Today is the sixty-second day of India’s nationwide lockdown, meant to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. Domestic passenger flights resumed today after two months.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 1,38,845. The death toll from the outbreak in India is at 4,021. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi have reported the highest number of cases.
Globally, there have been over 54.2 lakh confirmed cases of COVID-19. At least 3.45 lakh people have died so far. The United States, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom and Spain are the most-affected countries. Catch the latest updates here:
66 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported today; taking the total number of positive cases to 1,920. Death toll rises to 56 after 3 deaths were reported today. (ANI)
194 new positive cases and 10 deaths have been reported today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 6,859, of which 3,571 patients have been cured and discharged. The death toll stands at 300. (ANI)
Leadingmanufacturers and importers of N-95 masks have reduced prices by up to 47 percent after regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) stepped in to ensure the availability of the respiratory protection device at affordable rates in the country, the government said on May 25. N-95 masks were earlier being sold in the market for Rs 150 to 300 per unit and after the advisory by the NPPA, prices have been cut.
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20 new COVID-19 positive cases and 2 deaths have been reported in Himachal Pradesh today. Total positive cases stand at 223 including 151 active cases and 5 deaths. (ANI)
12 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported; taking the total number of cases to 526. Active cases stand at 457 in Assam.
272 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Rajasthan till 9 pm today; taking the total number of cases to 7300. Death toll rises to 167 after 4 deaths were reported today. (ANI)
229new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh today; taking the total number of cases to 6,497. Death toll stands at 169. (ANI)
29 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today; taking the number of total positive cases to 1213. (ANI)
Asymptomatic patients will be permitted to go with advice that they shall self monitor their health for 14 days. In case they develop any symptoms, they shall inform concerned DDMA/state helpline no. All passengers shall be advised to download Aarogya Setu app on their mobile devices. (ANI)
28 new COVID-19 positive cases including one death has been reported in Chandigarh today. The total number of cases in the union territory is now at 266 & death toll is at 4. (ANI)
1,430 new COVID-19 positive cases and 38 deaths have been reported in Mumbai today. Total positive cases rise to 31,789 and death toll stands at 1,026. (ANI)
Odisha registered its biggest spike in COVID-19 cases on Monday with 103 people testing positive for the disease, taking the total number of infected persons in the state to 1,438, a health department official said.
It also reported the highest number of 99 patients recovering from the highly-infectious disease on the day, taking the total number of persons cured from COVID-19 in the state to 649. The recovery rate from the disease now stands at 45.13 percent in Odisha, while the percentage of positive cases is 1.12, an official in the Health and Family Welfare department said. (PTI)
