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Coronavirus live updates: Consider imposing lockdown to curb Covid cases, SC tells Centre

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 03, 2021, 01:34:37 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Consider imposing lockdown to curb Covid cases, SC tells Centre

India reported its highest single-day Covid death toll on Saturday, with more than 3,700 people succumbing to the virus, even as smaller states like Uttarakhand posted 100-plus fatalities for the second day and Bengal recorded deaths in three figures for the first time. The day's cases dipped slightly from Friday's record tally of 4 lakh to 3.92 lakh. Stay with TOI for all live updates

21:33 (IST) May 02

West Bengal records highest-single day spike of 17,515 fresh Covid-19 cases: Health dept

21:31 (IST) May 02

Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala writes to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting to exempt oxygen concentrators from GST

21:30 (IST) May 02

5.5 tons oxygen received at 08:30 pm from Inox and 0.5 ton received at 5: 40 pm; total of 6 tons oxygen received today: Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi

20:40 (IST) May 02

Delhi reports 20,394 new Covid-19 cases, 24,444 discharges and 407 deaths

20:23 (IST) May 02

56,647 new cases and 51,356 discharges and 669 COVID-19 deaths reported in Maharashtra today.

20:09 (IST) May 02

PIL in HC seeks permission to companies for sale of Remdesivir in domestic market

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19:56 (IST) May 02

TN adds all-time high 20,768 new Covid-19 cases; 153 deaths push toll to 14,346

19:42 (IST) May 02

Vaccination for those aged 45 years & above will be closed on 3rd May due to insufficient vaccine stock. Vaccination for 18 to 44 years will continue only at five centers. Only those who are registered through the app should come to the vaccination center: BMC

19:41 (IST) May 02

Manipur records 256 fresh Covid-19 cases, 80 recoveries, and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours

Active cases: 1,823Total recoveries: 29,923Death toll: 415

19:41 (IST) May 02

Madhya Pradesh records 12,662 fresh Covid-19 cases, 13,890 recoveries, and 94 deaths in the last 24 hours

Active cases: 87,189Total recoveries: 4,95,367Death toll: 5,812

19:32 (IST) May 02

Karnataka reports 37,733 fresh Covid-19 cases, 21,149 recoveries, and 217 deaths in the last 24 hours

Active cases: 4,21,436Total recoveries: 11,64,398Death toll: 16,011

19:24 (IST) May 02

The Chief of Protocol & Heads of Divisions in continuous touch with all High Commissions/Embassies & MEA is responding to their medical demands, especially Covid related. This includes facilitating hospital treatment. All are urged not to hoard essential supplies, incl oxygen: MEA

19:20 (IST) May 02

Cabinet Secy emphasized need to ramp up medical infrastructure in Delhi, at the earliest, to cater to increasing demand for Covid beds, ICUs & ventilators. He also stressed need to make available all relevant information on Covid beds & other facilities through websites/apps: MHA

19:20 (IST) May 02

During the review meeting on Covid-19 preparedness in Delhi, Dr. V.K. Paul emphasized the seriousness of the present situation and recommended that small nursing homes and hospitals be roped in for augmenting the medical infrastructure of the Capital: MHA

19:12 (IST) May 02

Rajiv Gauba, Cabinet Secretary, Govt of India, today reviewed various aspects of Covid-19 preparedness in Delhi: Ministry of Home Affairs

18:45 (IST) May 02

Kerala records 31,959 new Covid-19 cases, 49 more deaths: Official

18:36 (IST) May 02

Leaders of 13 opposition parties issue joint statement urging Centre to launch free mass vaccination drive

18:34 (IST) May 02

Uttarakhand reports 5,606 new Covid-19 cases, 2,935 recoveries, and 71 deaths in last 24 hours.

Active cases: 53,612, Total recoveries: 1,31,144, Death toll: 2,802

18:12 (IST) May 02

Uttar Pradesh reports 30,983 fresh Covid-19 cases (out of 2,97,021 tests), 36,650 recoveries, and 290 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per state health department

Total cases: 13,13,361Total recoveries: 10,04,447Active cases: 2,95,752Death toll: 13,162

18:02 (IST) May 02

Increase allocation of Remdesivir to Maharashtra: HC tells Centre

The Bombay high court here on Sunday asked the central government to increase the supply of Remdesivir injections to Maharashtra observing the current reduction in the allocation of the crucial drug is not consistent with the number of active Covid-19 cases as of May 1.

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