Coronavirus India Updates: PM-Cares Fund Trust Allocates Rs 3,100 Crore Against Covid-19 As Cases Top 74,000
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Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India crossed 74,000 with over 2,400 dead, at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned citizens that they will have to learn to live with the virus.
India added 3,525 new Covid-19 cases over 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry’s 8:00 a.m. update on May 13. The total number of cases in India stands at 74,281. This includes 24,386 people who’ve recovered and 2,415 deaths. The ministry said that 70 percent of all deaths so far have been because of comorbidities.
Authorities have now reported more than 3,000 fresh cases every day for a week. However, India also see a spike in recoveries today, hovering close to the 2,000 mark.
In an address to the nation yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government will announce a large economic package and bold reforms to make India self-reliant and emerge from the setback of Covid-19 disruption.
He also announced lockdown 4.0 -- details of which will be released before May 18, he said. “The new coronavirus will be a part of our lives for a while, but we cannot let it consume us,” he said, adding: “We will wear masks, maintain social distancing.”
Global Update
Brazil recorded another record day in daily deaths. Over 1,000 Twitter accounts linked to an alleged Chinese government-backed propaganda campaign are sowing disinformation about the virus.
Cases topped 4.2 million globally and more than 291,000 have died.
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PM-Cares Fund Trust Allocates Rs 3,100 Crore In Fight Against Covid-19
The PM CARES Trust Fund today allocated Rs 3,100 crore for the fight against Covid-19.
Out of Rs 3,100 crore, a sum of approximately Rs 2,000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators, Rs. 1,000 crore will be used for the care of migrant labourers and Rs 100 crore will be given to support vaccine development, the Prime Minister's Office said in a press release.
The trust, which manages all contributions to the fund, is headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself and has other ex-officio members including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Cases Cross 1,000 In Dharavi
Asia’s largest slum Dharavi saw confirmed coronavirus cases cross 1,000 today, officials said.
Sixty six new cases were recorded today taking the total to 1,028. There have been 40 deaths in the area so far.
Catch live updates on the Finance Ministry’s allocations of the Rs 20 lakh crore package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Anil Dekhmukh Requests 20 Companies Of CAPF
The state of Maharashtra today placed a request for 20 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces to provide some relief to the state police forces.
State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh informed of the request through a video on Twitter.
States With Most Deaths And Most Recoveries
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman To Address Media At 4 P.M.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to address the media at 4 p.m. today, likely to announce the details of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.
States With Largest Increase In Cases
State-Wise Breakup
States With More Than 2,000 Covid-19 Cases
- Maharashtra - 24427 cases
- Gujarat - 8903 cases
- Tamil Nadu - 8718 cases
- Delhi - 7639 cases
- Rajasthan - 4126 cases
- Madhya Pradesh - 3986 cases
- Uttar Pradesh - 3664 cases
- Andhra Pradesh - 2090 cases
- West Bengal - 2173 cases
Just the top 5 states account for more than 72 percent of India’s total cases.
India Adds More Than 3,500 Cases In Last 24 Hours
Total confirmed cases of coronavirus has reached 74,281 as of 8 a.m. today, according to the data made available by the Health Ministry, of which 3,525 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours.
- Active cases: 47,480
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 24,386
- Deaths: 2,415
At the same time, 1931 have recovered and 122 have died in the last 24 hours.
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