LIVE: West Bengal reports 6,910 new Covid-19 cases

India's Covid-19 caseload has now reached to 14,291,917 and the death toll has increased to 174,308.

So far, 23,170,964 samples have been tested for the coronavirus disease in Karnataka. In picture - Health worker directs arriving passengers towards Covid-19 testing counter outside a train station in Bengaluru. (AP)

The coronavirus disease continued to rage across the world as the number global number of infection surged past 138.6 million cases. While the death toll neared 3 million, according to the tally by Bloomberg....Read More

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• 16 Apr 2021, 11:00:23 PM IST

  Meghalaya registers 121 new Covid-19 cases, one more fatality

  At least 121 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Meghalaya, which pushed the tally in the state to 14,703, a senior official said on Friday.

• 16 Apr 2021, 10:39:10 PM IST

  51 more deaths, 3,915 new Covid-19 cases in Punjab

  The Covid-19 death toll in Punjab rose to 7,772 on Friday with 51 more fatalities, while 3,915 new cases pushed the infection tally to 2,90,707, a medical bulletin issued here said.

• 16 Apr 2021, 10:25:05 PM IST

  Assam reports 573 new Covid-19 cases

  Assam reports 573 new Covid-19 cases, 113 recoveries and four deaths in the last 24 hours

  Total cases: 2,22,940

  Active cases: 4,069

  Death toll: 1,127

  Total recoveries: 2,16,397

• 16 Apr 2021, 09:52:23 PM IST

  France reports 309 new coronavirus deaths in hospital

  France registered 309 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals on Friday, from 296 on Thursday, health ministry data showed.

• 16 Apr 2021, 09:50:43 PM IST

  If people don't adhere to currently imposed Covid restrictions, we may have to impose lockdown like last year: Maha deputy CM

  If people don't adhere to the currently imposed Covid restrictions then we may have to impose lockdown like last year: Maharashtra Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

• 16 Apr 2021, 09:14:28 PM IST

  West Bengal reports 6,910 new Covid-19 cases

  West Bengal reports 6,910 new Covid-19 cases, 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

• 16 Apr 2021, 09:04:04 PM IST

  Madhya Pradesh reports 11,045 new Covid-19 cases

  Madhya Pradesh reports 11,045 new Covid-19 cases, 7,496 recoveries and 60 deaths in the last 24 hours

  Total cases: 3,84,563

  Total recoveries: 3,20,955

  Active cases: 59,183

  Death toll: 4,425

• 16 Apr 2021, 08:59:36 PM IST

  In record one-day surge, Delhi logs over 19,000 Covid-19 cases, 141 deaths

  Delhi reported 19,486 new cases and 141 deaths as the tally reached 803,623 cases and death toll climbed to 11,793, according to a health department bulletin.

• 16 Apr 2021, 08:13:11 PM IST

  Maharashtra reports 63,729 new Covid-19 cases, 398 deaths

  With 63,729 new Covid-19 cases and 398 fatalities, Maharashtra's cases tally reached 3,703,584 and the death toll climbed to 59,551.

  As many as 45,335 people recovered on the day, taking the total recoveries to 3,519,208.

  Mumbai city logged 8,803 new cases and 53 deaths as the tally reached 562,207 and the death toll reached 12,250.

• 16 Apr 2021, 07:41:55 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh reports 6,096 new Covid-19 cases, 20 deaths in last 24 hours

  Andhra Pradesh reported 6,096 new Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 948,231 and death toll to 7,373, reports ANI.

• 16 Apr 2021, 07:06:24 PM IST

  Chandigarh reports 481 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

  With 481 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, Chandigarh's cases tally reached 32,878, reports ANI.

• 16 Apr 2021, 06:54:17 PM IST

  Nagpur records 6,194 new Covid-19 cases, 75 deaths in last 24 hours

  With 6,194 new Covid-19 cases and 75 related deaths, Nagpur's cases tally reached 309,043 and death toll reached 6,109, reports ANI.

• 16 Apr 2021, 05:36:38 PM IST

  Union minister Prakash Javadekar tests positive for Covid-19

  Union minister Prakash Javadekar tested positive for the coronavirus disease. "All those who have come in contact with me in the last 2-3 days may please get themselves tested," he tweeted.

• 16 Apr 2021, 05:06:34 PM IST

  Nalanda Medical College and Hospital to become dedicated Covid-19 facility, says Bihar health minister

  Bihar health minister said that the number of beds in PMCH, AIIMS, IGIMS and other medical colleges. Also, the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital would be made a dedicated Covid-19 facility, reports ANI.

• 16 Apr 2021, 04:48:53 PM IST

  Delhi government appoints 10 IAS officers as nodal officers for Covid-19 hospitals run by it

  Delhi government appoints 10 IAS officers as nodal officers for Covid-19 hospitals run by it, reports PTI.

