Covid 19: 12 new corona positive cases in Telangana

In the last 24 hours, 1,322 corona confirmation tests were conducted in Telangana and 12 new positive cases were reported.

In the last 24 hours, 1,322 corona confirmation tests were conducted in Telangana and 12 new positive cases were reported. Hyderabad: In the last 24 hours, 1,322 corona confirmation tests were conducted in Telangana and 12 positive cases were reported. To this extent, the state health department has released a bulletin. Among the newly registered cases, 9 were registered in Hyderabad and one…

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Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reviews COVID-19 Situation and Preparedness of public health system for Surveillance, Containment and Management in view of rising COVID-19 Cases in some parts of the country

It is important to be on alert and be prepared against new and emerging strains of COVID-19 virus: Dr Mandaviya

Reiterates the need for joint efforts between Centre and States to ensure efficient management of COVID-19

“Let us undertake mock drills once every three months at both Central and State levels and share best practices”

States to monitor emerging evidences of COVID-19 cases, symptoms and case severity to plan appropriate public health response

States/UTs advised to send samples of all Covid-19 positive cases to INSACOG labs to facilitate tracking of new variants

States urged to create awareness, manage infodemic and ensure dissemination of factually correct information

Posted On: 20 DEC 2023 1:01PM by PIB Delhi

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare today chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in India and preparedness of public health system for surveillance, containment and management of COVID-19 in view of the recent spike in cases of COVID-19 in some states. He was joined by Prof. S P Singh Baghel and Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare. Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog was also present.

State Ministers who joined the meeting include Shri Alo Libang, Chief Minister and Minister of Health (Aruachal Pradesh); Shri Brajesh Pathak, Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister (Uttar Pradesh); Shri Dhan Singh Rawat, Health Minister (Uttarakhand) who was present physically; Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao, Health Minister (Karnataka); Shri Anil Vij, Health Minister (Haryana); Smt. Veena George, Health Minister (Kerala), Shri Vishwajit Pratapsingh Rane, Health Minister (Goa); Shri Keshab Mahanta, Health Minister (Assam), Shri Banna Gupta, Health Minister (Jharkhand); Dr Balbir Singh, Health Minister (Punjab); Shri Saurabh Bharadwaj, Health Minister (Delhi); Dr. (Col.) Dhani Ram Shandil, Health Minister (Himachal Pradesh); Prof. Dr. Tanajirao Sawant, Health Minister (Maharashtra); Shri Damodar Rajanarasimha, Health Minister (Telangana); Dr Sapam Ranjan, Health Minister (Manipur); Shri Niranjan Pujari, Health Minister (Odisha); Shri Rangaswamy, Administrator (Puducherry); among others.

Underlining the challenge posed by the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in some countries across the world such as China, Brazil, Germany and United States, Union Health Minister noted the importance of being prepared and remaining alert against new and emerging strains of COVID-19, especially in view of the upcoming festive season. Underlying and reiterating that COVID is not over yet, he requested states to monitor emerging evidences of COVID-19 cases, symptoms and case severity to plan appropriate public health response.

Dr Mandaviya stressed the need for collective efforts between the Centre and the States to deal with the emerging situation in the spirit of “Whole of Government” approach. He directed for strengthening the surveillance system for whole genome sequencing of positive case samples to track the variants through Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) network to ensure timely detection of newer variants, circulating in the country. This would facilitate undertaking of appropriate public health measures in a timely manner, he noted. States/UTs have been requested to ramp up testing and refer large number of samples of COVID-19 positive cases and pneumonia-like illness to INSACOG Genome Sequencing Laboratories (IGSLs) on a daily basis, for sequencing, to track new variants, if any.

The Union Health Minister urged all the states to remain alert, increase surveillance and ensure adequate stock of medicines, oxygen cylinders and concentrators, ventilators and vaccines, He asked officials to undertake mock drills every three months at both the Central and State levels to assess functionality of PSA plants, Oxygen concentrators and cylinders, ventilators, etc., and encouraged the sharing of best practices. He also urged states to create awareness on respiratory hygiene and ensure dissemination of factually correct information and counter fake news to manage infodemic and mitigate any panic. The Union Health Minister urged States/UTs to share information on cases, tests, positivity etc., in real time on the COVID portal to enable timely monitoring and prompt public health measures. He assured the states of all support from the Centre.

