The death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 779 and the number of cases climbed to 24,942 in the country on April 25, according to the Union Health Ministry.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 18,953 while 5,209 people were cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.
Globally, over 2.8 million confirmed cases and more than 197,500 deaths have been reported so far during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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KGMU resident doctor Tauseef Khan and one Umshankar Mishra from Lakhimpur Kheri have donated blood plasma after recovering from COVID-19. Antibody from their plasma will be used in convalescent plasma therapy to treat COVID-19 patients: King George's Medical University (ANI)
Maharashtra has conducted over one lakh COVID-19 tests, the highest in the country, across 40 laboratories in the state since January, Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said. Samples of 1,08,972 individuals had been sent to the laboratories till April 25, of which 94,485 persons tested negative. (PTI)
811 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths have been reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 7,628 and death toll to 323: State Health Department (ANI)
Gujarat reports 256 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 3,071. Death toll rises to 133 with six fatalities: Health department official (PTI)
AAI-GVK group-run Mumbai airport today announced a slew of safety measures for the resumption of commercial air passenger services in the post-lockdown period.
At least 38 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in West Bengal, taking the total number of coronavirus patients in the state to 541, officials said today.
The death toll due to the contagion remained at 18 in the state, a bulletin released by the West Bengal health department said.
With the 38 new cases, the total number of active coronavirus cases in the state stood at 423, it said. (PTI)
A 57-year-old police constable who had been diagnosed with COVID-19 passed away in Mumbai today, officials said. (PTI)
Amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases in Pune in Maharashtra, the silver lining is that the mortality rate from the infection in the state's second largest city was down from 9.18 percent on April 17 to 6.5 percent April 24, said officials. As on April 24, there are 980 COVID-19 cases in Pune municipal limits and 64 people have died of the infection, they said. (PTI)
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope today said the lockdown rules will remain unchanged in the state will May 3. Talking to PTI, Tope said there was no clarity in the Centre's latest order regarding reopening of shops.
10 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Punjab today. Total positive cases in the state stand at 308: Government of Punjab (ANI)
The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that there was currently "no evidence" that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second coronavirus infection.
Sri Lanka today extended the nationwide curfew in four high-risk districts, including Colombo, till May 4 to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office announced, a day after the Island nation recorded the highest number of 49 infections in a single day. The four out of the 25 administration districts that come under high-risk category are Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttalam. (PTI)
Till the date, 1945 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Madhya Pradesh and 99 people have lost their lives. Indore has recorded 1085 cases and 57 deaths while in Bhopal there are 388 cases and 9 deaths: State Health Department (ANI)
