Coronavirus in India LIVE: 1,165 new cases in last 24 hours take Maharashtra's count to 20,228

As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak continues to spread like wildfire in India, the central and state governments are respectively amping up all of their efforts to check potential contamination. The third phase of the nationwide lockdown with "considerable relaxations" is currently in place till May 17. However, governments are also keeping in place necessary curbs so as to not lose all the gains that have been achieved in the battle against the virus.

Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in India crossed the 59,000-mark on Saturday, while the death toll is nearing the 2,000-mark as well.

In India, the state of Maharashtra has emerged as the epicenter of the coronavirus spread where the number of cases witnessed a massive spike recently. According to the Health Ministry, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases with over 19,000 positive cases of infection and more than 700 deaths.

Notably, Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, has become the hotbed of the coronavirus spread in the state where the number of cases has crossed the 12,000-mark and the death toll is over 460. One of the real challenges in Mumbai is controlling the disease contamination in Asia's biggest slum -- Dharavi, which is an extremely densely-populated region.

Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that India's recovery rate from the COVID-19 disease is around 29.36%, insisting that "one out of every three hospitalised patients" have recovered from COVID-19 in the country till date.

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, informed that as many as 216 districts have not reported any case of COVID-19 to date, adding further details regarding the preparatory measures in the nation's fight against the virus.

On the efficiency of plasma treatment of COVID-19 patients, the Joint Secretary stated that Project PLACID - Phase-II Open-Label Randomised Controlled Trial of ICMR has received the approval of COVID-19 National Ethics Committee.

On the preparations of a further rise in cases, Agarwal said the Indian Railways has converted 5,231 coaches into COVID Care Centres, which will be placed at 215 identified railway stations. 

Railways have run 222 Shramik Special Trains for movement of stranded persons, more than 2.5 lakh people have made use of this facility so far.

India has launched its biggest repatriation mission - the 'Vande Bharat Mission' to bring back Indians stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown. The process of bringing back stranded Indians to the country, through non-scheduled commercial flights and Indian Navy ships, had also started on Thursday.

In the first two flights of the Vande Bharat Mission, 363 Indians, who were stranded in UAE, were brought back on Air India flights that landed in Kerala.   

Here are the latest updates on coronavirus in India on Saturday, 9 May 2020:

22:16 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Rajasthan: 129 fresh cases and three deaths have been reported today, taking the total number of cases to 3,708 and deaths to 106. The number of active cases stands at 1440.

22:15 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Telangana: 31 new Coronavirus positive cases reported in the state today, the total number of positive cases in the state jumped to 1,163.

22:12 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Bihar: Shramik SpecialTrain from Ambala carrying passengers and migrant workers of different districts of Bihar reached Bhagalpur today. District administration ensured social distanacing, primary medical check-up and other logistics.

22:10 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Delhi govt has roped in 3 more private hospitals with a total of 150 beds to treat COVID-19 patients in the national capital. 

22:05 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Madhya Pradesh: Number of cases reaches 3,457 with 116 new cases being reported today. Out of the total cases, 1,480 patients have recovered while 211 succumbed to the infection. There are 625 containment areas in the state.

21:40 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Maharashtra: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state jumped to 20,228. Over 1,165 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. Around 48 people died in the last 24 hours. The death count surged to 779. Discharged - 3,800.

21:12 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Jharkhand: 2 new COVID 19 cases reported from Dhanbad today. Both had returned from Mumbai. State's total count of positive cases rises to 156.

20:30 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Punjab: The number of COVID-19 cases jumped to 1,762 with 31 more people testing positive today. The number of active cases stands at 1,574 and total fatalities stand at 31.

19:10 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Ghaziabad: No new case in the last 24 hours. Total - 133. Active - 56 

19:05 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Gurugram: 16 new confirmed cases reported on Saturday. Active cases- 78, recovered, and discharged - 64, total cases reported - 142.

18:55 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan engaged with the North Eastern States to review preparedness and containment measures taken for COVID-19 management; advised States to focus on converting the orange zones into green.

18:25 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Meghalaya: Any person who has visited GMCH or Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati during the last 14 days, wef April 23, 2020 is requested to register by calling helpline no 108. Also advised to be under strict home quarantine.

18:15 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Uttarakhand: Four more test positive for COVID-19, state tally mounts to 67.

18:10 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Mumbai: 25 fresh positive cases, 1 death reported in Mumbai's Dharavi today, till now 833 positive cases and 27 deaths have been reported. 222 people discharged today.

