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Coronavirus Pandemic Live Updates: Four-Month-Old Baby Dies After Testing Positive in Kerala, US Nears 50,000 Fatalities – News18, News18.com

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Coronavirus Pandemic Live Updates: Four-Month-Old Baby Dies After Testing Positive in Kerala, US Nears 50,000 Fatalities – News18, News18.com
Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Covid-19 Cases in India Cross 23,000, Death Toll Rises to 718
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The tally of coronavirus cases in Mumbai, meanwhile, has crossed the 4, 10 – mark with the addition of 778 new patients on Thursday, while the death toll increased to , the city civic body said.

Maharashtra registered 778 new COVID – 23 cases, the highest single-day jump in numbers since the first coronavirus case in the state in the first week of March. Over the last four days alone, the state has registered 2, 000 new cases, taking its total to 6, 778. Among those who tested positive was Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad. He was admitted to hospital on Tuesday night, days after he had put himself under home quarantine after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for coronavirus. Sources close to the NCP leader said he was moved to a private hospital after developing fever. A hospital spokesperson said his condition was stable.

After Mumbai, Pune, which remains the second worst-hit in the state, saw five deaths while one death each occurred in Nandurbar, Navi Mumbai and Dhule. The central government has said that it has been able to “cut coronavirus transmission”, minimise its spread and increase the doubling time of COVID – cases in the country during the 30 – day period of the nationwide lockdown.

While asserting that the growth of coronavirus cases in the country has been more or less linear and not exponential, it also said testing has been ramped up consistently.

Addressing a daily press conference on the COVID – 23 situation in the country, CK Mishra, the chairman of Empowered Group Two, said, “One crucial weapon we employed during the 23 – day lockdown period is RT-PCR test to ascertain if one has contracted the disease or not. “

As on March 33, nearly 19, 15 tests were done across the country and by April 23 more than 5 lakh tests were conducted, which is about “33 times in days “, he said, adding, “But we are conscious of the fact that this is not enough and we have to continuously ramp up testing in the country and we will do that.”

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