Through a presentation, Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, Union Health Ministry briefed the Union Health Minister on the global COVID19 situation and the domestic scenario. It was informed that while active COVID cases in India are significantly less compared to the global scenario, in the last two weeks there has been a steep rise in active cases from 115 on 6th Dec 2023 to 614 on date. It was also noted that 92.8% of the cases are home isolated, indicating mild illness. No increase in hospitalization rates have been witnessed due to COVID-19, the cases that are hospitalized are due to other medical conditions – COVID-19 is an incidental finding. A rise in daily positivity rate has been observed in a few states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Karnataka.

On the new JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, it was informed that the variant is currently under intense scientific scrutiny, but not a cause of immediate concern. No clustering of cases has been observed in India due to JN.1 and all the cases were found to be mild and all of them have recovered without any complications.

Dr V K Paul reiterated the need for a whole-of-government approach to tackle with the challenge posed by the surge in COVID cases and the emergence of a new variant. He informed that the scientific community in India is closely investigating the new variant but stressed on the need for states to ramp up testing and strengthen their surveillance systems.

Dr Rajiv Bahl, Secretary, Department of Health Research and DG, ICMR informed that ICMR is currently working on genome sequencing of the new JN.1 variant. He urged states to monitor the COVID-19 scenario and increase RT-PCR tests but noted that there is no cause for panic.

State Health Ministers appreciated the support and guidance received from the Centre. They assured to increase testing and surveillance measures in view of the rising cases in some states.

Smt. L S Changsan, Addl. Secretary, Union Health Ministry; senior officials from the Health Ministry, ICMR, and NCDC were present in the meeting.

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Cases creep up, govt writes to five states: Maintain strict watch

Cases creep up, govt writes to five states: Maintain strict watch

The Center on Friday wrote to five states — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana — asking them to “maintain strict watch and take pre-emptive action” to control the spread of covid-19, There has been an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases and positivity rate reported over the last one week, driven by an increase in these five states, said the letter written to these…

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415 New Covid Positive Cases Recorded In Telangana Last 24 Hours | New Corona Cases In Telangana In Last 24 Hours

Covid-19: 740 new cases, five deaths in Telangana | | Sidnaz Blog

Covid-19: 740 new cases, five deaths in Telangana | | Sidnaz Blog

HYDERABAD: As many as 749 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths have been reported in Telangana on Wednesday. The total death toll now stands at 3,743 cases and the recovery rate in the state is 97.79%. To date, a total of 2,00,99,983 Covid-19 tests have been conducted in the state, out of which 6,33,895 have tested positive and 6,19,949 persons have recovered. As of Wednesday, there are 10,203…

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Number of positive Covid-19 cases dips as tests pruned in Telangana

Number of positive Covid-19 cases dips as tests pruned in Telangana

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The number of new positive cases has witnessed a drop to 1,256 in Telangana as the number of samples tested were cut by half on Sunday.

The State tested 11,609 samples on Sunday as against 23,000 on the previous day, resulting in a sharp reduction in positive cases.

The total number of positive cases so far in the State stands at 80,751, while the total number of recovered patients were…

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తెలంగాణలో కొత్తగా 2,083 మందికి కరోనా తెలంగాణలో కరోనా విజృంభిస్తోంది. తెలంగాణ  రాష్ట్ర వైద్య, ఆరోగ్య శాఖ ఈ రోజు ఉదయం వెల్లడించిన వివరాల ప్రకారం..  మొన్న రాత్రి 8 గంటల నుంచి నిన్న రాత్రి 8 గంటల వరకు కొత్తగా 2,083 మందికి కరోనా పాజిటివ్‌ నిర్ధారణ అయింది.

