Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees nearly 48,000 new cases; 9,086 in Pune

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reported 43,183 new Covid-19 cases. Stay tuned for corona-related news

11:59 PM

Chhattisgarh govt writes to Centre to include journalists in Covid vaccination drive

Amid the increasing number of Covid-19 cases across the country, the Chhattisgarh government has written to the Centre to include journalists in the nation-wide vaccination drive, Chhattisgarh health minister TS Singhdeo informed on Friday.

 

He further informed that as many as 4,617 new cases were reported on Thursday, the highest ever recorded in the state.

 

"The Chhattisgarh government has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to include journalists in the COVID-19 vaccination drive," he told ANI.

11:13 PM

Thane district adds 4,350 Covid-19 cases, 18 patients die

With the addition of 4,350 coronavirus cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra has mounted to 323,661,an official said on Friday.

 

These new cases were reported on Thursday, he said.

 

As 18 patients succumbed to the infection during the day, the death toll in the district rose to 6,510.

 

The district's Covid-19 mortality rate is 1.99 per cent, he added.

11:02 PM

Chhattisgarh reports 4,174 fresh coronavirus cases

Chhattisgarh reports 4,174 fresh coronavirus cases, 52 recoveries and 33 deaths; case tally at 3,57,978, according to the state government

9:54 PM

Jharkhand reports 694 new cases

Jharkhand reports 694 new coronavirus cases, 137 recoveries and 1 death in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

9:46 PM

Punjab reports 2,903 new coronavirus cases

Punjab reports 2,903 new coronavirus cases, 2002 discharges and 57 deaths, according to the state health department

9:45 PM

Pune reports 9,086 fresh Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra: Pune district reports 9,086 fresh Covid-19 cases, 6,000 recoveries, and 58 deaths in the last 24 hours.

9:42 PM

1,422 fresh Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan

Rajasthan on Friday reported 1,422 fresh coronavirus cases which pushed the tally to 3,35,921, while two fatalities took the death toll in the state to 2,824, according to an official report.

 

One death each was reported from Ajmer and Alwar districts, it said.

 

The fresh cases included the highest of 195 in Kota, 188in Jaipur and 175 in Jodhpur, the report issued here said.

9:41 PM

Covid-19: Uttar Pradesh reports 2,967 new cases, 16 deaths

Uttar Pradesh reported 16 more Covid-19 fatalities on Friday, pushing the death toll to 8,836, while 2,967 new cases took the tally in the state to 6,22,736, according to a health department bulletin.

 

The number of active cases in the state is 14,073 and 5,99,827 people have so far recovered from the infection, it said.

 

The highest number of fresh cases was reported from state capital Lucknow (940), the bulletin said.

9:16 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 47,827 fresh cases in last 24 hours

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra sees 47,827 fresh cases in last 24 hours

9:07 PM

In a couple of days, strict restrictions will be issued to curb coronavirus: Maharashtra CM

In a couple of days, strict restrictions will be issued to curb coronavirus. If the number of cases keeps increasing, there could be a shortage of healthcare infrastructure in the next 15-20 days: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

9:02 PM

Mumbai reports 8,832 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, highest one-day rise since pandemic outbreak

Mumbai reports 8,832 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, highest one-day rise since pandemic began, along with 20 fatalities, highest this year: Civic body

9:00 PM

Likely to be shortage of hospitals beds in next 15 days: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on rising cases

Likely to be shortage of hospitals beds in next 15 days:  Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on rising coronavirus positive cases in the state

8:59 PM

Strict curbs will be announced tomorrow or day after: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on rising Covid cases

"Strict curbs will be announced tomorrow or day after. Crowding, especially in cities, needs to be controlled. There is crowding in trains, hotels and weddings that needs to be controlled," says Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

8:58 PM

Avoid crowded places, stay home, if possible: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray appeals to people of state

Avoid crowded places, stay home, if possible: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray appeals to people of state

8:57 PM

Will implement strict measures to curb coronavirus surge in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray

Will implement strict measures to curb coronavirus surge in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav Thackeray

8:55 PM

There could be a shortage of healthcare infrastructure if Covid-19 situation deteriorates: Maharashtra CM

8:53 PM

62% beds occupied, 25% ventilators in use: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

"62% beds occupied, 25% ventilators in use. If situation remains like this, there will be constraints on the health infrastructure. Have asked administration to ramp up," says Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

8:53 PM

Till now, 65 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses administered in Maharashtra: CM Uddhav

Till now, we have administered 65 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses including 300,000 lakh vaccine doses yesterday. Even after vaccination, some people are getting infected because they stop wearing masks: Maharashtra CM

8:52 PM

After vaccination, people getting affected. Wearing mask is a must: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

"State has potential to vaccinate 6 to 7 lakh daily, but it depends on the vaccine supply from the Centre. After vaccination also people are getting affected. Wearing mask is a must," says Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

 

8:48 PM

In the coming days, we aim to conduct 2.5 lakh RT-PCR tests daily: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

In the coming days, we aim to conduct 2.5 lakh RT-PCR tests daily: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

8:45 PM

People have become complacent: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

I cannot rule out imposing a lockdown if the current Covid-19 situation prevails. People have become complacent: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

8:45 PM

Maharashtra is not hiding the reality of coronavirus situation: CM Uddhav Thackeray

Maharashtra is not hiding the reality of coronavirus situation, we will not lie with our people. The facts should be put before people. I Will not comment why in other states positive cases are low: CM Uddhav Thackeray

8:41 PM

Covid-19 LIVE: Lockdown possible in Maharashtra if present situation continues, says CM Uddhav

8:36 PM

More than 7 crore coronavirus vaccine doses administered so far: Ministry of Health

More than 7 crore coronavirus vaccine doses administered, till now, says Ministry of Health

8:33 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra CM addresses people on lockdown decision

8:21 PM

Covid LIVE: Mumbai reports highest single-day spike of 8,832 new cases

7:54 PM

'Serious concern' over Covid-19 situation in 11 states/UTs: Centre

The Central government on Friday said that the coronavirus situation in 11 states/Union Territories is a matter of "serious concern" and urged the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police concerned to take appropriate action in this regard.

 

The directions were given during a review meeting Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba held with Chief Secretaries, DGP and Health Secretaries of Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana.

 

These states and Union Territories have been reporting a very high rise in daily Covid cases and mortalities in the last two weeks. India recorded 81,466 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest since October 2020.

7:50 PM

Karnataka reports 4,991 fresh coronavirus cases, six deaths

The surge in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka continued with the state on Friday logging 4,991 cases, the bulk of it from Bengaluru, pushing the caseload to just over 10 lakh, while six deaths took the toll to 12,591, the health department said.

 

Bengaluru alone accounted for 3,509 cases and five deaths. The other fatality was reported from Kalaburagi.

 

The day also saw 1,631 patients getting discharged after recovery. A total of over 2.16 crore samples have been tested so far, out of which 1,18,933 were done on Friday alone.

7:32 PM

Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka sees nearly 5,000 new cases in past 24 hours

Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka sees nearly 5,000 new cases in past 24 hours

7:22 PM

Andhra Pradesh continues to report over 1,000 Covid-19 cases per day

Covid-19 cases continue to surge in Andhra Pradesh as the state reported 1,288 new cases on Friday taking the total tally above 9.04 lakh while the active cases now stand at 8,815, the health bulletin said.

 

Meanwhile, 610 persons have also recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries over 8.85 lakh in the state so far.

 

As per the health bulletin, 31,116 tests were conducted on Friday. With 311 new cases, Guntur reported the highest number while Chittoor reported 225, Visakhapatnam (191) and Krishna (164).