NEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 increased to 1,981 and the number of cases reached 59,662 in the country on Saturday, signing up a boost of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 39,834
Here is a take a look at the most recent updates on the outbreak of coronavirus from major Indian cities:
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DELHI
- 5 police officers test positive for coronavirus in Delhi
- Noida schools to pay Rs 5 lakh in fine if they trek charge this year
- Delhi federal government says it will pay train fare of migrants
- The import tax department has submitted a grievance with Criminal offense Branch of Delhi Police against fake sites claiming to provide alcohol at individuals’s doorsteps.
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AHMEDABAD
- Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) met medical professionals at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on Saturday to give them advice on Covid-19 treatment.
- 24 more individuals died in Gujarat on Friday taking the death toll to 449 while overall cases stood at 7,403
- Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, which had actually marked four hotels as Covid care centres till now, will now have 100 more hotels with a bed capacity of 3,175 for the function.
- Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has actually chosen to use up a massive sanitization drive in Ahmedabad.
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LUCKNOW
- Two Covid warriors at an Agra health center– a junior doctor and a hygienic personnel– and a UPSRTC bus motorist who ferried migrants from Madh