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COVID-19 updates: India sees dip in active cases, reports 14,092 new infections

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,36,09,566, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.According to the ministry, 207.99 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19 that year.

India added 14,092 new coronavirus infections taking the virus tally to 4,42,53,464, while the number of active cases fell to 1,16,861, according to data updated on Sunday by the Union Health Ministry. A total of 5,27,037 people have died, including 41 deaths reconciled by Kerala, according to data updated at 8 am.

The government reported that the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.54 percent, while the active cases make up 0.26 percent of all infections. In the last 24 hours, there has been a decline of 2,403 cases in the active COVID-19 caseload. According to the ministry, the weekly positivity rate was 4.57 percent and the daily positivity rate was 3.69 percent.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,36,09,566, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.
According to the ministry, 207.99 crore doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive. India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19 that year.

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On May 4, 2021, it passed the grim milestone of 2 crore, and on June 23, 2021, it passed three crore. On January 25 of this year, the four-crore threshold was crossed. Nine deaths were from Delhi, five from Karnataka, three from Gujarat and West Bengal, two from Uttar Pradesh, and one from Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, and Uttarakhand are among the 29 new fatalities.

With COVID-19’s symptoms now appearing to be closer to seasonal flu or the influenza virus, testing rates have fallen. Knowing that symptoms like fever, coughing, and headache are also COVID-19 symptoms means that individuals should take the necessary steps to get themselves tested to avoid spreading the infection to others.

Also read: COVID-19 updates for India; what you need to know

A recent survey by LocalCircles, a digital community-based platform, found that over 60 percent of respondents in Delhi-NCR did not get tested for COVID-19 despite having symptoms in just the past 30 days. Many experts suggest that cases are wildly underreported as a result of the symptoms being milder.

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India records 12,885 new COVID-19 cases, 461 deaths in 24 hours as of Nov 4

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 27 straight days, and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 130 consecutive days now

India saw a single-day rise of 12,885 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s infection tally to 3,43,21,025, while the count of active cases has declined to 1,48,579, the lowest in 253 days, according to Union Health Ministry data on Thursday.

The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 4,59,652, with 461 daily fatalities being recorded, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 20,000 for 27 straight days, and less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 130 consecutive days now. The tally of active cases has declined to 1,48,579 which comprises 0.43 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.23 per cent, the highest since March 2020, the health ministry said.

A decline of 2,630 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, as per the data. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent. It has been less than two per cent for 31 days.

The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.17 per cent. This figure has been below two per cent for 41 days, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 3,37,12,794, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.34 per cent.

The cumulative number of vaccine doses administered in the country so far under the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive has exceeded 107.63 crore. India’s COVID-19 infection tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and the one-crore mark on December 19.

India crossed the grim milestones of two crore cases on May 4 and three crore on June 23.

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IMF to revisit growth forecast for India due to surge in COVID-19 cases

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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IMF says recent jump in COVID-19 cases in India posed downside risks to the Fund’s April forecast for 12.5% growth in India’s economic output in fiscal years 2021 and 2022

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday the recent jump in COVID-19 cases in India posed downside risks to the Fund’s April forecast for 12.5% growth in India’s economic output in fiscal years 2021 and 2022.

The IMF will revisit that forecast when it issued a fresh World Economic Outlook in July, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told reporters at a regular briefing, but gave no further details.

He said the developments in India, the world’s second most populous nation, would have spillover effects for the region and the global economy, depending on how long the crisis lasted, but it was too soon to give specifics.

“We’re all watching what is happening in India with concern,” Rice said. “There will be spillovers … contingent on how deep and how long the severity of this crisis continues.”

India, with a population of 1.3 billion people, reported a record 412,262 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 deaths, as a second wave of infections swamped its healthcare system.

COVID-19 infections in India have surged past 21 million, with a death toll of 230,168, health ministry data showed.

Medical experts say India’s actual figures could be five to 10 times the official tallies.

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India’s active COVID-19 caseload stands at 2,24,190, while 1,00,56,651 people have recovered so far: Union Health ministry

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The total coronavirus cases mounted to 1,04,31,639 and the death toll climbed to 1,50,798 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 228 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country.

