As the country’s total number of positive COVID-19 cases reach 13,387 and lockdown in the nation extends till May 3, India has been witnessing a lot of fast-paced developments.
Here are the top 10 developments in India this Friday morning-
1. According to the official data, India has 11,201 active cases and 1,748 discharged and cured cases. Meanwhile, 437 people have died from the virus.
2. Maharashtra reported the highest number of cases in the country which stands at 2919, including 295 cured and discharged and 187 deaths.
3. With 1578 coronavirus cases, Delhi is in the second position of India’s tally of corona infected people; followed by Tamil Nadu (1242) and Rajasthan (1023).
4. Eight dead and 245 persons tested positive for coronavirus in Indore on April 16.
5. Total number of COVID-19 positive patients in the state rises to 805: Uttar Pradesh Health Department
6. FM Nirmala Sitharaman said in a statement to the IMF’s steering committee that she was concerned that a major liquidity injection could produce potentially costly side-effects.
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7. Two more cases have tested positive. Both are family members of the first patient: Meghalaya CM
8. Three more persons have tested positive for Coronavirus in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district, taking the total number of cases in the state to 36 including 23 discharged/cured: All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Raipur
9. Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh and Pudducherry have reported 33, 21 and 7 cases respectively. While West Bengal has 231 coronavirus infected people, Odisha has confirmed 60 cases.
10. The newly carved union territories — Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir— have 17 and 300 cases, respectively.