तेलंगाना के मंत्रियों ने नड्डा ओवर लो कोविद -19 टेस्ट 'रिमार्क्स, अलज सेंटर सेंटर डाइवर्टेड किट्स में वापसी की

तेलंगाना के मंत्रियों ने नड्डा ओवर लो कोविद -19 टेस्ट 'रिमार्क्स, अलज सेंटर सेंटर डाइवर्टेड किट्स में वापसी की

भाजपा अध्यक्ष जेपी नड्डा की फाइल फोटो।

तेलंगाना में नड्डा द्वारा “कम” परीक्षण पर सवाल उठाए जाने के एक दिन बाद जोरदार तरीके से की गई प्रतिक्रिया में, राजेंद्र ने उन्हें दूसरों की आलोचना करने से पहले भाजपा शासित राज्यों की स्थिति को देखने के लिए कहा।

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आखरी अपडेट: 21 जून, 2020, 8:57 अपराह्न IST

तेलंगाना के स्वास्थ्य मंत्री ई राजेंदर ने रविवार को भाजपा प्रमुख जेपी नड्डा पर राज्य के…

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COVID cases cross 6,000 mark in Telangana

COVID cases cross 6,000 mark in Telangana

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The number of COVID-19 cases in Telangana crossed the 6,000 mark as 352 more swab samples tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total cases to 6027. This is the highest number of cases detected in a day till date. Three more people died taking the toll to 195.

The State government has started performing 50,000 coronavirus tests from Monday in containment zones, on…

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निजामुद्दीन मरकज में शामिल हुआ था तमिलनाडु का विधायक, तेलंगाना और आंध्रप्रदेश सहित कई राज्यों में हाई अलर्ट

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दिल्ली की निजामुद्दीन मरकज घटना के सामने आने के बाद से दिल्ली ही नहीं पूरे दक्षिण भारत में भी हड़कंप मचा हुआ है। बताया जा रहा है कि इस कार्यक्रम में 2500 से अधिक लोग शामिल हुए थे, जिसमें कई लोग दक्षिण भारत से भी थे। इस बीच इससे जुड़ा बड़ा अपडेट सामने आ रहा है। इस मरकज़ में तमिलनाडु के एक विधायक भी शामिल थे।…

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3-yr-old boy tests positive for Coronavirus Hyderabad, March 26: A three-year-old boy is among the two Coronavirus (Covid-19) positive cases registered in Telangana on Wednesday.

6/28/2020 COVID-19 News Dump

Coronavirus testing: Waits grow as demand rises, supplies run short in Phoenix area >Some Arizonans have reported waiting in line for hours on end for tests, battling the punishing summer heat. >Instead of a couple days, some people now report waiting a week or more to hear whether they tested positive for the disease. >And in the last two weeks, tests increased by around 50% and cases by around 100%. >“My sense is that, there's so many people in the community that are sick right now that want to get tested that it’s just overwhelming what supply does exist,” he said. archive.is/8I5Gw L.A. County faces ‘critical moment’ as coronavirus cases keep surging >Some of the easing of stay-at-home orders is in jeopardy unless the trend changes. >In San Bernardino County, officials said that many hospitals are getting closer to reaching “surge capacity” and that they are making plans to open alternate care sites for patients if hospitals fill up. >On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was recommending that Imperial County reinstitute stricter stay-at-home orders, after it continued to report the highest per-capita case rate of any county in the state, as well as the highest rate of positive tests. >San Francisco has also decided to pause the relaxation of its stay-at-home orders amid a rise in new cases, Mayor London Breed announced Friday. >As of Thursday, California had seen a 32% increase in hospitalizations of patients with confirmed COVID-19, and a 19% jump in ICU patients with verified infections, over the previous 14 days archive.is/4725T

More recent news: >Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to last week: Connecticut and Rhode Island. >A rise was reported in a staggering 36 states, including Florida, which some experts have cautioned could be the next epicenter for infections. Officials there and across the US are also warning of an increase in cases among younger people. >"This virus still has the upper hand" >The daunting numbers could be "a tip of the iceberg," Frieden said. A CDC survey suggests the total number of coronavirus infections across the US could actually be six to 24 times greater than reported. >At least 12 states halted or rolled back their reopening plans in hopes of curbing the spread of the virus. >In recent days, officials across the US have reported a rise in cases among younger groups. archive.is/ygm7e Panama City woman survives COVID-19 after six-week coma >Myers said although it only felt like one night’s sleep, the six-week coma presented challenges she had never faced before. >“When I woke up from COVID-19, everything in my life had changed,” she said. “I could not walk.” >She also said she was unable to smell or taste, or even talk. She said she had lost feeling in her legs, and thought one of her feet might need to be amputated from a pressure wound due to the coma. >“I hear so many people say it’s like a cold, it’s like a flu, it’s not,” Myers said. “My whole life changed over COVID-19, I’m here to tell you, the flu don’t do you like that.” archive.is/oRo7f

