The number of novel coronavirus cases rose to 606 on Wednesday with 10 deaths being recorded across the country, a health ministry official said. The number of active cases is 553. The Centre asked the states to take all possible steps to ensure that people do not suffer for essentials due to the 21-day lockdown enforced across India.
Here are the top developments on COVID-19 outbreak:
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India
- Number of cases in India rose to 606 and the death toll stands at 10
- Centre asked states to set up 24×7 control room with a helpline number to ensure availability of essential goods
- Union health minister Harsh Vardhan chaired a GoM meeting to assess the situation
- 29 private laboratories with over 16,000 sample collection centres registered for testing: Health ministry
- The Centre asked state governments to resolve the problems faced by the e-commerce sector during deliveries
- The Election Commission has allowed the use of indelible ink to stamp individuals for home quarantine
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States
- Madhya Pradesh: 65-year-old woman died in Indore, becoming the first fatality in the state
- Maharashtra: Six new cases reported today, taking the total number in the state to 122, highest in India
- Kerala: Nine new positive cases reported today, taking the toll number to 118
- Delhi: Five new cases were reported in the national capital in past 24 hours, pushing the number to 35
- J&K: Four people, hailing from Bandipora, tested positive today, taking the number of cases in the Valley to 11
- Punjab: The number of coronavirus patients rose to 31 in Punjab after two more people tested positive
- Haryana: 21-year-old nurse from Panipat, working for a private hospital in Gurugram, tested positive
- Tamil Nadu: Neuberg Diagnostics starts Covid-19 testing in Chennai after ICMR nod. All students from first to ninth standard to be promoted, the state announced
- Uttar Pradesh: Government banned manufacture and sale of pan masala, saying the move will help stop the spread of virus
- Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik announced four months' advance salary for doctors, nurses and other paramedical staffRead More – Source
