath Yatra begins
The Supreme Court bench comprising CJI SA Bobde, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and AS Bopanna hearing pleas seeking modification stay on the annual Rath Yatra has begun.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opened argyments saying, “There are guidelines of the Central Government, without compromising health and safety in consonace with the Trust of the temple at Puri which shall be implemented to carry out the Puri Rath Yatra.”
Coronavirus in Karnataka Latest Updates
Karnataka govt to conduct maximum testing in COVID-19 cluster areas
Karnataka home minister said that the state government has decided “that clusters (areas having 3-4 COVID-19 cases) will be totally sealed and maximum testing will be done there”.
“Only critical cases will be shifted to COVID-19 hospitals. I demanded that police personnel are tested on priority,” he added.
His statement came after Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa called for an emergency meeting of concerned officials and departments on Monday, to discuss measures to control rising COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru.
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
SC to hear pleas to modify 18 June order staying annual yatra today
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear four petitions seeking modification of its earlier order of 18 June, which had stayed the annual Rath Yatra in Puri and all other places in Odisha, due to the coronavirus pandemic. A single-judge bench of the apex court will hear the petitions today.
The top court had stayed the annual Rath Yatra at Jagannath Temple in Puri, which was slated to being on 23 June, and all activities related to the gathering in view of the coronavirus pandemic this year.
_**Read full report here**_Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
Centre moves SC, seeks nod for Rath Yatra to be held without public participation
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri can be allowed to be held this year without public participation in view of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the “tradition of centuries may not be stopped”.
The Odisha government also supported the Centre’s stand in the apex court, which is likely to hear the plea seeking modification of its 18 June order staying this year’s Puri Rath Yatra due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
_**Read full report here**_Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
India’s recovery rate stands at 55.77%
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday said India’s recovery rate stands at 55.77%. The Ministry also said that according to the World Health Organization, India has one of the lowest cases per lakh population in spite of its high population density. India’s number of cases per lakh population is 30.04 while the global average is more than triple at 114.67, reports ANI
Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Update
Delhi CM says 18,000 tests being done in a day, 7,000 beds unoccupied
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal briefed the media on the coronavirus situation in the National Capital on Monday. The Delhi chief minister said that 18,000 people are being tested for the coronavirus in the capital each day. “Earlier, we used to conduct 5,000 tests in a day,” he said.
Kejriwal also said that coronavirus patients under home isolation will be provided with pulse oximeters to measure their oxygen levels every few hours and added that 7,000 beds in Delhi are unoccupied. “We will not let the shortage of beds arise in Delhi,” he says.
हमनें युद्धस्तर पर कोरोना बेड का इंतज़ाम किया है। दिल्ली में इस समय लगबग 7000 बेड खाली है।
— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) June 22, 2020
चिंता न करे, हम बेड की कमी बिल्कुल नहीं होने देंगे।- मा. मुख्यमंत्री श्री. @ArvindKejriwal pic.twitter.com/cpCLGVziFQ
Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Update
India reports 14,821 new cases, 445 deaths in past 24 hours
India on Monday added 14,821 new COVID-19 cases pushing the infection tally to 4,25,282, while the toll rose to 13,699 with 445 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The country crossed the four lakh-mark on Sunday eight days after recording three lakh COVID-19 cases and has witnessed a surge of 2,34,747 infections from 1 June till 22. India registered over 10,000 cases for the 11th day in a row.


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