15:40 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

#VandeBharatMission: An Air India flight carrying 129 passengers from Dhaka, Bangladesh has landed at Delhi airport

15:02 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Tamil Nadu Government has filed an appeal before the Supreme Court challenging yesterday's Madras High Court's order that directed the closure of all state-run liquor shops and allowed only online sale during #CoronavirusLockdown.

14:36 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

76 fresh cases of #Coronavirus have been reported in Rajasthan, taking total number of cases to 3655 out of which 1526 cases are active. Number of fatalities due to the disease stands at 103: Rajasthan Health Department

13:39 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

13 more Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel tested positive for #COVID19 in last 24 hours; 48 CISF personnel have tested COVID19 positive till date: CISF

13:34 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

A patient who passed away of cardiorespiratory arrest yesterday had tested positive for #COVID19 subsequently. The deceased was a resident of Noida, Sector 66: Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Suhas Ly

13:10 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Gujarat: Migrant workers staged protest at Hazira industrial area in Surat today demanding they be sent back to their respective states, among other issues. #CoronaLockdown

12:30 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

43 new #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 1930. Three deaths have been reported in last 24 hours, death toll is at 44: Arja Srikanth, State Nodal Officer

11:55 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Our fatality rate in the country continues to be around 3.3% and the recovery rate has climbed up to 29.9%, these are very good indicators. The doubling rate for the last 3 days has been about 11 days, for the last 7 days it has been 9.9 days: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister 

11:39 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

We do not anticipate a very worst type of situation in our country like many other developed countries but still, we have prepared the whole country for the worst situation: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister

11:23 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

714 police personnel have tested positive for #COVID19 in the state, of which 648 are active cases, 61 recovered & 5 deaths. There have been 194 incidents of assault on police personnel during the lockdown period & 689 accused have been arrested for the same: Maharashtra Police

 

714 police personnel have tested positive for #COVID19 in the state, of which 648 are active cases, 61 recovered & 5 deaths. There have been 194 incidents of assault on police personnel during the lockdown period & 689 accused have been arrested for the same: Maharashtra Police pic.twitter.com/1xcxfUiXze

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

 

11:04 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

There will be no hike in school fee for this academic year 2020-21. Parents should not be forced to pay the remaining fee of academic year 2019-20 & the fee for 2020-21 in one go, they must be given monthly/quarterly payment options: Maharashtra Education Department

10:40 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds #COVID19 review meeting with chairpersons of 11 committees.

 

09:28 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) issues revised discharge policy for #COVID19 patients.

 

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) issues revised discharge policy for #COVID19 patients. pic.twitter.com/6GpWbnAFFB

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2020

 

09:23 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

57 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported today taking the total number of positive cases to 3636. The death toll is at 103: Rajasthan Health Department.

Area-wise breakdown of COVID-19 cases reported today in Rajasthan:

Jaipur: 15
Udaipur: 20
Pali: 3
Kota: 1
Ajmer: 11
Churu: 2
Barmer: 1
Rajsamand: 2
Jalore: 1
Dausa: 1

08:56 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

3,320 more COVID-19 cases and 95 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in India rises to 59,662, including 39,834 active cases, 17,847 cured/discharged/migrated, and 1,981 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

07:34 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Under the 'Vande Bharat' mission, four flights carrying Indian nationals will be arriving today — Dhaka to Delhi (arrival at 1500 hrs), Kuwait to Hyderabad (arrival at 1830 hrs), Muscat to Cochin (arrival at 2050 hrs) and Sharjah to Lucknow (arrival at 2050 hrs). Four more flights are scheduled later — Kuwait to Cochin (arrival at 2115 hrs), Kaula Lampur to Trichy (arrival at 2140 hrs), London to Mumbai (arrival at 0130 hrs of 10th May) & Doha to Cochin (arrival at 0140 hrs of 10th May).

07:02 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Bihar: 24 new cases reported from the state which includes an 8-month old infant. The state's tally rises to 574. (PTI input)

07:00 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Delhi: COVID-19 cases in the national capital climb to 6,318; death toll mounts to 68.

06:59 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Madhya Pradesh: Porters at Jabalpur Railway Station say that they are facing a financial crisis, sought help from the state government.

06:53 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Tripura: 30 people, including 25 from BSF's 86th battalion, test positive for COVID-19 in the state. Tally at 118.

06:26 IST Saturday, 9 May 2020

Jharkhand: With 21 fresh infections, Jharkhand reports the highest single-day spike in COVID19 cases, tally rises to 153. (PTI report)