India reported its highest ever single-day spike of 13,586 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours along with 336 deaths.
According to the Health Ministry Friday morning update, the total COVID-19 infections in the country now rose to 3,80,532, including 1,63,248 active cases and 2,04,711 recoveries. The death toll now stands at 12,573.
Here are the top 10 developments in India this morning:
1. The Centre on Thursday lifted the export ban on anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine and its formulations.
2. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that under the Centre’s Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA), migrants across 116 districts will be given work under.
3. Delhi reported the highest single-day spike of 2,877 COVID-19 positive cases on Thursday, and 65 deaths. The total number of cases stands at 49,979 including 21,341 recovered and 1,969 deaths: Delhi Health Department
4. Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has fixed rates of COVID-19 RT-PCR test in Delhi at Rs 2400 per test inclusive of GST/taxes, if any, with immediate effect.
5. Maharashtra recorded the highest single-day spike with 3,752 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total number of cases stands at 1,20,504. Death toll rises to 5,751 after 100 deaths were reported today: State Health Department
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6. Tamil Nadu reported 2141 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 52,334. The death toll is at 625 after 49 deaths were reported today. Meanwhile, Chennai and three other districts in the state go into lockdown from today.
7. 210 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 12 deaths have been reported in Karnataka on Thursday. Total positive cases stand at 7,944 and the death toll is at 114: State Health Department
8. Keeping in view the structure of Delhi-NCR region, all the concerned bodies need to unite and work on a common strategy against coronavirus. In this context, I met Delhi CM, senior officials of Center and Delhi-NCR today to discuss a strategy: Home Minister Amit Shah
9. 435 COVID19 cases, 12 deaths and 468 discharged on Thursday in West Bengal. Total number of cases in the state is now at 12,735, including 7,001 discharged, 5,216 active cases, and 518 deaths: State Health Department
10. 510 new COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths have been reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 25,660 including 17,829 cured/discharged and 1592 deaths: State Health Department