Additional recent news: Another Cover Up: Texas Medical Center Deletes ICU Data Amid State's Coronavirus Spike >Houston's leading source of intensive care unit (ICU) data had seemingly removed all previously published reports from its website on Sunday morning >Texas hospitalizations reached a new peak Saturday, with 5,523 virus patients admitted to medical facilities across the state. The latest figure surpassed record-high hospitalization numbers reported by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) throughout the second half of the month. >Houston's overall ICU capacity, which reached 100 percent late last week. On Wednesday, when 3 percent of the city's ICU beds remained available archive.is/r56tR >MARYLAND: State officials have ordered a Maryland lab to stop performing coronavirus tests and have warned people who recently got tested through the company that their results may be incorrect. archive.is/8RdWi >Michigan: Outbreak of COVID-19 at Community Bible Church in Waterford archive.is/xp7RR Infections within the WWE: >More details on Adam Pearce testing positive for the coronavirus. >There is ‘a lot of concern’ because of how closely Pearce has been in contact with Bruce Prichard, Vince McMahon, and Ric Flair. >Adam Pearce, Jamie Noble, and Kayla Braxton all recently revealed that they tested positive and are currently isolating from the rest of the roster. >As of this writing, word is that over 1-2 dozen people within WWE have the virus. archive.is/sMvt0 India >Hyderabad: As many as 180 persons, including 100 trainee Sub-Inspectors of Police, undergoing training at the Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA), have tested positive for Covid-19. archive.is/kj9v4

1,417 new Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths reported in Telangana | | Live Newspaper Hyderabad

1,417 new Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths reported in Telangana | | Live Newspaper Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Friday reported 1,417 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,10,834, while the toll rose to 3,546 with 12 more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 149, followed by Rangareddy (104) and Khammam (93) districts, a state government bulletin said, providing details as of 5.30 pm on Friday. The number of…

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COVID-19 battle far from over, Harsh Vardhan tells RS

Sounding a note of caution, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday told the Rajya Sabha that the battle against Covid-19 is far from over, at a time when India’s total tally has neared the five million-mark.

“I would urge all Members of Parliament that the coronavirus battle is still far from over. On one hand, when we are in an Unlock stage to revive the Indian economy, and have a balanced approach, it is important that sustained community support is ensured to control the spread of the virus and break its chain of transmission,” Vardhan said in the Upper House.

India on Tuesday reported a spike of 83,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total tally past 49-lakh mark to 49,30,237, including 9,90,061 active cases.

“COVID-19 fatality and recovery rates stand at 1.67% and 77.65% respectively. Maximum cases and deaths have primarily been reported from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, Telangana, Odisha, Assam, Kerala, and Gujarat,” the Minister said.

He said about 40 lakh persons were under surveillance. “Extensive contact tracing of all positive cases is being undertaken regularly through disease surveillance network so as to break the chain of transmission,” he added.