• 16 Apr 2021, 04:35:20 PM IST

  Andhra Pradesh CM write to PM Modi, requests for 60 lakh additional doses of Covid-19 vaccine

  Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting for 60 lakh additional doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, reports ANI.

• 16 Apr 2021, 03:37:34 PM IST

  Odisha running short of vaccines, only 700 out of 1,500 vaccination centres could be operated: State vaccination in-charge

  Odisha's state vaccination in-charge Bijay Panigrahi said that the state is running out of vaccines and with the current stock only 700 out of the total 1,500 vaccination centres could be operated, reports ANI.

• 16 Apr 2021, 03:18:20 PM IST

  Delhi Metro says services to be available with headway of 15 minutes due to Covid-19 weekend curfew

  A statement from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said -

  "In view of the curfew imposed by the Govt. for coming weekend for the containment of Covid-19, Metro services will be available with a headway of 15 min across the whole network on the weekend i.e, on 17th and 18th April 2021.

  The two sections, where there is a bifurcation in the network i.e, Noida/Vaishali section of Blue Line and Kirti Nagar/Inderlok section of Green Line, the headway will become double i.e. services will be available after every 30 minutes in these sections."

• 16 Apr 2021, 02:51:52 PM IST

  PM Modi reviews state of oxygen availability in country amid Covid-19 surge

  Prime minister Narendra Modi reviewed the state of oxygen availability in the country to ensure adequate supply of medical grade oxygen.

• 16 Apr 2021, 02:21:04 PM IST

  Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa tests positive for Covid-19

  Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa tests positive for Covid-19 for the second time, admitted to hospital.

• 16 Apr 2021, 02:04:39 PM IST

  Karnataka CM Yediyurappa admitted to hospital for fever

  Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa has been admitted to Ramaiah Memorial Hospital in Bengaluru, news agency ANI reported. He was tested for Covid-29 two days back and was found to be negative. The authorities will again take his sample for the viral infection.

• 16 Apr 2021, 01:28:12 PM IST

  UP announces Sunday lockdown as cases continue to surge

  In the wake of rising case, Uttar Pradesh government announced Sunday lockdown in the state. Essential services are exempted from the restrictions. It also annoucned a fine of ₹1000 for people seen without face masks.

• 16 Apr 2021, 12:55:32 PM IST

  Covid-19 vaccine: One dose isn't enough. Govt explains why you need both

  The Centre on Friday released a video on why citizens need to take two doses of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. Read More

• 16 Apr 2021, 12:07:46 PM IST

  India’s vaccine supply: States, UTs receive 129,428,360 doses

  India had administered over 117 million coronavirus vaccine doses across the country by Thursday evening. More than 2.6 million doses were administered till 8pm on the day, as per the Union health ministry data. Read More

• 16 Apr 2021, 10:39:58 AM IST

  Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa holds emergency meeting

  Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa is holding an emergency meeting at his residence over the Covid-19 situation in the state. State health minister Dr K Sudhakar and other senior officials are part of the meeting.

• 16 Apr 2021, 10:17:28 AM IST

  Digvijaya Singh tests positive for Covid-1

  Congress leader Digvijaya Singh tests positive for Covid-19. The leader is quarantined at his residence in Delhi.

• 16 Apr 2021, 09:55:14 AM IST

  India logs 217,353 fresh cases in a day

  India reports spike of 217,353 fresh cases on Friday. The total number of confirmed cases has now reached to 14,291,917. The death toll reached 174,308 after 1,185 fresh fatalities.

• 16 Apr 2021, 09:49:52 AM IST

  Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal tests positive for Covid-19

  Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal tests positive for Covid-19, she announced on Twitter. She currently has mild symptoms and has quarantined herself at her home.

• 16 Apr 2021, 09:27:20 AM IST

  Senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala tests positive for Covid-19

• 16 Apr 2021, 09:22:46 AM IST

  Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani tests positive for Covid-19

  "My heartfelt gratitude to the medical staff, the doctors and other frontliners who are doing an unbelievable job in this time, risking their own lives, losing their sleep and mental peace. True heroes!" he wrote on Twitter.

• 16 Apr 2021, 08:13:10 AM IST

  Critically ill patients being referred to AIIMS Rishikesh: CMO

  Patients who are critically ill due to Covid-19 in Haridwar are being referred to AIIMS Rishikesh, said, Dr SK Jha, Haridwar Chief Medical Officer. "Those belonging to Haridwar being sent to home isolation & people from outside being hospitalised. No situation of panic in Haridwar hospitals," he added.

• 16 Apr 2021, 07:39:12 AM IST

  China reports 11 fresh cases of Covid-19

  China reported 11 new Covid-19 cases in mainland on April 15. The number is up from 10 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday.