With over 2.73 lakh Covid-19 cases, India sees highest spike in 24 hours | 10 points
With over 2.73 lakh Covid-19 cases, India sees highest spike in 24 hours | 10 points
India has registered its highest-ever single-day spike of over 2.73 lakh Covid-19 cases, according to the Union health ministry, pushing India s caseload to 1,50,61,919.
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Healthcare worker collects Covid-19 test swab sample from man (Reuters photo)
India has registered its highest-ever single-day spike of over 2.73 lakh Covid-19 cases, according to the Union health ministry, as several states grapple with a shortage of beds, medicines and depleting oxygen reserves. With over 2.73 lakh fresh number of Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, India s caseload has climbed to 1,50,61,919.
PM Modi to chair meeting to assess COVID-19 situation
The high-level meeting comes amid an unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases in India and several states going ahead with localised lockdowns. He also held a meeting to assess aspects relating to medicines, oxygen, ventilators and vaccination two days back
BusinessToday.In | April 19, 2021 | Updated 12:17 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today chair a meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in Varanasi. The meeting will be attended by top officials, local administration and doctors who are involved in fighting COVID in Varanasi. The Centre could also announce major decisions regarding the handling of coronavirus situation in the country post the meeting.
As India s daily Covid-19 tally crosses 1 lakh mark for over a week now, the active cases have also surged to 15.6 lakh. As of April 16, India s total caseload stands at 1.4 crore, including 1.25 crore recoveries and 1.74 lakh deaths
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Coronavirus LIVE Updates April 14: India recorded 1,84,372 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, breaking the record ever since the pandemic began last year. With 1,84,372 new Covid-19 cases, India s positive cases tally has mounted to 1,38,73,825, while a total of 1,027 people succumbed to the Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours, pushing the toll to 1,72,085. As India reels under a severe Covid-19 wave, several states have imposed partial but stricter curbs. On Tuesday, the Maharashtra government announced over a 15-day-long statewide curfew from 8 pm on April 14 till 7 am on May 1. Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh government issued an order stating that restrictions currently in place to tackle a surge in Covid-19 cases were part of corona curfew and should not be termed as lockdown . Also, the Haryana government revised coronavirus-induced night curfew timings from the existing 9 pm to 5 am to 10 pm to 5 am with immediate effect. Besides this, some st