CORONA UPDATE

 

Coronavirus India Live Updates: India sees 3,66,161 new Covid-19 cases, 3,754 deaths in last 24 hours

India, in the last 24 hours, recorded 3,66,161 fresh Covid-19 cases and 3,754 related deaths. This is for the first time after four straight days that India’s Covid-19 count has risen by less than 4,00,000 fresh infections. The country’s daily death toll, too, was more than 4,000 in the last two days. However, only 14.74 lakh samples were tested on Sunday, compared to the usual 18-19 lakh samples a day.

The Uttarakhand government on Monday decided to impose curfew from 6 am on May 11 to 6 am on May 18 as cases continued to rise across the state. During this time, shops selling fruits, vegetables and dairy items will remain open from 7 am to 10 am, while shopping malls, market complexes, gyms, theatres, assembly halls, bars and liquor shops will remain stay shut until further orders.

Keeping up his interaction with chief ministers over telephone to take stock of the pandemic situation in their states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke with chief ministers of Punjab, Karnataka, Bihar and Uttarakhand.

Citing Delhi’s high positivity rate, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended Delhi lockdown for another week. The lockdown will now be in place till 5 am on May 17. During this period, metro services will also be suspended. The UP government has also extended its corona curfew till May 17.