{"id":97197,"date":"2020-05-11T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T05:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=97197"},"modified":"2020-05-11T17:50:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T12:20:35","slug":"just-facts-coronavirus-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/india\/just-facts-coronavirus-in-india","title":{"rendered":"Just Facts – Coronavirus in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Status of the Coronavirus Pandemic in India<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stay with MapsofIndia to know all the latest updates and facts about Coronavirus in India<\/h1>\n

CONFIRMED CASES – 67,152| RECOVERED CASES – 20,917| DEATHS – 2,206<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MyGov Corona Helpdesk: Whatsapp Number – +91 9013151515<\/h2>\n

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1627. 5.40 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every delivery staff in Ahmedabad will compulsorily have to download Arogya Setu App on their mobiles: Gujarat Additional Chief Secy Rajiv Kumar Gupta (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1626. 5.24 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

310 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Delhi taking the total count to 7,233: Delhi government (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1625. 5.13 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

1,40,000 contacts traced using an Aarogya Setu app (Source: News18)<\/p>\n

1624. 5.10 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Centre says mild COVID-19 cases can be discharged after 10 days (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1623. 4.30 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aarogya Sety app very helpful, make it accessible to as many as possible: Amit Shah tells CMs (Source: India Today)<\/p>\n

1622. 4.02 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with the Chief Ministers of all states began on Monday. They will reportedly discuss the “strategy to contain the spread of the coronavirus with the chief Ministers (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1621. 3.45 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health Ministry wants district-level testing amid record surge in COVID cases, ICMR & NCDC to initiate serosurvey (Source: Times Now )<\/p>\n

1620. 3.33 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delhi government decides to provide another financial assistance of Rs 5,000 to construction workers (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1619. 3.08 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

COVID-19 cases in Indore rise to 1,935 after 77 people test positive; death toll climbs to 90 with one more fatality: Official (Source: News18)<\/p>\n

1618. 2.59 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Till now, 15 police personnel have tested positive for Coronavirus in Bihar: Additional Director General of Police (headquarters), Jitendra Kumar (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1617. 2.57 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chhattisgarh: Only 6 active cases in the state (Source: India Today)<\/p>\n

1616. 2.47 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gujarat has sent a maximum of 215 out of 468 Shramik Special trains (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1615. 2.25 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total 160 positive COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state till date, of which 79 are active cases and 78 are recovered\/discharged cases: Jharkhand Health Department (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1614. 1.35 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maharashtra’s Aurangabad emerges as new COVID-19 hotspot (Source: News18)<\/p>\n

1613. 1.10 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Restrictions on the movement of medical professionals can lead to severe constraints in rendering COVID, non-COVID services MHA to states (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1612. 12.53 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shamik special trains to operate at full capacity & have 3 stops now. 1,700 passengers to be ferried on every train (Source: Times Now)<\/p>\n

1611. 12.51 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Himachal to fund treatment of 2-year-old heart patient who has COVID-19 (Source: NDTV)<\/p>\n

1610. 12.48 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cop probing Arnab Goswami tests positive for COVID-19, says Goswami’s lawyer Harish Salve (Source: The Quint)<\/p>\n

1609. 12.33 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

84 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Rajasthan today, taking the total number of cases and deaths to 3898 and 108, respectively. Number of active cases stands at 1537: Rajasthan health department (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1608. 12.16 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

38 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours. Out of the 38 cases, 26 have returned from Gujarat, 1 from Karnataka and 8 people from Chittoor Dist. had visited Chennai’s Koyambedu market. Total number of positive cases in the state is now 2018: Andhra Pradesh Govt (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1607. 12.13 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

MHA to States: Ensure opening of all private clinics, nursing homes, labs with all medical staff (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1606. 12.04 PM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two SRP jawans of Bharuch who returned from duty in Ahmedabad tested positive. Both are suffering from diabetes (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1605. 11.51 AM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian railways now decide to carry around 1,700 passengers in ‘Shamik Special’ trains (Source: News18)<\/p>\n

1604. 11.14 AM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Model Poonam Pandey booked for violating lockdown norms on Sunday. Her car has also been seized by the police (Source: Mumbai Mirror)<\/p>\n

1603. 11.09 AM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jammu & Kashmir: Shops of electronic items re-open in Udhampur amid Coronavirus lockdown. A shopkeeper says “Electronics shops were closed in the city for the last 2 months. We will ensure that customers follow social distancing at the shops” (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1602. 10.56 AM, May 11, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 2,206; cases climb to 67,152 in India: Union health ministry (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1601. 5.03 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Killing of migrant workers on railway tracks in Aurangabad an unfortunate incident: Home ministry (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1600. 4.40 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Railways has ferried over 2.5 lakh people stranded during Coronavirus – triggered lockdown in 222 special trains Union Home Ministry (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1599. 4.11 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karnataka receives consent from 5 states for transportation of stranded migrant (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1598. 3.48 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second special train with 1301 migrant labourers left Mohali Railway Station at 10 AM today for Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh: Mohali District Public Relations Office (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1597. 3.34 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karnataka Deputy CM has requested work-from-home facilities to be extended till 2021! It doesn’t seem like lockdown is getting over any time soon (Source: India Today)<\/p>\n