India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,04,31,639 with 18,222 new cases in a day, while 1,00,56,651 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 96.41 percent on Saturday, according to Union Health Ministry data. There are 2,24,190 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which constitutes 2.16 percent of the total caseload, the data stated.

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 1,04,31,639 and the death toll climbed to 1,50,798 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 228 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updated at 8 am showed. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.45 percent.

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According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, a total of 18,02,53,315 samples have been tested so far — 9,16,951 of them on Friday — for coronavirus infection.

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In pics | Non-COVID hospitals face financial difficulties as patients postpone surgeries, cosmetic procedures

As patients with non-COVID-19 illnesses postpone treatments such as non-essential surgeries and cosmetic procedures, hospital beds in smaller nursing homes are lying vacant, with financial difficulties mounting on doctors who run them. For others — specialist pulmonologists for instance — the number of patients calling on them has seen a sharp spike. CNBC-TV18’s Alisha Sachdev visited two nursing homes with 10 to 30 beds to get a status check on small hospitals and nursing homes in Delhi. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18)
Information desks at hospitals now look different. For health workers at non-COVID hospitals, wearing protective gowns, masks and shields are essential as they implement enhanced SOPs for all visiting patients – including temperature screening, oxygen-level checks on an oximeter, and inquiries related to COVID-19 related symptoms, before they are referred to the doctor’s chambers. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18)
Due to the lack of proper medical infrastructure, such as ICUs and ventilator beds for critical patients, some nursing homes are not catering to COVID-19 patients. Moreover, the panic from admitting a COVID-19 positive patient, other patients fear to visit hospitals, which is causing additional challenges. Doctors are treating asymptomatic COVID-19 patients at home or referring them to bigger hospitals and dedicated COVID-19 centres. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18)
Dr Pushpinder Khurana who runs Kailash Nursing Home told CNBC-TV18 that financial losses at the hospital have been mounting as patients are postposing non-critical surgeries and cosmetic operations. Many others are preferring to consult doctors over the phone or via video calls. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18)
Nursing homes are keeping records of all patients visiting them and have made three-ply masks and N-95 masks available at the clinics. Both the hospitals CNBC-TV18 visited in West Delhi did not report any staff or doctor contracting the virus. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18)
Only four beds out of the 26 were occupied here, whereas the number would average around 20 prior to the pandemic. Even Dr Khurana does not expect the situation to improve until the year-end. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18
Specialist doctors such as pulmonologists and dialysis specialists are seeing increased strain. Dr Gaurav Nijhara of Nijhara Hospital said that about 20 percent to 30 percent of calls he receives are panic calls from patients who complain of somatic problems. He added that “good patients” with high chances of recovery in the case of COVID, and non-COVID ailments in other cases are taking longer to get treated because of the various precautions and checks small nursing homes have to put in place to keep staff and fellow patients safe. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18) – Representational)
Doctors are advising COVID-19 tests to patients who want to get operated upon, although the government has not made this mandatory. Dr Nijhara said that a COVID-19 positive patient under operation may have a 20 percent higher mortality rate and the risk needs to be communicated to the patient. For laproscopic surgeries, Dr Khuarana says a COVID-19 test is essential. Patients who do not show symptoms don’t have to take a test to be admitted. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18)
Currently, because movement of people is restricted, the occurrence of common flu, diarrhea, gastrointestinal diseases is minimal, according to Dr Nijhara. Most admissions in hospitals, therefore, are emergency and trauma patients. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18)
Not all physicians are treating COVID-19 patients as their nursing homes are ill-equipped to take on such patients. However, Dr Nijhara said that at his hospital, COVID positive patients are admitted as mandated by law in an isolated ward. He has also been attending to many multiple patients remotely, and a vast majority have already recovered. (Image: Alisha Sachdev/CNBC-TV18)
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Tepid F&B business in unlock 2.0 due to COVID-19 fear psychosis, say experts

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Apart from fear in the minds of the people, restaurants are also dealing with operational issues.

The government has initiated unlock 2.0 as it intends to open up the economy albeit with appropriate safety measures so that businesses can continue to function. However, the question about how successful this can be remains. One sector that has been severely affected by the lockdown is the hospitality space, especially in a country like India where food is revered almost like a religion and people just cannot distance themselves from it.

