Highlights: Chhattisgarh reports 12,345 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

Chhattisgarh on Sunday registered 12,345 fresh Covid-19 cases, 14,075 discharges, and 170 deaths in last 24 hours.

Madhya Pradesh on Sunday reported 12,248 new Covid-19 cases, 7,495 recoveries and 66 deaths in the last 24 hours.

The United Kingdom's Covid-19 caseload climbed to 4,387,820 after 1,882 cases, 10 more deaths were reported on Sunday, according to official figures. The total Covid-related deaths now stand at 127,270.

With a view to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease, the Maharashtra government on Sunday made negative RT-PCR tests mandatory for passengers arriving from Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and NCR and Uttarakhand. Read more

Gripped by the second wave of the deadly coronavirus disease (Covid-19), India is currently witnessing a tsunami of cases and deaths. The number of daily cases topped the 100,000-mark on April 5, a record jump never seen in the country ever before. Read more

Bihar's caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) climbed to 324,117 after 8,690 new cases and 27 more deaths were reported on Sunday, according to the state health department's bulletin. Patna district reported the highest number of new cases at 2,290, followed by Gaya (753) and Saran (383), the bulletin showed.

Maharashtra on Sunday registered 68,631 new Covid-19 disease cases, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic last year, taking the caseload to 3,839,338 according to the state health department's bulletin. As many as 503 people died due to the disease while 45,654 recovered during the same period taking the death toll and total recoveries to 60,473 and 3,106,828 respectively, the bulletin showed.

Gujarat's Covid-19 caseload breached the 400,000-mark on Sunday after another single-day high of 10,340 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department's bulletin. Nearly 4,000 people recovered and 110 died during the same period.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar announced on Sunday a night curfew will be imposed across the state between 9pm to 5am in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and no examinations will be held by state-run schools and universities till May 15, according to news agency ANI. Read more

From April 20, Tamil Nadu will be imposing a night curfew and Sunday lockdowns until further notice to curb the spread of the Covid disease in the state. The night curfew will be between 10 pm and 4 am and public transport, taxis, rental autos and private vehicles will not be allowed to operate during this period.

During the Sunday lockdown, essentials such as milk shops and pharamacies will function. Restaurants would be allowed to function from 6am-10 am, 12pm-3 pm and 6pm-9 pm.

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi where she highlighted three issues which are important with regard to the second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India which is leading to a huge spike in number of cases and fatalities. Read more

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Sunday there is a shortage of oxygen in several hospitals in the national capital to treat the Covid disease patients. "Some hospitals have oxygen supply for 3-4 hours while some have oxygen supply for 10-12 hours. Situation is grim so we have requested Central Govt to provide oxygen to Delhi on priority," Sisodia was quoted as saying by news agency ANI after he paid a visit to Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre & Hospital, Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Chhatarpur.

Pakistan on Sunday added 6,127 new Covid disease cases, the highest single day spike since June 14 last year. The country's caseload has now climbed to 756,285 and the positivity rate is at 8.5 per cent, Dawn reported.

Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his wife Asha Hooda tested positive for the Covid-19 disease on Sunday. Congress MLA B B Batra told news agency ANI that Hood and his wife are currently in Delhi and will hospitalise themselves in Gurugram as a precautionary measure. Read more

Philippines tally of the Covid-19 disease crossed 936,000 (936,133 exact) on Sunday after 10,098 new cases were reported, according to the Department of Health (DOH). As many as 150 succumbed to Covid-19 on Sunday taking the death toll of the Southeast Asian nation to 15,960 , the DOH added.

The Delhi government on Sunday requested Railways to provide up to 5,000 beds by deploying Covid-19 care coaches at the Shakur Basti and the Anand Vihar stations due to the spike in the national capital's cases. Delhi chief secretary Vijay Kumar Dev wrote a letter to Railway Board Chairman Suneet Sharma he said private and government hospitals in Delhi "are getting strained and there is an urgent need for more number of bed facilities to cope up with the ever increasing demand of Covid patients who require admissions in hospitals.

As Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state from the Covid-19 disease pandemic, state home minister Dilip Walse Patil warned on Sunday that strict action will be taken against those Covid related curbs imposed by the government to curb the spread of the disease. "In order to curb the rising number of Covid-19 infections, curfew order and restrictions should be effectively followed. Action will be taken against those who violate orders," Walse tweeted.

Russia's caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) climbed to 4,702,101 on Sunday after 8,632 fresh cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to news agency Reuters. Almost 390 people succumbed to the disease taking the death toll to 105,582.

PM Modi reiterated importance of masks and urged all to ensure 'do gaj ki doori'. He said that as a representative of Varanasi, he takes constant feedback from public and in last five-six years, medical infrastructure has advanced in Varanasi that has helped in the fight against: Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

India has administered 122,622,590 doses of vaccine against Covid-19, with 2,684,956 doses in last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry dashboard.

We will add over 6,000 high-flow oxygen beds will in next two-three days at Yamuna Sports Complex. Commonwealth Games Village and some schools too will be turned into Covid-19 centres and the Covid facility at Radha Soami Satsang Beas will be reopened: Arvind Kejriwal

Around 25,000 new Covid-19 cases reported in Delhi in last 24 hours. There are 10,000 beds in Delhi, including that of central govt, of which, 1,800 beds currently reserved for Covid-19. I request Centre to allot 7,000 of 10,000 beds in view of severe Covid-19 cases: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Positivity rate increased from 24% to 30% in last 24 hours. Less than 100 ICU beds left and there's oxygen shortage. Spoke to Dr Harsh Vardhan yesterday and Amit Shah ji this morning regarding lack of beds and informed them that we're in dire need: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Ladakh records 362 new Covid-19 cases, its highest in a single day this year, and one death. Infection tally rises to 12,071 including 133 deaths.

162 PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) oxygen plants have been sanctioned by GoI for installation in public health facilities in all states. Out of 162 PSA plants sanctioned, 33 already been installed: Union health ministry