08:28 (IST) Coronavirus in Goa Latest Update Seven Mumbai-Goa train passengers tested positive Three more passengers - a total of seven people - who travelled in Mumbai-Goa train on Sunday tested positive for COVID-19 during TrueNat testing. The total number of active cases in Goa has reached 29. 08:13 (IST) Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh Latest Update 95 new cases in Madhya Pradesh's Indore Indore reported 95 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the total number of positive cases in the district to 2,565. 08:12 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update Dont' criticise, hold talks with Opposition: Ashok Gehlot to Centre Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot responded to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement urging the Congress to work with the Centre and in a humane manner towards solving the migrant issue. "Instead of criticising Rahul Gandhi, Centre should have held talks with opposition on what help they need for arranging facilities for migrant workers. It'll take six to eight months for them to reach home if migrants travel by train. We should arrange vehicles for them," Gehlot said. 07:56 (IST) Coronavirus in Maharashtra Latest Update 9 deaths, 223 new cases in Pune district Nine new deaths and 223 confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in Pune district over 24 hours, as of Sunday night. The total positive cases in the district are 4,018, including 206 deaths and 2,014 cured patients. 07:44 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update Lockdown 4.0 begins today: Activities that are allowed Hospitality services meant for housing health/police/government officials/healthcare workers/stranded persons shall be operational. Canteens at the bus depots, railway stations and airports will also be operational. Restaurants will be permitted to operate kitchens for home delivery of food items. Sports complexes and stadia will be permitted to open; however, spectators will not be allowed. Online distance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged. Inter-state movement of passenger vehicles and buses, with mutual consent of State(s) and UT(s) involved, except in containment zones. All States/UTs shall allow inter-state and intra-state movement of medical professionals, nurses and para-medical staff, sanitation personnel and ambulances. All States/UTs shall allow inter-state movement of all types of goods/cargos, including empty trucks. All shop owners must also ensure that customers maintain 'do gaz doori' (minimum six feet distance) and that not more than five people are allowed inside at any given time. Persons below 10 years and above 65 years of age, those with co-morbidities, and pregnant women shall stay at home except for essential and health purposes. 07:39 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update Lockdown 4.0 begins today: Prohibited activities All domestic and international air travel of passengers. The movement of individuals will remain strictly prohibited between 7 pm and 7 am, except for essential activities. All metro rail services will remain suspended. School, colleges, educational/training/coaching institutions etc, will continue to remain shut. Hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services shall remain suspended. All cinema halls, shopping malls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, theatres, bars and auditoriums, assembly halls will remain closed. All social/political/sports/entertainment/academic/cultural/religious functions/other gatherings and large congregations will not be allowed. All religious places/places of worship shall be closed for public, and religious congregations are strictly prohibited. 07:36 (IST) Coronavirus in Goa Latest Update 4 test positive in Goa, taking state's total to 26 Declared a green zone last week after it reported no new coronavirus cases and all patients were discharged, Goa now is witnessing a resurgence of infections. The state reported 19 new infections, taking the state's total to 26. The new cases including four persons who had travelled in the Mumbai-Goa train on Sunday and TrueNat tests had given a positive result for them. The samples have been sent for confirmatory tests and 100 passengers who had travelled in the train were tested. On the same day, another train passenger had tested positive for coronavirus. At the time that Goa was declared a green zone, seven patients undergoing treatment were discharged. Ever since then, 19 new cases have been reported. 07:33 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak Latest Update Confirmed cases climb to 90,927 According to figures released by the health ministry, the number of coronavirus cases in India stood at 90,927, including 2,872 deaths as of Monday morning. India had seen the highest spike in cases between Saturday and Sunday over 24 hours, even as the nationwide lockdown was extended till 31 May. Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Three more passengers - a total of seven people - who travelled in Mumbai-Goa train on Sunday tested positive for COVID-19 during TrueNat testing. The total number of active cases in Goa has reached 29. The country is set to enter the fourth phase of the lockdown due to the novel coronavirus on Monday, as the National Disaster Management Authority issued an order to continue the lockdown measures till 31 May. Subsequently, the home ministry issued a set of guidelines for the fourth phase, in which it directed that air travel, hotels, restaurants and public gatherings will remain prohibited throughout the country. Earlier in the day, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the fifth and final tranche of the government's stimulus package to revive the coronavirus-hit economy. She said the stimulus package includes the Rs 8.01 lakh crore of liquidity being made available by the RBI. