The coronavirus has infected 97.76 lakh people and 4.93 lakh patients have died so far in the world.
India’s coronavirus tally rose to 5,08,953, and the toll stood at 15,685 on Saturday morning. Of the total cases, 19,73,387 people are being treated, 2,95,880 have recovered. With 18,552 new cases, the country recorded the highest single-day rise. A total of 2,95,880 people have recovered so far.
Meanwhile, the Jharkhand government on Friday extended the lockdown to combat coronavirus till July 31. The Assam government also announced a two-week lockdown in Guwahati from Sunday midnight and night curfew across state amid rising cases. Jharkhand extended its lockdown till July 31.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, however, said there would be no fresh lockdown in Bengaluru to control the spread of the coronavirus.
The coronavirus has infected 97.76 lakh people and 4.93 lakh patients have died so far in the world, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. Over 49 lakh people have recovered.
The national helpline number for the coronavirus is 011-23978046, and a toll-free number 1075.
These are the helpline numbers for states and the Union Territories.
- India on Friday reported 17,296 new coronavirus cases – the biggest one-day increase in infections so far. The country’s tally rose to 4,90,401. The toll rose to 15,301 with 407 new deaths. More than 2.8 lakh people across the country have recovered.
- The Assam government announced a two-week lockdown in Guwahati from Sunday midnight and night curfew across state amid rising cases. Jharkhand extended its lockdown till July 31. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, meanwhile, said there would be no fresh lockdown in Bengaluru to control the spread of the coronavirus.
- The Centre extended the suspension of international commercial air travel till July 15. Domestic passenger services had commenced from May 25.
- Maharashtra on Friday reported an all-time single-day high of 5,024 coronavirus cases, taking the state’s total to 1,52,765, while the number of fatalities reached 7,106. With 3,460 new cases, Delhi’s count rose to 77,240 and the toll to 2,492. Tamil Nadu, meanwhile, reported 3,523 new cases and 46 deaths, taking the state’s total to 74,622, including 957 fatalities.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while launching the Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan, praised the state government’s efforts to combat the coronavirus.
- The Supreme Court approved the assessment scheme submitted by the Central Board of Secondary Education for the cancelled Class 10 and 12 exams. The board said that it would mark students based on the subjects for which exams have already been conducted and internal evaluation. The results will be declared by mid-July.
- The European Medicines Agency suggested giving conditional approval to Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir drug for treating coronavirus patients.
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