People across the country definitely miss venturing out with near and dear ones to that favourite restaurant, pub or roadside eatery to indulge in some soul food. Although unlock 1.0 did come up with a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the food and beverage (F&B) industry, restaurants across India have opened up in a few cities for dine in customers. However, the initial demand has been tepid.

F&B outlets seem to be dealing with fear psychosis of COVID-19, which now is imaginably deeply rooted in the minds of the people, making them sceptical about venturing out to socialise over some good food.

Anurag Katriar, President of National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) expressed concerns over the present scenario and said, “While there are too many unknown variables currently that have significant bearing in driving footfalls and demand to restaurants, safety and hygiene, the absence of a vaccine/antidote and reduced disposable income are crucial reasons for subdued demand.”

Apart from fear in the minds of the people, restaurants are also dealing with operational issues that have risen due to the lockdown. From skilled labour shortage to increased prices of raw material, F&B business outlets are finding it hard to sustain.

According to Pradeep Shetty, Joint Honorary Secretary, Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations (FHRAI), business at restaurants across the industry has picked up by merely 10-30 percent of pre-COVID levels. “There are issues regarding manpower challenges, additional compliances, add-on costs of operating. Also, operational timings are restricted across the country with majority places being asked to close down by 7 pm which means the main biz dinner section is not happening and breakfast & lunch are always negligible. Quite a few restaurants who opened up have shut down owing to commercial viability to operate under the above circumstances,” Shetty said.

Echoing the same sentiment, Zorawar Kalra, Founder of Massive Restaurants said, “The early closing time of restaurants is the biggest challenge currently because most of restaurants do 80 percent of their business during dinner and with the current restrictions, the dinner business is badly impacted. As a result, sales are extremely low and lunch sales barely contribute to overall revenue. So, we are hopeful that with unlock 3.0, normal times would be restored and restaurants can bounce back on their feet.”

Home delivery of food, a more feasible option?

Home delivery of food has been allowed under unlock phases as announced by the government and restaurants have reportedly witnessed a rise in deliveries compared to pre-COVID levels. Zomato and Swiggy are also helping F&B establishments reach out to their customers easily. While people are unsure about getting out of their homes, they certainly seem to feel more comfortable ordering food. So does this mean that until a vaccine for COVID-19 is found, home delivery will be the better option than dine in? There seems to be a mixed response from the industry.

According to Katriar, despite SOPs being followed for both forms of services, dining out is decidedly safer from a product perspective. “The service for in-room dining is carried out under a controlled environment where all precautions are ‘visible’ to you, whereas for delivery, there is a packaging box, pick up delivery person who is largely on the move, so your food travels in a box which is being used for multiple orders/purposes and it journeys through security and elevators, before it finally reaches you.”

However, Kalra said that the commercials and economics of restaurants are built with dine in sales and no amount of delivery will be able to ensure viability of a restaurant as revenues cannot be achieved by just delivery or take away. “Home delivery and take away is eating into the share of dine in till the time the fear of the psychosis exists, but it is definitely not a threat to the dine-in culture,” he added.

Nonetheless, Abhishek Kalgude, owner of Bhoir Hotel, a chain of small scale restaurants in Thane, said that for restaurants across Mumbai and adjoining areas where a majority of COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic, it will be extremely difficult to operate even after complying with SOPs and new hygiene norms as the fear of transmission of the virus will be long lasting. “Also, to train the staff about the hygiene norms related to dine-in is a tough ask. It is thus safe for us to switch to home delivery of food and take away.”

Road to recovery

While home delivery of food is certainly winning the race amid the coronavirus pandemic, the industry feels that the dine-in culture will return to normalcy once a cure for COVID-19 is found as there seems to be no substitute to dine-in services.

“The number one priority for the restaurant industry is the safety of its consumers and colleagues. Dine in remains a challenge as it will take some time for consumer sentiment to change but hopeful that with time and appropriate safety measures employed at our restaurants, people will feel safe in venturing out and will start visiting restaurants like they used to before,” Kalra explained.

Overall, sentiments across industries seem to be weak given the current economic conditions that are hurting the hospitality industry as well. What everyone across the world are awaiting for is a miraculous vaccine that can be mass produced for a speedy recovery of businesses.