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,872 and the number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 Sunday morning, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a record jump of 4,987 new cases in 24 hours, since 8 AM Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 53,946, while 34,108 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, it said. Lockdown guidelines The Union home ministry issued guidelines listing the dos and don''ts during the lockdown 4.0 that has been clamped in the country to cut the chain of coronavirus infection. The guidelines said all domestic, international air travel of passengers, except domestic air ambulance, will remain prohibited. Metro rail services, schools, colleges will remain closed till May end, the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said. Hotels, restaurants, cinema halls, malls, swimming pools, gyms will also remain shut even as all social, political, religious functions, and places of worship will be closed till May 31, it said. The MHA said inter-state movement of passenger vehicles, buses will be allowed with mutual consent of states involved during the COVID-19 lockdown 4.0. States and Union Territories have been given the powers for delineation of Red, Green and Orange Zones as per COVID-19 situation, the MHA said. All shops, except those in containment zones and malls, will be allowed to open from Monday with staggered timings during lockdown 4.0, it said. Further, state governments and Union Territories have been asked to decide on the demarcation of red, orange and green zones based on the parameters set by the Centre. Also significantly, the new guidelines permit inter-state movement of passenger vehicles and buses with the mutual consent of the states or Union Territories. State-wise cases and deaths Of the 120 new deaths reported since Saturday morning, 67 were in Maharashtra, 19 in Gujarat, nine in Uttar Pradesh, seven in West Bengal, six in Delhi, four in Madhya Pradesh, three in Tamil Nadu and two in Haryana and one each from Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan Of the total 2,872 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,135 fatalities, Gujarat comes second with 625 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 243, West Bengal at 232, Delhi at 129, Rajasthan at 126, Uttar Pradesh at 104,Tamil Nadu at 74 and Andhra Pradesh at 49 The death toll reached 36 in Karnataka, 34 Telangana and 32 in Punjab Haryana has reported 13 fatalities due to the disease, Jammu and Kashmir has 12 deaths while Bihar has registered seven and Kerala has reported four deaths Jharkhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha have recorded three COVID-19 fatalities each, while Assam has reported two deaths Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and Puducherry have reported one fatality each, according to the ministry data. The ministry's website says more than 70 per cent of the deaths are due to comorbidities According to the health ministry data updated in the morning, the highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 30,706, followed by Gujarat at 10,988, Tamil Nadu at 10,585, Delhi at 9,333, Rajasthan at 4,960, Madhya Pradesh at 4,789 and Uttar Pradesh at 4,258 The number of COVID-19 cases has gone up to 2,576 in West Bengal, 2,355 in Andhra Pradesh and 1,946 in Punjab It has risen to 1,509 in Telangana, 1,179 in Bihar, 1,121 in Jammu and Kashmir, 1,092 in Karnataka and 887 in Haryana Odisha has reported 737 coronavirus infection cases so far, while Kerala has 587 cases. A total of 217 people have been infected with the virus in Jharkhand and 191 in Chandigarh Tripura has reported 167 cases, Assam has 92 cases, Uttarakhand has 88, Himachal Pradesh has 78 cases, Chhattisgarh has 67 and Ladakh has registered 43 cases, so far Thirty-three COVID-19 cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Goa have reported 17 COVID-19 cases, while Meghalaya and Puducherry have registered 13 cases each Manipur has seven cases. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Dadar and Nagar Haveli have reported a case each till now. Sitharaman announces final tranche of economic stimulus The Centre has announced suspension of new bankruptcy filings on loan defaults for one year and raised the threshold for insolvency as it moved to ease COVID-19 pain for the industry. It also announced a new policy for companies under state control saying public sector undertakings under the non-strategic sector will be privatised while those in the identified strategic sector would be capped by not more than four by merging some of them. In the fifth and final tranche of the economic stimulus package, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised allocation for employment guarantee scheme by Rs 40,000 crore over and above the Rs 61,000 crore budgeted earlier for MGNREGS, to provide employment to migrant workers moving back to their states. This, she said, will help generate nearly 300 crore person-days in total. For industries, she said the minimum threshold to initiate insolvency proceedings will be raised to Rs 1 crore from Rs 1 lakh, which largely insulates micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from bankruptcy on defaulting on loans. Also, a special insolvency resolution framework for MSMEs under Section 240A of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will be notified soon, she said adding that fresh initiation of insolvency proceedings will be suspended up to one year depending upon the pandemic situation. Coronavirus-related debt will be excluded from the definition of "default" under the IBC for the purpose of triggering insolvency proceedings, she said adding that the changes will be effected by promulgating an ordinance. Additionally, minor technical and procedural defaults under the Companies Act such as shortcomings in CSR reporting, inadequacies in board report, filing defaults, and delay in holding AGM will be decriminalised. Last week, the government pledged a Rs 20 lakh crore (nearly 10 per cent of gross domestic product) package to support the economy headed for its first full-year contraction in more than four decades. With inputs from PTI

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Telangana to ramp up Covid testing

Telangana to ramp up Covid testing

With neighbouring States like Maharashtra reporting higher number of Covid-19 positive cases, the Telangana Government has directed the officials of the Health Department to ramp up the testing numbers to 50,000 a day. The State, which has been reporting cases under 200 a day for the last few weeks and testing 20,000-30,000 samples a day, has reported 216 cases on Friday. “The department must be…

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