India coronavirus, COVID-19 live updates, April 12: Maharashtra's coronavirus cases jump to 1,982 with 149 deathOne more Delhi police constable posted at AIIMS tests coronavirus positive, total three now

As India continues its battle against the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of cases in India rise to 8356 which includes 7367 active cases, 716 cured cases, 1 migrant patient and 273 dead. 909 cases and 34 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours as per Ministry of Health and family welfare latest data.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Monday, April 13, 2020 - 00:12
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As India continues its battle against the deadly coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of cases in India rise to 8356 which includes 7367 active cases, 716 cured cases, 1 migrant patient and 273 dead. 909 cases and 34 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours as per the Ministry of Health and family welfare latest data.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief ministers held a meeting on Saturday and an extension of the lockdown was a broad consensus. In the meeting, most states requested PM Modi to extend the lockdown for two more weeks and the government is considering this request. The PM will take a final call soon. The ongoing lockdown is set to end on April 14.

According to the Johns Hopkins University data, the fatal virus that was first reported in China in December 2019, has infected over 17,73,358 people globally with claiming around 1,08,702 lives.

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13 April 2020, 00:06 AM

Worldwide COVID-19 confirmed cases cross 18 lakh mark with over 1,12,000 deaths.
 

12 April 2020, 22:56 PM

Maharashtra's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh: 156 foreigners who travelled to Maharashtra after attending Tablighi Jamaat event in New Delhi last month booked on charges of violating Foreigners Act, 1946.
 

12 April 2020, 22:56 PM

Maharashtra's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh: 156 foreigners who travelled to Maharashtra after attending Tablighi Jamaat event in New Delhi last month booked on charges of violating Foreigners Act, 1946.
 

12 April 2020, 22:54 PM

ICMR has tested over 1,95,748 samples across India till 9 PM today. Around 15,583 samples were tested today out of which 544 people were reported COVID-19 positive.

 

12 April 2020, 22:46 PM

Delhi: One more Delhi police constable tests coronavirus positive. He was posted at the ASI police station. Total three constables have come in contact with the virus.
 

12 April 2020, 22:38 PM

Uttar Pradesh: 14 villages in Badaun district sealed after man tests COVID-19 positive.
 

12 April 2020, 22:37 PM

Noida Police: 36 people arrested, 5 vehicles impounded for allegedly breaking COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
 

12 April 2020, 21:21 PM

Assam: Liquor shops, bottling plants and breweries in the state to open for limited hours from Monday.
 

12 April 2020, 21:20 PM

Punjab: 12 new coronavirus cases in the state, total rises to 170.

12 April 2020, 21:19 PM

West Bengal govt makes wearing masks mandatory in public places to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

12 April 2020, 21:09 PM

Delhi's coronavirus cases increase to 1,154 with 24 deaths. Over 85 new cases reported in the last 24 hours and around 27 patients have been cured or recovered to date.

12 April 2020, 20:29 PM

Maharashtra's coronavirus cases jump to 1,982 with 149 deaths. 221 new cases and 16 deaths reported today. 

12 April 2020, 20:26 PM

Uttar Pradesh: We are collecting 2000 samples per day and testing 1600 samples per day. We are working on increasing the testing facilities, says State Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad.
 

12 April 2020, 20:26 PM

Kerala: 36 coronavirus patients recovered in Kerala, only 2 new cases reported, says Health Minister K K Shailaja.
 

12 April 2020, 20:18 PM

Uttar Pradesh: 28 new COVID-19 cases in the state, the total rises to 480.

12 April 2020, 20:15 PM

Jaipur police warns violators, "If you violate lockdown, we will put you in a room and play Masakali 2.0 on loop."

 

12 April 2020, 20:12 PM

Haryana: Wearing masks made compulsory in the state, violators to face action, says Home Minister Anil Vij.

12 April 2020, 20:10 PM

West Bengal: Total active cases of coronavirus in the state rise to 95, the total number of deaths rises to 7.

 

12 April 2020, 19:29 PM

Delhi: Number of containment zones in the national capital rises to 43; Southeast district has most such zones at 12.
 

12 April 2020, 19:00 PM

Rajasthan records 96 new coronavirus cases; total stans at 796 now.
 

12 April 2020, 18:59 PM

Delhi: Odd-even rules at Azadpur mandi for maintaining social distancing. There will also be staggered timings, 6-11 AM for sale of vegetables and 2-6 PM for sale of fruits.
 