1596. 3.30 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

In talks with authorities in Kolkata, Delhi to expedite testing of COVID-19 samples: Himanta Biswa Sarma (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1594. 3.21 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rajasthan: Sixty-four more persons were tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday taking the total positive cases to 3,491 (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1593. 3.17 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

India’s COVID-19 fight has a Mumbai problem and it’s getting out of hand (Source: ET)<\/p>\n

1592. 3.10 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

A journalist in Agra, who tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus and was admitted to the SN Medical Colege, passed away, said Agra District Magistrate (Source: The Quint)<\/p>\n

1591. 3.05 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

CCTV footage shows how a suspected COVID-19 patient tried to escape by jumping from a window of Sion hospital (Source: Times Now)<\/p>\n

1590. 2.52 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Railways orders comprehensive probe into Aurangabad accident in which 16 migrant workers were mowed down by a goods train (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1589. 2.25 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

COVID warriors in Mumbai continue to suffer.<\/p>\n

A doctor from municipality run Sion hospital has made some damning charges indicting well-equipped private hospitals of tweaking the fight against COVID (Source: Times Now)<\/p>\n

1588. 2.19 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maha seals borders with other states to curb liquor smuggling (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1587. 1.24 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mumbai: Lockdown norms flouted in the slums of Saki Naka. No social distancing was seen in a red zone (Source: Times Now)<\/p>\n

1586. 1.18 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have received information from the Government Institute of Medical Sciences that a COVID-19 positive patient has died due to comorbidity. He used to travel to Delhi from here for work. We are tracing his contact history: Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Suhas Ly (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1585. 1.06 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karnataka reports 45 new COVID-19 cases, tally climbs to 750 (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1584. 12.50 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delhi police inspector tests positive for COVID-19, says report (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1583. 12.38 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Uttarakhand has connected Kailash Mansarovar route to Lipulekh pass at a height of 17,060 ft. Now, Kailash Mansarovar Yatris can avoid arduous 90 km trek and move up to China border in vehicles: BRO officials (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1582. 12.12 PM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rupee rises 36 paise to 75.36 against US dollar in early trade (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1581. 11.43 AM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karnataka: Migrant workers stranded in the state amid COVID-19 lockdown, today protested at the Central Railway Station in Mangalore. The workers demanded the state government send them back to their native places (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1580. 11.12 AM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

COVID-19 may peak in June-July warns AIIMS director Dr Guleria (Source: Quint Fit)<\/p>\n

1579. 11.07 AM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

We paid full salaries in March and April but have to implement pay cuts for senior employees from May: Indigo CEO (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1578. 10.58 AM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

West Bengal sees 92 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths; Test kit by state researchers gets ICMR nod (Source: HuffPost India)<\/p>\n

1577. 10.35 AM, May 8, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,886 and the number of cases climbed to 56,342 in the country on Friday, registering an increase of 103 fatalities and 3,390 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1576. 5.09 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

UP government approves ordinance allowing stricter penalties for attacks on healthcare workers (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1575. 5.04 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delhi govt says passengers will be quarantined for 14 days (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1574. 4.51 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

112 COVID-19 positive cases reported today, taking the total cases in the state to 1456. 4 deaths also reported in the last 24 hours, total deaths due to Coronavirus in the state now at 72: Alapan Bandyopadhyay, West Bengal Home Secretary (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1573. 4.46 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami had earlier announced one-month special pay for doctors, nurses, medical staff and sanitary workers to honour their contribution in the fight against COVID-19 (Source: The Hindu)<\/p>\n

1572. 4.41 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maharashtra to ramp up ICU beds; seeks central facilities in state (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1571. 4.33 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Centre says 548 medical staff members infected across the country (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1570. 4.26 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amid nationwide lockdown, children with no access to the internet and computers in Kerala are cut off from the education system as most of the schools have started online classes (Source: Indian Express)<\/p>\n

1569. 4.16 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delhi govt issues guidelines for screening, handling of people returning to the city by repatriation flights (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1568. 4.12 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

7 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Haryana today. Total number of positive cases rise to 555 in the state. The death toll stands at 6: Haryana Health Department (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1567. 3.59 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

A private lab in Kolkata has been fined Rs 10 lakh for conducting illegal COVID tests without the approval from ICMR (Source: Times Now)<\/p>\n

1566. 3.55 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Private doctors in Mumbai asked to report for COVID-19 duty or lose license (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1565. 3.48 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

9 Crore people have downloaded Aarogya Setu app: Govt (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1564. 3.42 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior citizens must continue to take precautions even after restrictions are lifted, doctors say (Source: The Hindu)<\/p>\n

