Breaking News, June 23: As it happened

Excise Commissioner, Rajasthan issues guidelines to be followed in the wake of reopening of hotels and restaurants & sale of liquor in the state. 

5 girls die allegedly after drowning in a lake in Maharashtra's Jalna district.

846 new #COVID19 positive cases and 42 deaths reported in Mumbai today. The total number of positive cases rises to 68,481 including 34,576 recovered/discharged cases, 30,063 active cases and 3,842 deaths: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) 

Pune reports 820 new COVID-19 positive cases and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases stands at 16851 and death toll is at 617: Pune Health Department 

The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha has increased to 17 with two more fatalities and the number of cases rose to 5,470 after 167 people tested positive for the coronavirus, a health department official said on Tuesday.

576 new COVID-19 positive cases, 515 patients discharged after recovering & 19 deaths in last 24 hrs in Uttar Pradesh. The number of active cases in the states stands at 6189, death toll rises to 588 and the number of people who were discharged so far increases to 12,116.

In last late 24 hours, 23 fresh COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Manipur. Total number of positive cases stand at 921 including 663 are active cases and 258 recovered cases

370 new COVID-19 positive cases and 11 deaths reported in West Bengal, in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases rises to 14,728 including 9,218 discharged, 4,930 active cases and 580 deaths.

As many as 148 new coronavirus cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with the union territory's total active cases climbing up to 2,507.

Karnataka on Tuesday reported 322 new cases of coronavirus and eight fatalities, pushing the infection count to 9,721 and death toll to 150.

Punjab reports 162 fresh COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total of cases to 4397. Death toll rises to 105 after 4 deaths were reported today, State Health Department said

The Union Territory of Ladakh on Tuesday recorded 85 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising its tally to 932, while 12 patients were cured of the disease and subsequently discharged from a hospital, officials said.

Two more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of such infections in the state to 46

 Singapore has reported 119 new cases of coronavirus, majority of whom are foreign workers residing in dormitories, taking the country’s overall infection to 42,432

462 new COVID19 cases and 8 deaths recorded in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 9834 including 5123 active cases. Number of deaths stands at 119

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Tuesday.

• China reports 29 new confirmed COVID-19 cases.
• Corporates, lawmakers, and rights bodies slam Trump administration's move to suspend H-1B and other work visas.
• One of the servitors of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri tests positive for COVID-19 during mandatory testing of priests and police personnel ahead of the annual Rath Yatra.
• WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greets people on the occasion of the Rath Yatra festival.
• The US describes as "discriminatory and restrictive" the Indian government not allowing American carriers operate chartered flights on Indo-US routes even though Air India was doing so under the Vande Bharat Mission.
• COVID-19 cases in India climb to 4,40,215, with the death toll rising to 14,011 with 312 new fatalities.
• Clean toilets, colour-coded dustbins, comfortable beds, oxygen cylinders, and all amenities one can expect in a top class hospital -- the first inmates of the train coaches converted into isolation wards have come away praising Indian Railways for providing a unique solution to care for suspected COVID-19 patients.
• Critically ill COVID-19 patients 10 times more likely to develop heart rhythm disorders, study says.
• Nine new cases push Arunachal COVID-19 tally to 126.
• Shortage of vehicles and absence of a proper protocol on who will take patients to COVID-19 care centres are some of the stumbling blocks to authorities implementing Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's order on home isolation, officials say.
• Instead of sealing a few areas, the entire state capital should be shut down for 20 days in view of the rising COVID-19 cases, former Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy says.
• Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar's wife and daughter have tested positive for COVID-19, a day after his father was confirmed to have been infected with the virus.
• US President Donald Trump believes that China is responsible for the spread of deadly coronavirus that has killed more than 4. 56 lakh people globally and over 1.22 lakh in the US, his spokesperson says.

Nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, raising the state's coronavirus count to 126

India coronavirus cases have crossed 4.40 lakh-mark, taking confirmed cases toll to 4,40,215 including 1,78,014 active cases, 2,48,190 recovered and 14,011 deaths, according to health ministry's figures released on Tuesday. READ MORE 

New Zealand reported two new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of active infections in the country to 10

Fire at Kurla Scrap in Mandala on Mankhurd Ghatkopar Link Road is confined to scrap material & waste oil drums kept in five scrap godown sheds of about 15,000 sq ft area. Fire-fighting operation underway

After Dexamethasone shows life-saving potential for critically ill coronavirus patients in the clinical trials, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday emphasised on the rapid increase in its production. 

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Petrol and diesel prices at Rs 79.76/litre (increase by Rs 0.20) and Rs 79.40/litre (increase by Rs 0.55), respectively in Delhi today.

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  9.1 million, including more than 474,000 fatalities. More than 4,921,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

• United States- 1,16,825
• Brazil- 41,901
• Italy- 34,223
• Spain- 27,136
• France- 29,374
• United Kingdom- 41,481
• Belgium - 9,646

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases cross 440,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Monday evening, the death toll stood at 14,015