Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Despite Curfew In Place, Maharashtra Records Highest Single-Day Spike Of 63,729 Cases
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Friday, April 16, 2021: A weekend curfew will begin in Delhi from 10 pm today and continue till 6 am on Monday morning. According to the new directives, shopping malls, gyms, spas, auditoriums, assembly halls, entertainment parks and similar public places will be shut.
Maharashtra on Friday reported 63,729 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest single-day count so far, taking the tally past the 37-lakh mark, while 398 more patients succumbed to the infection.
With 63,729 COVID new cases, the tally increased to 37,03,584, while 398 fatalities pushed the toll to 59,551.
West Bengal reported 6,910 new cases of Coronavirus, 2,818 recoveries and 26 fatalities in the last 24 hours
Total cases: 6,43,795
Death toll: 10,506
Active cases: 41,047
Total recoveries: 5,92,242
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to chair an all-party meeting through video conferencing tomorrow, to assess the Coronavirus situation in the state.
Meanwhile, even Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will also chair an all-party meet on Saturday to review the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the state.
Chandigarh on Friday reported 481 new cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking city's overall caseload to 32,878
Active cases: 3,423
Death toll: 408
Total recoveries: 29,047
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Weekend curfew to be imposed in Chandigarh from Friday 10 pm to Monday 5 am. Only essential services will be allowed. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting of the Chandigarh Administration.
Delhi LG Anil Baijal asks the chief secretary to set up a help desk in every hospital to assist patients and attendants. He said coordinated efforts required from all agencies and stakeholders to contain the existing surge of COVID-19 in Delhi.
The Yogi Adityanath Government has announced complete lockdown on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh amid the rise in Covid cases. The govt has said that people without masks will pay Rs 1000 fine if caught for the first time and the fine will be raised to Rs 10k if the same person is caught again
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was on Friday appointed the nodal officer for COVID-19 management in the national capital, according to an official order.
Sisodia will be responsible for inter-ministerial coordination till further orders, it said.
As the number of COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate continue to rise in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a curfew this weekend and the closure of malls, gymnasiums and auditoriums till April 30 as part of sweeping restrictions to break the chain of the infection.
Delhi recorded 16,699 COVID-19 cases and 112 fatalities on Thursday, according to the health department.
The positivity rate soared to 20.22 per cent, the highest till date in Delhi.
The city had registered 17,282 new infections on Wednesday, its highest single-day spike till date. The number of cases has been on an upward spiral in the last few days.
The scenario in our state is different. No need to compare our state with other states. We have our own issues which need to be addressed. As far as COVID1 9 is concerned, appropriate action will be taken to curb it in the state. Night curfew will continue in 7 districts. Cases have increased, we have collected all information. We will take a call on extension (of night curfew) on April 20th, till then the existing restrictions will continue: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh took to Twitter and said, "My Covid test report has come up positive. I am currently in Quarantine at my Delhi residence. During this time, all the people who came in contact with me should isolate themselves and take all precautions related to their health."
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. The former Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Industries, who resigned over the farm laws, tweeted that she has mild symptoms and has quarantined herself at home.
India reports 2,17,353 new COVID19 cases, 1,18,302 discharges and 1,185 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry
Total cases: 1,42,91,917
Total recoveries: 1,25,47,866
Active cases: 15,69,743
Death toll: 1,74,308
Total vaccination: 11,72,23,509
30 Sadhus have tested positive for COVID 19 so far, in Haridwar. Medical teams are going to akharas and RT-PCR tests of sadhus are being done continuously. The process will be further quickened from 17th April: Dr SK Jha, Haridwar Chief Medical Officer
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a weekend curfew starting today and the closure of malls, gymnasiums and auditoriums till April 30 as part of sweeping restrictions to break the chain of the COVID-19 infection in the city.
According to an official order, the weekend curfew will be effective from 10 pm tonight (Friday) to 5 am on April 19 (Monday), even as gymnasiums, auditoriums, malls, spas, entertainment parks and assembly halls will remain closed in the national capital till April 30.
The Maharashtra government has imposed strict restrictions aimed at breaking the corona chain. Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil tells the state police to exercise its powers sensitively during this period. He also appealed to the citizens to cooperate with the administration by following the rules.
Delhi recorded over 17,000 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday to become the worst-affected city in the country, leaving financial capital Mumbai far behind in the daily tally.
Mumbai's single day peak so far is 11,163, registered on April 4, according to officials figures.
Background
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Friday, April 16, 2021: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing Maharashtra government-owned Haffkine Institute to manufacture Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, on the basis of transfer of technology.
The Maharashtra government made the announcement regarding the approval through their official Twitter handle.
"The Dept of Science and Technology, Government of India, has granted approval to Haffkine Institute to produce Bharat Biotech''s Covaxin vaccine on a transfer of technology basis," CMO Maharashtra tweeted.
A weekend curfew will begin in Delhi from 10 pm today and continue till 6 am on Monday morning. According to the new directives, shopping malls, gyms, spas, auditoriums, assembly halls, entertainment parks and similar public places will be shut.
Uttar Pradesh will see a night curfew in several cities including Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Gorakhpur districts from 8 pm to 7 am. Rajasthan will also have a weekend curfew rom 6 pm today till Monday 5 am.
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