Coronavirus Live Update: India reported 7,466 new novel coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed Friday morning. This is the first time that more than 7,000 COVID-19 cases have been detected in a 24-hour period and follows seven straight days of more than 6,000 new cases per day.
The number of deaths over the past 24 hours is 175. The total number of COVID-19 cases is now 1,65,799, the total number of deaths is 4,706 and the number of people who have recovered is 71,106.
Late Thursday the country crossed 1.6 lakh coronavirus cases, making it the ninth worst-hit in the world. The surge in cases comes with only two days to the end of the fourth phase of the lockdown.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Home Minister Amit Shah and senior officials on Friday to discuss the way forward as the coronavirus lockdown, extended thrice, ends on Sunday. A decision is likely today on whether to extend the restrictions amid the steady rise in virus cases, given the need to reopen economic activity.
The Home Ministry has been asked to analyse inputs from various sectors and states.
Some states have already extended the virus lockdown and “nothing stops them from taking any further steps on their own”, sources said.
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The state government has attributed the high number of cases to increased testing and high population in Chennai.
“Chennai’s high density of population and cramped houses are key reason for the spread of the virus. Government is doing everything to control this,” said Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
Delhi: People arrive at the fruit and vegetable market in Okhla to make purchases, amid #COVID19 pandemic. The temperature of people is being checked with the help of a thermometer gun and tickets with token numbers are being given to the buyers at the entry gate. pic.twitter.com/SEy8DBkSXZ
– ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2020
US records 1,225 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins, news agency AFP reported.
Death count in Brazil due to coronavirus hits 27,878, news agency AFP reported.
Tripura: Over 160 people reached Agartala from Kolkata in a commercial flight yesterday amid #COVID19 induced lockdown. Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport Director VK Seth said, “After March 25, this is the first scheduled domestic flight to land at the airport”. pic.twitter.com/EG0CyBcPl4
– ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2020
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