Highlights: PM Modi, Amit Shah condole loss of lives in Nagpur hospital fire

Rajasthan government informed on Friday that night curfew has been imposed in nine cities including Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota till April between 8pm to 6am. "In Udaipur, the night curfew will start from 6 pm to 6 am," the state government added.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and has been hospitalised in Nagpur, news agency PTI reported quoting sources.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday informed that citizens, who are eligible to get vaccinated, are permitted to travel only to the vaccination centre and back during the Covid-19 lockdown.

A fire broke out on Friday at a Covid-19 hospital in Maharashtra's Nagpur, news agency ANI reported. "Around 27 patients at the hospital were shifted to other hospitals. We cannot comment on their health condition now. The hospital has been evacuated," the agency quoted the police as saying. News agency PTI reported, citing a fire brigade official, that four persons are dead while several are injured in the fire.

The Raipur district in Chhattisgarh is under lockdown from 6pm on Friday (April 9) till 6am on April 19, in view of the rising number of coronavirus disease cases, reports ANI.

Haryana has reported 2,994 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths, and 1,970 recoveries in the last 24 hours. With this the number of active Covid-19 cases in Haryana has reached 18,142.

The total infection tally in Haryana currently stands at 3,10,504, with 2,89,121 total recoveries. The Covid-19 death toll is currently at 3,241.

A total of 9,78,71,045 vaccine doses have been administered in India till now, including 32,16,949 vaccine doses that were given today, the central government has informed.

The Uttarakhand state government has said that a night curfew between 10pm and 5am would be imposed in Dehradun municipal limits starting tomorrow, reports ANI.

Maharashtra reports 58,993 new Covid-19 cases and 301 deaths taking the state's tally to 3,288,540 cases so far and 57,329 deaths.

Also, 45,391 people recovered on the day and the overall recoveries reached 2,695,148 patients.

Mumbai reported 9,202 new cases and 35 deaths which took the city's cases tally to 501,182 and death toll to 11,916.

Delhi recorded 8,521 new Covid-19 cases and 39 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the capital city's cases tally to 706,526 cases and the death toll climbed to 11,196, according to a bulletin from the health department.

Active caseload currently stands at 26,631.

With 4,541 new Covid-19 cases and 42 deaths in the alst 24 hours, Gujarat's cases tally reached 337,015 cases, reports ANI.

Punjab recorded 3,459 new Covid-19 cases in its highest ever single-day spike, according to a bulletin from the state government. With this, the case tally reached 266,494.

Also 56 new deaths on the day, took the death toll to 7,390, data showed.

With 5,441 new Covid-19 cases and 23 deaths, Tamil Nadu's cases tally reached 920,827 cases and death toll climbed to 12,863, according to a bulletin from the state government.

Mumbai reported 9,200 new Covid-19 cases and 35 deaths today, taking the city's tally to 500,898 cases and the death toll climbed to 11,909. Active caseload currently stands at 90,333, reports ANI.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has issued a list of FAQs about the latest restrictions announced in the city.

With 428 new Covid-19 cases and three deaths, Goa's cases tally reached 61,239. Also 159 people recovered from the disease on the day, reports ANI.

Karnataka reported 7,955 new Covid-19 cases, its highest single-day spike this year. The state also reported 46 related deaths, taking the death toll to 12,813, according to a bulletin from the state government.

Uttarakhand's Covid-19 tally reached 106,246 cases after the state reported 748 new cases. Active caseload stands at 5,384 cases, reports ANI.

With a fresh spike of 5,063 new Covid-19 cases and 22 related deaths, Kerala's case tally reached 1,154,010 cases and the death toll climbed to 4,750, according to a bulletin from the state health department.

Gurugram in Haryana reported 703 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours as the case tally reached 68,193, reports ANI.

Odisha government has increased the penalty amount to ₹2,000 for not wearing a mask for the first and second times, while subsequent violations of the rule will attract a penalty of ₹5,000, reports ANI.

Iranian embassy in India said that the country is in talks with India for the next consignment of Covid-19 vaccines, for which Iran has already paid, reports ANI.

Andhra Pradesh reported 2,765 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 918,597 cases and 7,279 deaths, reports ANI.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases, all schools in Delhi have been closed for all classes till further orders.

Johnson & Johnson is in discussion with the government of India for starting the clinical study of their Janssen Covid-19 vaccine, reports ANI.