Coronavirus Update: June 08, 2020 | As it happened

31 more COVID19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, as of 9 pm. The total number of cases in the state is now at 1,411, including 714 discharged and 13 deaths. 

38 people found COVID-19 positive in Tripura out of 1,480 samples tested. All of them are from Sepahijala District and have returned from Chennai by train.

426 more COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 8,613, including 4,743 active cases, 3,465 discharged, and 405 deaths.

147 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jharkhand today till 9 pm, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,290.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Himachal Pradesh rises to 421 including 189 active cases, 223 recovered, 5 deaths.

1,007 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths reported in Delhi today. The total number of cases in the national capital is now at 29,943, including 17,712 active cases, 11,357 recovered/discharged/migrated and 874 deaths. 

31 more COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, as of 9 pm. The total number of cases in the state is now at 1,411, including 714 discharged and 13 deaths. 

Rajasthan reported 277 positive cases of COVID-19 and 6 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 10,876 and 246 respectively. 

198 more COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 33 from Jammu and 165 from Kashmir. The total number of cases in the Union Territory is now at 4,285, including 2,916 active cases, 1,324 recovered, and 45 deaths. 

30 new COVID-19 cases in Goa, tally 330, active cases 263. 

308 more COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths reported in Karnataka today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 5,760, including 2,519 discharged, 3,175 active cases, and 64 deaths.

477 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 31 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 20,574 and death toll to 1,280.

2,553 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 109 deaths recorded in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of cases to 88,528 & death toll to 3,169. The number of active cases stands at 44,374.

63 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state till 7 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 272 of which 214 are active cases.

406 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 4,854 out of which 3,115 cases are active. Gurugram reported 243 cases, highest in the state today. The number of deaths due to the disease in the state stands at 39.

No deaths and 12 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai today. The total number of cases in the area is now at 1,924, including 71 deaths. 

55 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Punjab today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 2,663. 

308 more COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths reported in Karnataka today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 5,760, including 2,519 discharged, 3,175 active cases, and 64 deaths. 

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Assam is now 2,776, with 95 positive cases reported till 6 pm today. 

The COVID-19 tally in Kerala crossed the 2,000-mark with 91 new positive cases being detected and a Maldives returnee succumbing to the virus on
Monday, taking the death toll due to the infection to 16.

Tamil Nadu reported 1,562 fresh coronavirus cases and 17 deaths pushing the infection count to 33,229 and toll to 286. 

Moscow to end COVID-19 lockdown from tomorrow says the city's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. 

91 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Kerala today. The total number of active cases in the state is 1,174.

Twenty-five more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand on Monday, taking the total in the state to 1,380.

Despite Centre's nod, Jammu and Kashmir, 4 other states to keep ASI monuments with places of worship shut.

37 more test positive for COVID-19 in Manipur, tally mounts to 209.

Delhi govt to hold meeting to assess if there is community transmission of COVID-19 in city.

Delhi COVID-19 cases estimated to rise to 56,000 by end of next 2 weeks, Delhi Health Minister says.

314 new COVID-19 cases reported in Nepal, death toll reaches 14.

8 more COVID-19 fatalities in Uttar Pradesh, toll 283. 411 fresh cases push the state's tally to 10,947.

A 94-year-old man has survived coronavirus infection in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar.

5 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland, taking the state's tally to 123, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom said on Monday.

Devotees visit Dwarkadhish temple in Dwarka to offer prayers as Government allows reopening of places of worship from today.

Eight more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the total number of cases in the state to 42

Devotees visit Chhatarpur temple to offer prayers as the Government allows the reopening of places of worship from today. Priest of the temple says, "We are taking all precautionary measures. The floor has been marked to ensure social distancing. No offerings are allowed in the temple".

Fatehpuri Masjid reopens for devotees as the Ministry of Home Affairs has allowed the opening of places of worship from today with certain precautionary measures amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Devotees visit Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar to offer prayers as Government allows reopening of religious places from today.

Total 128 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Puducherry till date, of which 75 are active cases and 52 have been treated/discharged

India reports the highest single-day spike of 9983 new COVID-19 cases; 206 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 256611, including 125381 active cases, 124095 cured/discharged/migrated and 7135 deaths

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• India experienced a record single-day spike of cases
• Greece extends lockdown inside migrant camps
• World Bank president says pandemic is a 'devastating blow' to the economy
• China says there was no 'delay' or 'cover-up' of the coronavirus outbreak
• Brazil removes COVID-19 death figures
• British epidemiologist says UK should have locked down sooner
• Pope Francis says the worst of the pandemic in Italy is over
• Scotland records zero COVID-19 deaths

The New Zealand government announced that there are no known novel coronavirus cases in the country for the first time since COVID-19 was first confirmed in the nation on February 28.

In Phase I, religious places, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services, shopping malls among others will be permitted to open from today (June 8,2020).

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Sushmita Panda and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat  Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal,  Sidhant Mamtany and Rashi Hardaha. You can get in touch with us directly on twitter​​ ​​@sushmitapanda, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais, @SidMamtany, and  @rashihardaha for news, tips, photos, questions and comments. Stay tuned to Indiatvnews.com (@indiatvnews) for all the latest updates on what's happening around the world. 

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 7 million, including more than 405,000 fatalities. More than 3,459,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

• United States- 1,12,469
• Brazil-36,499
• Italy- 33,899
• Spain- 27,136
• France- 29,155
• United Kingdom- 40,542
• Belgium - 9,595

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases cross 257,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Friday evening, the death toll stood at 7,207