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In pics: A look at a COVID-19 care centre and how Rapid Antigen tests are being conducted in Mumbai

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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CNBC-TV18’s Archana Shukla dons personal protective gear (PPE) and steps into the SRA COVID-19 care centre in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari West to give you a glimpse of how the BMC is working on a war-footing.

As India steps up its fight against coronavirus, Rapid Antigen (Point of Care) Tests have been added as a diagnostic test along with RT-PCR for suspects in containment zones, hotspots and hospitals to screen high risk individuals. CNBC-TV18’s Archana Shukla dons personal protective gear (PPE) and steps into the SRA COVID-19 care centre in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari West to give you a glimpse of how the BMC is working on a war-footing. (Image: Archana Shukla/CNBC-TV18)
The SRA building has been converted into a COVID Care Centre where high risk and household contacts of COVID-19 positive patients from slums are quarantined for 14 days. High risk contacts here are tested once between five and 14 days of contact with a positive patient. (Image: Archana Shukla/CNBC-TV18)
BMC has procured 1 lakh rapid antigen tests from South Korean firm SD Biosensors. BMC aims to perform 2,000 rapid antigen tests a day. The standard Q COVID-19 Ag kit has been developed by SD Biosensor and has been validated and approved by ICMR. (Image: Archana Shukla/CNBC-TV18)
Rapid antigen testing has started in nine municipal wards in North Mumbai and five municipal hospitals such as Sion Hospital, Cooper Hospital among others. (Image: Archana Shukla/CNBC-TV18)
In a week, BMC plans to start Rapid Antigen Point of Care Tests in all peripheral hospitals in suburbs. (Image: Archana Shukla/CNBC-TV18)
The Ministry of Health has allowed deployment of Rapid Antigen (Point of Care) in containment zones, Central and State Government Medical Colleges, hospitals, private hospitals and private labs. (Image: Archana Shukla/CNBC-TV18)
Rapid Antigen Point of Care Tests give results are delivered within 25 minutes. Positive tests are considered as true positive and do not need reconfirmation by RT-PCR test. Negative tests in Symptomatic individuals need to be mandatorily followed by RT-PCR to rule out COVID-19 infection. (Image: Archana Shukla/CNBC-TV18)

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Embassies warn on stretched hospitals as India reports record coronavirus cases

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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India reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Monday and a death toll of more than 400 people in the past 24 hours as foreign embassies warned their citizens in the country that hospitals might not have beds for them.

India reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Monday and a death toll of more than 400 people in the past 24 hours as foreign embassies warned their citizens in the country that hospitals might not have beds for them.

The 15,000 new cases brought India’s total to more than 425,000, behind only the United States, Brazil and Russia, according to data from the federal health ministry.

Nearly 14,000 people have now died from the disease caused by the virus since the first case in India in January.

The death toll in India remains low when compared to countries with similar numbers of cases but public health experts fear its hospitals will be unable to cope with a rise in cases.

The German embassy sent messages to its citizens living in New Delhi warning them that there was “little to no chance” of admission to hospital for treatment for coronavirus as well as other intensive care needs.

The message was not an order to evacuate the country but to consider whether India remained safe depending on individual circumstances, a diplomat said.

The German advisory follows Ireland in suggesting that its citizens leave India due to the availability of hospital beds.

A dashboard run by the Delhi state government showed more than 7,000 hospital beds were available for coronavirus patients on Monday, though most of those were in a handful of government hospitals. Patients looking for beds have questioned the accuracy of the data.

Despite the peak of infections projected to be weeks if not months away Prime Minister Narendra Modi relaxed most curbs of a near three-month lockdown on June 8 in order to ease economic pain.

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Coronavirus surveillance network expands to 9.5 lakh people from 13 in January

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Just ahead of the nationwide lockdown, there were 90,459 people under surveillance, which increased almost 3X to 2,67,921 after commencement of lockdown.

India currently has nearly 9.5 lakh people under surveillance as it aims to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. The number of people under surveillance has risen multi-fold from January when just 13 people were under surveillance.

The protocol is to keep those people under surveillance who are suspected of having come in contact with a coronavirus infected person or have travel history to an international country. The surveillance is done either via keeping the suspected cases in quarantine or via community surveillance.