1563. 3.30 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gujarat: A special train carrying migrant workers leaves from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad for Gorakpur (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1562. 3.16 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

85 more BSF personnel test positive for COVID-19, taking total to 154; 2 have recovered: Spokesperson (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1561. 3.10 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Lockdown tax’ sparks anger, oppositions guns for Centre. First pandemic & now a punishment after the hike in prices of liquor & fuel (Source: Times Now)<\/p>\n

1560. 2.59 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

30 Border Security Force (BSF) jawans who were performing law and order duty in Delhi, were later shifted to Jodhpur where they tested positive for COVID-19: BSF Sources (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1559. 2.52 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Central piece of COVID-19 strategy is to protect the elderly, those with diabetes, heart condition: Rahul Gandhi at Cong CMs meet (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1558. 2.29 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Odisha reports second COVID-19 death (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1557. 2.20 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

No new positive case has been reported in Uttarakhand today till 2 pm. Total number of positive cases of COVID-19 stands at 61 with only 1 death (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1556. 1.26 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

An NGO files petition in Delhi High Court seeking direction to close the liquor bends (Source: Times Now)<\/p>\n

1555. 12.59 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

A plea has been moved in the Kerala High Court alleging possible leak of personal details of COVID-19 patients by hospitals. The court adjourned the matter to May 11 (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1554. 12.52 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karnataka government announces relief package benefiting farmers, SMEs, handloom weavers, flower growers, washermen, barbers, auto and taxi drivers among others (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1553. 12.39 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

83 Shramik special trains run so far with over 80,000 migrants ferried (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1552. 12.33 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

India’s COVID-19 tally inches closer to 50,000 mark, death toll at 1,694 (Source: Times Now)<\/p>\n

1551. 12.23 PM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

After May 17th, what? and after May 17th, how? What criteria is Govt of India using to judge how long the lockdown is to continue: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi during Congress Chief Ministers’ meeting (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1550. 10.51 AM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 1,694; number of cases rise to 49,391: Union Health Ministry (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1549. 10.21 AM, May 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three BSF camps in Tripura declared containment zones (Source: Firstpost)<\/p>\n

1548. 6.05 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Covid-19 curve remains flat but rise in cases at a steady rate a cause of concern: AIIMS director (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1547. 5.59 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

12,727 COVID-19 patients have recovered so far, 27.41 PC of total cases; 1,020 people recovered in the last 24 hours: Health ministry (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1546. 5.43 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shramik Special trains: 67 run so far, 21 more to go on Tuesday (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1545. 5.38 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

62 special trains run till now for domestic workers carrying about 70,000 travellers; 13 more such trains expected to run on Tuesday: MHA (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1544. 5.16 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

No community transmission of COVID-19, behavioural changes may be new ‘healthy’ normal: Harsh Vardhan (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1543, 5.07 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lockdown has yielded very positive results: as against 3-4 day doubling rate, it is now 12. This has to be maintained through various measures, including testing as per set protocol: Health Ministry (Source: The Hindu)<\/p>\n

1542. 4.33 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian government has made arrangements for the return of stranded citizens abroad, SOP has been prepared and it will be released: MHA Spokesperson (Source: The Hindu)<\/p>\n

1541. 4.29 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are very comfortable in terms of managing COVID-19 as of now but any laxity at field level may have consequences: Health Ministry (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1540. 3.34 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Janaushadhi Kendras accepting online orders to facilitate access to medicines: Govt (Source: News18)<\/p>\n

1539. 3.25 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

66 new positive cases of COVID-19 and 5 deaths reported today in the state. Total number of cases rise to 3,127 with 82 deaths. Active cases in the state are 1,581: Rajasthan Health Department (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1538. 3.21 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rajasthan Govt admits to charging migrants for the Jaipur-Patna Shramik Special train (Source: times Now)<\/p>\n

1537. 3.16 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

45 ITBP personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1536. 3.11 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twenty-four people, including serving and retired armed forces personnel test positive for COVID-19 in Army’s RR hospital in Delhi: Officials (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1535. 2.38 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delhi AAP MP ND Gupta has written a letter to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying, ‘private hospitals may be directed to reserve at least 50% beds for COVID-19 patients’ (Source: ANI)<\/p>\n

1534. 2.32 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health has to be on radar just as much as economy, govt has to do balancing act: Health Minister Vardhan on an extension of lockdown (Source: PTI)<\/p>\n

1533. 2.23 PM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ve had demanded from govt to provide migrant labourers at least 3 month’s salary. If they return to their home states now when work is resuming, it will be a huge problem: Punjab industry body (Source: TOI)<\/p>\n

1532. 11.52 AM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

COVID-19 containment zones in West Bengal at 517; Central team says state has highest mortality rate (Source: HuffPost)<\/p>\n

1531. 11.36 AM, May 5, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a list of services\/sectors that remain prohibited from May 4 to May 17:<\/p>\n