12 April 2020, 18:49 PM

Chhattisgarh: 12 people, including 11 who came in contact with Tablighi Jamaat members in Katghora town of Korba district, test positive for COVID-19 in the state; total cases rises to 30.
 

12 April 2020, 18:47 PM

29-year-old microbiologist lies to parents, travels 1,500 km from a village in Telangana's Khammam district to Lucknow to help with COVID-19 testing.
 

12 April 2020, 18:44 PM

Maharashtra: 134 new coronavirus cases reported in the state; total count goes up to 1,895.
 

12 April 2020, 18:36 PM

Bihar: 3 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours while 4 patients have been cured in the last 24 hours - 04. The number of total patients cured so far - 22. There have been a total of 6,676 investigations conducted so far.

The total number of positive cases found - 64

City-wise cases: Siwan-29, Munger-07, Patna-05, Gaya-05, Begusarai -07, Gopalganj-03, Nalanda-02, Saran-01, Lakhisarai-01, Bhagalpur-01, Nawada-03

 

12 April 2020, 18:16 PM

Gujarat: An Ahmedabad police constable posted at the Kalupur Police station has been tested positive for the coronavirus.

 

12 April 2020, 18:15 PM

Tamil Nadu reports 106 fresh coronavirus cases; State tally crosses 1,000 mark.
 

12 April 2020, 18:08 PM

UK PM Boris Johnson leaves the hospital after being treated for COVID-19.
 

12 April 2020, 18:07 PM

Jammu and Kashmir: 21 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in J&K; total reaches 245.
 

12 April 2020, 18:02 PM

Delhi CM Kejriwal: We have identified containment zones as 'Red Zone', high-risk zones as 'Orange Zone'. Orange Zone will be sanitised as well.
 

12 April 2020, 17:39 PM

Delhi CM Kejriwal: We will carry out massive sanitisation drive in COVID-19 containment zones from Monday onwards.
 

12 April 2020, 17:39 PM

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: Concerned about increasing the number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi; taking all steps to contain the outbreak.
 

12 April 2020, 17:27 PM

India's COVID-19 confirmed cases jump to 8,447 with 273 deaths.

12 April 2020, 16:43 PM

Andhra Pradesh govt to give 3 masks for every individual in the state.
 

12 April 2020, 16:41 PM

Health Ministry: 716 coronavirus cases have been recovered and are ready to get discharged.

12 April 2020, 16:38 PM

Indian Railways: Around 20,000 coaches are in the process to be converted into the isolation wards, Over 5,000 coaches have already been converted.
 

12 April 2020, 16:38 PM

Indian Railways: Around 20,000 coaches are in the process to be converted into the isolation wards, Over 5,000 coaches have already been converted.
 

12 April 2020, 16:37 PM

Health Ministry: Out of the total 8,356 cases, only 1,076 patients need an oxygen ventilator or ICU.

12 April 2020, 16:36 PM

Health Ministry: Focus is on the door-to-door delivery of the essential items.
 

12 April 2020, 16:35 PM

Health Ministry: Only 20% of the total COVID-19 cases in the country need intensive care or are kept on ventilators.
 

12 April 2020, 16:33 PM

Health Ministry: 34 new deaths in the last 24 hours.
 

12 April 2020, 16:28 PM

Health Ministry: 80% of cases with mild symptoms have been treated at COVID-19 care centres, those with moderate centres treated at centres with respiratory support and critical patients treated at dedicated hospitals.
 

12 April 2020, 16:22 PM

Health Ministry: No need to panic. Govt is aware and planning things so as to manage the situation.
 

12 April 2020, 16:22 PM

Health Ministry: 8,356 positive cases till now with 909 cases in past 24 hours. 34 new deaths since yesterday.
 

12 April 2020, 16:14 PM

Delhi case count crosses 1,000-mark; Health Ministry says 80 per cent cases have mild symptoms

12 April 2020, 16:09 PM

Madhya Pradesh's ex-CM Kamal Nath on COVID-19 crisis: Focus should be on economic package and its success lies in its execution.

12 April 2020, 16:08 PM

Maharashtra: Over 35,000 cases registered across the state so far against those violating prohibitory orders, quarantine guidelines.

12 April 2020, 16:07 PM

Kerala FM Thomas Isaac: State govt closely monitoring situation; will have district-specific strategies to tackle coronavirus outbreak.
 

12 April 2020, 16:07 PM

Kerala FM Thomas Isaac: Not just lockdown, intense testing, and contact tracing are equally important to fight coronavirus.
 

12 April 2020, 16:06 PM

Karnataka: 11 fresh coronavirus cases reported in the state, the total rises to 226.