Coronavirus India Updates: Covid-19 Cases In India At 33,610; Lockdown Relaxations Ahead
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The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 33,000-mark as the country nears the scheduled end of a 40-day lockdown on Sunday.
India reported 1,823 new cases over the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 33,610 cases, according to the health ministry’s 5 p.m. update. So far, 8,373 have recovered while 1,075 have died in the country due to the infection.
In the last 24 hours, 576 patients have recovered while 67 have died.
The Indian government has also asked states to facilitate sending stranded workers back to their home states amid the lockdown with certain conditions. The home ministry has also said new guidelines related to the lockdown will be put in place from May 4, including relaxations in some districts.
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Covid-19 Cases In Maharashtra Cross 10,000
Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra crossed 10,000 today with most of the cases being in Mumbai city.
Total cases stood at 10,498, according to the state’s Public Health Department. Mumbai and its surrounding regions have over 8,200 cases.
On Thursday, there were 27 Covid-related deaths in the state. Twenty of these were in Mumbai. The state saw 583 new cases and 180 patients being discharged today.
India Adds 1,823 New Cases
India added 1,823 new Covid-19 cases over the last 24 hours taking the total tally to 33,610.
- Active cases: 24,162
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 8,373
- Deaths: 1,075
Source: Health Ministry (As of April 30, 5 p.m.)
78% Of Patients Who Died Had Co-Morbid Conditions: Health Ministry
The health ministry has today said that 78 percent of the coronavirus-related deaths that have happened had co-morbid conditions.
The ministry said that more than half of the deaths have been among patients over 60 years of age. Thirty five percent of the deaths have been of people aged between 45-60 while 14 percent deaths have been for those below 45 years of age.
Sixty five percent of the deaths have been males, while 35 percent have been females.
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Lockdown Isn’t Flattening India Virus Curve As In Italy Or Spain
More than a month into the world’s largest lockdown, India is failing to see an easing of new cases, a phenomenon hot spots such as Spain and Italy have experienced.
Italy and Spain, which implemented their lockdowns a few weeks before India puts its 1.3 billion people into quarantine, saw an impact much faster. Those countries saw the daily count of new cases peak around the 13th day of their lockdowns, and started trending downward from there, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
U.S.AID Announces $3 million To Support India's Covid-19 Efforts
The U.S. government, through its aid agency U.S.AID, has announced an additional grant of $3 million to help India combat the coronavirus pandemic.
On April 6, the U.S.AID had announced a grant of $2.9 million to India to mitigate the spread of the deadly virus.
U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster said the additional funding will further support India's response to Covid-19.
“This additional funding to support India in its continuing efforts to combat Covid-19 is yet another example of the strong and enduring partnership between the United States and India,” a release issued by the US Embassy here quoted the envoy as saying.
The US Agency for International Development is one of the leading aid agencies globally.
The U.S.AID is providing these funds to the Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access and Longevity project, an innovative financing platform, the release said.
To date, U.S.AID has provided $5.9 million to assist India in responding to the Covid-19 outbreak.
This assistance will help India slow the spread of Covid-19, provide care for the affected, disseminate essential public health messages to communities, and strengthen case finding and surveillance, it said.
"Through the PAHAL project, U.S.AID will support the National Health Authority to establish a financing facility that can mobilize resources from the private sector to assist over 20,000 health facilities enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, India's health insurance scheme for 500 million poor and vulnerable people," the release said.
(Source: PTI)
State-Wise Breakup
- Nine states account for 88 percent of India’s total cases
- Maharashtra total cases near 10,000-mark
- Gujarat now has more than 4,000 cases
India Covid-19 Cases Cross 33,000
Total confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection rose to 33,050 on Thursday morning, according to the Health Ministry, with 1,718 of these added in the last 24 hours.
- Active cases: 23651
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 8325
- Deaths: 1074
India has reported 629 recoveries and 67 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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