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Highlights: Chhattisgarh records 6,477 new Covid-19 cases, 153 more deaths
British officials are considering contingency plans for local lockdowns or a delay to reopening.
India on Tuesday recorded 263,533 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry dashboard. As many as 4,329 new deaths were also registered. The country has so far reported a total of 25.22 million cases and 278,719 deaths. India is currently reeling under a second Covid-19 wave....Read More
The global Covid-19 disease caseload has climbed to 164,254,146 of which 3,403,704 people have died and 142,972,425 have recovered, according to worldometers.info. The United States continues to remain the worst-hit country from the pandemic with 33,744,577 cases and 600,504 deaths respectively.
California won’t lift its mask requirement until June 15 to give the public and businesses time to prepare and ensure cases stay low, the state health director said Monday, a decision that runs counter to many other states including Oregon and Washington that quickly aligned with last week's new federal guidelines.
Meanwhile, British officials are considering contingency plans for local lockdowns or a delay to reopening after June 21 in response to concern about the spread of the coronavirus variant first detected in India, the Times newspaper reported on Monday.
Chhattisgarh records 6,477 new Covid-19 cases, 153 more deaths
Chhattisgarh on Tuesday recorded 6,477 new Covid-19 cases, 153 more deaths and 11,250 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department's bulletin.
No new Covid strain detected here, Singapore health ministry counters Kejriwal
Singapore on Tuesday dismissed Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s assertion about a new Coronavirus strain being detected in that country, and said the variant prevalent in many Covid-19 cases in recent weeks was the “B.1.617.2 variant, which originated in India”. Read more
Over 6,200 people found infected with Covid-19 in last 24 hours in Bihar
Telangana extends Covid-19 curbs till May 30
Telangana government on Tuesday extended Covid-19 restrictions till May 30. All activities will be allowed from 6am to 10am everyday as per the order, reported ANI.
Mumbai clocks below 1,000 new Covid-19 cases
West Bengal logs nearly 20,000 new Covid-19 cases, takes tally to over 1.17 million
Tamil Nadu reports over 33,000 new Covid-19 cases
Gujarat logs 6,447 new Covid-19 infections in last 24 hours
Gujarat reported 6,447 new Covid-19 infections, 9,557 recoveries and 67 deaths in the last 24 hours, reported ANI.
Madhya Pradesh reports 5,412 new Covid-19 cases, active caseload at nearly 83,000
Uttar Pradesh logs 8,737 new Covid-19 cases, 255 deaths
Tamil Nadu, Assam, Punjab may see Covid-19 peak in 2 weeks: SUTRA model
States like Tamil Nadu, Assam and Punjab may see peak of second wave of coronavirus cases in next two weeks, according to the SUTRA model, reported PTI. Read more
Jharkhand reports 60 new deaths from coronavirus
Jharkhand on Tuesday logged 60 new Covid-19 deaths taking the toll to 4,539, while 2,507 people were found to be infected with the virus in the last 24 hours, reported PTI.
Kerala logs 31,337 new Covid-19 cases
Kerala reported 31,337 fresh infections of coronavirus disease and 97 more deaths, the state government said, reported PTI.
Goa reports 1,358 new Covid-19 cases, 45 deaths
Sikkim reports 209 new Covid-19 cases, takes tally to over 11,600
Sikkim registered 209 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours that took the tally to 11,689. The state reported two fresh fatalities on Tuesday pushing to toll to 212, reported PTI.
Maharashtra's Covid-19 positivity rate continues to fall: Health ministry
Weekly Covid-19 case positivity rate rising in north east: Govt
Covid-19 spread contained to under 2% of population: Health ministry
India witnessing consistent increase in testing: Govt
Delhi logs 4,482 fresh Covid-19 cases, 265 deaths
Taiwan reports 240 new Covid-19 cases
Taiwan reported 240 new Covid-19 cases and two fresh fatalities on Tuesday, reported AP.
Covid-19 curfew imposed in Ahmedabad extended till 6am on May 21
Ahmedabad police said that the Covid-19 curfew imposed in the city has been extended till May 21, 6am, reports ANI.
Statewise distribution of total confirmed Covid-19 cases
Eight states have reported over a million total confirmed Covid-19 cases, data from the Union health ministry showed.
PM Modi interacts with officials from states, districts over Covid-19 situation
During his interaction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Keep in mind the ease of living of every person while imposing Covid-19 curbs. Ensure that locals do not face difficulties due to Covid-19 restrictions. We are in the process of increasing the vaccination capacity."
Taiwan to close schools amid rise in Covid-19 cases
Taiwan's government said on Tuesday that all schools would close until May 28 amid a rise in domestic Covid-19 cases.