As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 13 people were under surveillance as of January 23. This number increased to 1,088 on Jan 30 when India reported its first novel coronavirus case. The patient’s travel history was traced to Wuhan, the epicentre of COVID-19.

At the end of February 2020 there were 23,832 people who were suspected of being infected with coronavirus and were under surveillance.

Just ahead of the nationwide lockdown announcement, there were 90,459 people under surveillance as of March 19, 2020. This figure increased almost 3X to 2,67,921 after commencement of lockdown on March 26. Since then, the number has increased 3.5 times to 945,915 as of April 23.

On April 24 at 5 pm, India had reported a total of 23,452 cases of COVID-19, out of which 4,813 patients were discharged, taking the recovery rate to 20.5 percent.

Overall, the rate of doubling of cases slowed to 8.6 days between April 14 and 20 as compared to 5.2 days between March 24 and 30, indicating a reduction in the rate of growth of positive cases in the country.

However, the situation in Chennai, Surat, Hyderabad and Ahemdabad has become concerning, forcing the Centre to send four teams to these cities.

The central teams that were sent to Indore and Mumbai have reported that Indore’s situation is critical as it has 20 zones which need more attention and there is a need to set up more portable toilets at various points in Mumbai’s Dharavi. The central team has also advised to use institutional quarantine for 2,000-3,000 people in Asia’s largest slum and has advised more testing and surveillance via local volunteers.

A total of 80 districts from 23 states and UTs have not reported any new cases since the last 14 days and among these, there are 15 such districts which have not reported any case over the last 28 days. The latest additions to this list of districts are Durg and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh; and Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh.

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Coronavirus updates highlights: Death toll in India rises to 603, number of cases climb to 18,985

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Coronavirus India LIVE: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 590 and the number of cases climbed to 18,601 on Tuesday, according to the Union health ministry. Of the 590 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 232 fatalities, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 74, Gujarat at 71, Delhi at 47, Rajasthan at 25, Telangana at 23 and Andhra Pradesh at 20. The death toll reached 18 in Uttar Pradesh while Tamil Nadu has reported 17 deaths so far. The highest number of confirmed cases in the country are from Maharashtra at 4,666 followed by Delhi at 2,081, Gujarat at 1,939, Rajasthan at 1, 576, Tamil Nadu at 1,520 and Madhya Pradesh at 1,485. This blog will keep you posted on the latest updates and trends from the COVID-19-related developments from India and the world.

Coronavirus updates LIVE: Death toll rises to 603, number of cases climb to 18,985 in India

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 603 and the number of cases climbed to 18,985 in the country on Tuesday, registering an increase of 44 deaths and 1,329 cases since Monday evening, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 15,122 while 3,259 people have been cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. Thus, over 17 per cent of the cases have recovered so far, a health ministry official said. The total number of cases includes 77 foreign nationals. A total of 44 deaths were reported since Monday evening — 11 fatalities were reported from Rajasthan, 10 from Gujarat, nine from Maharashtra, three from Uttar Pradesh and two each from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. One death has been reported from Karnataka. Of the 603 deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 232 fatalities, followed by Gujarat at 77, Madhya Pradesh at 76, Delhi at 47, Rajasthan at 25, Telangana at 23 and Andhra Pradesh at 22. The death toll reached 20 in Uttar Pradesh while Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have reported 17 cases each.

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index Price Change
nifty 50 ₹16,986.00 -7.15
sensex ₹1,882.60 +8.30
nifty IT ₹2,206.80 +3.85
nifty bank ₹1,318.95 -1.95
index Price Change
nifty 50 ₹16,986.00 -72.15
sensex ₹1,882.60 +28.30
nifty IT ₹2,206.80 +30.85
nifty bank ₹1,318.95 -14.95
index Price Change
nifty 50 ₹16,986.00 -7.15
sensex ₹1,882.60 +8.30
nifty IT ₹2,206.80 +3.85
nifty bank ₹1,318.95 -1.95
index Price Change
nifty 50 ₹16,986.00 -7.15
sensex ₹1,882.60 +8.30
nifty IT ₹2,206.80 +3.85
nifty bank ₹1,318.95 -1.95

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