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Seven more cases of coronavirus have been reported in Jodhpur of Rajasthan today, taking total cases in the district to 17. The new cases are contacts of other infected people: Jodhpur District Collector Prakash Rajpurohit

11 more COVID-19 cases reported in West Bengal in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active coronavirus cases in the state to 49: West Bengal Health Department

A 32-year-old man tested positive for COVID-19 in Goa today. He has a history of travel to the USA and is currently admitted at ESI Hospital in Margao. Total number coronavirus positive cases in the state stand at 7: Goa Health Department

Had an extensive telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. We had a good discussion and agreed to deploy the full strength of the India-US partnership to fight COVID19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor's fifth COVID19 test result comes negative. However, she will have to stay at PGI Hospital Lucknow until one more test result comes as negative.

2 more COVID19 positive cases (one male & one female) reported in Dharavi, Mumbai today, taking total number of positive coronavirus cases in the area to 5.

74 COVID19 positive cases reported in Tamil Nadu today out of which 73 had attended the Tableeghi Jamaat event at Markaz Nizamuddin, Delhi: Beela Rajesh, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary said. "There are 485 COVID positive cases in Tamil Nadu out of which 422 cases are from one source, from where we are getting a large number of cases," Beela Rajesh said. 

Number of COVID19 cases rise to 92 in Jammu & Kashmir, with 17 fresh cases being reported today. Out of the total cases, 86 are active (18 in Jammu, 68 in Kashmir). While two people succumbed to the disease, three others were cured/discharged: J&K Health Department

Out of all the COVID19 patients in Delhi that are admitted, 11 are in intensive care units (ICUs) and 5 are on ventilators, all others are in stable condition. There is local transmission but not community transmission: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

In Uttarakhand, six more COVID19 cases have been reported today, taking total number of cases to 22: State Health Department

Two more men, who attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, have been found COVID19 positive in Bharatpur. 21 people have tested positive in Rajasthan today out which 10 are linked to Tablighi Jamaat. Total cases stand at 200: State Health Department.

Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) restricts the export of diagnostic kits falling under any ITCHS (Indian Trade Clarification based on Harmonized System of Coding) code with immediate effect.

A close family member of Giani Nirmal Singh(former Hazoori Ragi of Golden Temple)has also tested positive for COVID19

Till now we have found cases related to Tableeghi Jamaat from 17 states, 1023 COVID-19 positive cases have been found to be linked to this event. Out of the total cases in the country, around 30% are linked to one particular place: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry

Nine per cent COVID-19 patients belong to 0-20 years age, 42 per cent patients belong to 21-40 years age, 33 per cent cases pertain to patients between 41-60 years age, & 17 per cent patients have crossed 60 years age: Lav Aggrawal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry

Till now there are 2,902 COVID-19 positive cases in India. 601 positive cases have been reported since yesterday, 12 deaths also reported yesterday taking total deaths to 68. 183 people have recovered/discharged: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry

PM has appealed to voluntarily switch off lights between 9:00 p.m to 9:09 pm on April 5. Some apprehensions have been expressed that this may cause instability in grid and voltage fluctuation which may harm electrical appliances. These apprehensions are misplaced. No call to switch off street lights or appliances in homes. Only lights should be switched off. The lights in hospitals  and other essential services will remain on. Local bodies have been advised to keep street lights on for public safety: Ministry of Power

31 out of 137 Tablighi Jamaat (Delhi) attendees have tested positive for Coronavirus in Agra. There are 37 active cases of COVID-19 in the district, till now: District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh.

Five more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Noida as the city reels from fast-spreading coronavirus. As per the latest reports, 4 of the 5 new COVID-19 cases have been reported from JJ colony, Nangla, Sector 5 while the other one has been reported from Gram Vajidpur, Sector 135.

A fresh coronavirus case has been reported from Mumbai taking the city's tally of cases closer to 300. As per latest reports, the recently confirmed case is the first case in Mumbai's Dadar Shivaji Park area. A 60-year-old man has tested positive on Saturday.

To avoid the spread of fake news or rumors, Safdarjung hospital authorities to give names, mobile numbers, email ids of all admins of WhatsApp groups of the hospital to police.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has developed low-cost face shields for first-line healthcare professionals at AIIMS Rishikesh for protection from COVID-19. The frame of face shield is 3D printed.

US Health officials have recommended all Americans to use basic cloth masks in public.

As many as 25 more fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Agra. 

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has appealed to all those who have attended the congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi, to voluntarily call at '104' helpline and take COVID19 test and follow the guidelines. He stated, "Don't be afraid of anything, you've the complete support of Govt".