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No New Cases In 59 Districts In Last 2 Weeks

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 20, Apr 2020, 19:47 pm IST | UPDATED: 20, Apr 2020, 19:52 pm IST

No New Cases In 59 Districts In Last 2 Weeks

Coronavirus In India LIVE Updates : The total number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in India is at 17,656, with 559 deaths so far, according to data published by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. Of these 14,255 are active cases of COVID-19, 2,841 individuals have recovered and discharged from hospital, one person migrated to another country and 559 people succumbed to the disease.

Health Ministry also stated that social distancing is the only vaccine in the absence of any vaccine for this viral infection and the duration of doubling rate for coronavirus cases which was 3.4 days before lockdown has become 7.5 days in the past seven days.

 Stay tuned for LIVE & latest updates about coronavirus outbreak in India.

With the Health Ministry saying that 80 per cent of the Covid-19 cases are either asymptomatic or with mild symptoms, health experts on Monday said lockdown and social distancing are the only way to prevent transmission from asymptomatic cases in a populous country like Indian with limited testing capacity.

 

7:30 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

1,200 Kashmiri migrants from various states, who were stranded in Punjab's Pathankot town for the past 20 days, entered J&K on Monday, according to officials. The Punjab government and the police were providing them food and lodging during the 20-day stay and isolation.

 

6:51 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

 

6:36 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

JUST IN | 283 fresh Coronavirus cases reported in Maharashtra, taking total positive cases in the state to 4483, as of 11 am today. Of the 283 new cases, Mumbai has recorded 187: Maharashtra Health Department

 

6:34 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

6 new Coronavirus cases reported in Kerala, all from Kannur, of which 5 have foreign travel history. Total cases in the state at 408, including 114 active cases: Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister

There was a time when the situation in Kerala could have gone out of hand but with proper contact tracing, we were able to contain and overcome it. The mortality rate in the world is 5.75, it is 2.8-3 in India, and 0.58 in Kerala. We are carrying out testing aggressively, he said.

 

5:10 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

 

5:09 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

Snippets From Health Ministry Daily Presser On Covid-19 Updates:

The Union Health Ministry on Monday said social distancing is the only vaccine in the absence of any vaccine for this viral infection and the duration of doubling rate for coronavirus cases which was 3.4 days before lockdown has become 7.5 days in the past seven days.

* States where doubling rate is less than 20 days are - Delhi (8.5 days), Karnataka (9.2 days), Telangana (9.4 days), Andhra Pradesh (10.6 days), J&K (11.5 days), Punjab (13.1 days), Chhattisgarh (13.3 days), Tamil Nadu (14 days) and Bihar (16.4 days)

* Total number of confirmed cases in India are 17,265, 2,546 people have been cured and 543 have succumbed to the disease.

* Total number of active cases in India is 14,175. Cases added in the past twenty four hours are 1,553 cases while 36 have died.

* So far, 2,546 people have been cured and the recovery rate is 14.75 per cent.

* States where doubling rate is between 20 days to 30 days are Andaman and Nicobar (20.1 days), Haryana (21 days), Chandigarh (25.4 days), Assam (25.8 days), Uttrakhand (26.6 days) and Ladakh (26.6 days)

* States which have shown a doubling rate more than 30 days are Odisha (39.8 days) and Kerala (72.2 days)

* 3 districts - Mahe (Puducherry), Kodaggu (Karnataka) & Pauri Garhwal (Uttrakhand) have not reported any fresh cases during the last 28 days, while six new districts have had no cases in the past 14 days.

 

4:43 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

 

4:40 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

Since yesterday there have been 1553 additional confirmed Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 17265. 36 more deaths also reported in the last 24 hours: Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry

 

3:46 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

COVID-19: 43 New Cases In Jaipur As Rajasthan Tally Swells To 1,535

A total of 43 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Jaipur on Monday taking the tally in the city to 578 out of 1,535 patients in Rajasthan, said Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.

Till date, 13 deaths have been reported due to COVID-19 in Jaipur out of 25 deaths reported in the state. Jodhpur stands second in the list with 234 cases out of which six tested positive on Monday. Two deaths have been reported in this district till date.

Bharatpur and Kota are third position with 102 cases each, Tonk is fourth with 95 cases, Ajmer-24, Alwar-7, Banswara-61, Bhilwara-28, Bikaner-37, Churu-14, Dausa-13, Dholpur-1, Dungarpur-5, Jaisalmer-32, Jhunjhunu-39, Karauli, 3, Pali-2, Sikar-2, Udaipur, 4, Pratapgarh-2, Nagaur-59, Jhalawar-20, Barmer-1, Hanumangarh-3, and Sawai Madhopur with 5.

 

3:44 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

 

3:36 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

Congress Demands Rs 7,500 Into Jan Dhan Accounts

The Consultative committee of the Congress on Covid headed by former prime minister Manmohan Singh met on Monday and has demanded Rs 7500 cash transfer to all Jan Dhan and pension accounts of widows, disabled and old age persons.

Former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh who is a member of the committee, addressing a press conference, said that, the committee will give the recommendation on the MSME and agriculture sector in a day or two and government has no dearth of money so they should transfer cash immediately.

The former minister said that we will give constructive suggestions to the government and hope it will take it positively. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi had also advocated constructive support to the government in his last press conference.

 

2:58 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 

IMA will declare Black Day on 23rd April, if govt fails to enact central law on violence against doctors & hospitals

Our legitimate needs for safe workplaces have to be met. Abuse and violence should stop immediately. White Alert to the nation - All doctors and hospitals to light a candle at 9pm on 22 April, as protest and vigil: Indian Medical Association.

If the govt fails to enact Central Law on violence against Doctors & Hospitals even after White Alert, IMA will declare Black Day on 23rd April. All doctors in the country will work with black badges

 

2:55 PM IST | 20 APR 2020
 








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