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Coronavirus live updates: Consider imposing lockdown to curb Covid cases, SC tells Centre

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 03, 2021, 01:34:37 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Consider imposing lockdown to curb Covid cases, SC tells Centre

India reported its highest single-day Covid death toll on Saturday, with more than 3,700 people succumbing to the virus, even as smaller states like Uttarakhand posted 100-plus fatalities for the second day and Bengal recorded deaths in three figures for the first time. The day's cases dipped slightly from Friday's record tally of 4 lakh to 3.92 lakh. Stay with TOI for all live updates

20:34 (IST) May 01

Sent 3,000 oxygen concentrators to help India: UNICEF

The UNICEF said on Saturday that it sent critical lifesaving supplies, including 3,000 oxygen concentrators, to help India amid the ravaging second coronavirus wave. The United Nations child rights agency has supplied more than 500 high-flow nasal cannulas and 85 RT-PCR machines.

20:24 (IST) May 01

Maharashtra reports 63,282 new cases, 802 deaths and 61,326 discharges

20:21 (IST) May 01

1,693 persons (in 16 districts) vaccinated till 7pm under the 18-44 age group. Vaccination in 12 districts to start tomorrow: Chhattisgarh government

20:20 (IST) May 01

3,908 new cases, 90 deaths and 5,900 recoveries reported in Mumbai today

20:19 (IST) May 01

1,000 people in 18-44 group inoculated in Mumbai on first day

The vaccination drive for the people in the age group of 18 to 44 years took off in Mumbai with limited access even as the city civic body stressed to have achieved the set target of inoculating 1,000 people on the first day on Saturday.

20:16 (IST) May 01

Central government has allocated 44,500 vials of Remdesivir to Bihar out of which 27,000 vials have reached the state. 20,000 of them have been sent to different hospitals: Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey

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20:11 (IST) May 01

19,412 new cases, 61 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh in past 24 hours

20:00 (IST) May 01

Karnataka records 40,990 new cases

19:55 (IST) May 01

Himachal Pradesh reports 2,751 new cases, 1,220 recoveries and 28 deaths during the past 24 hours

19:44 (IST) May 01

13,847 new positive cases in Gujarat in last 24 hours

19:42 (IST) May 01

First lot of 1.5 lakh Sputnik V doses lands in India

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19:38 (IST) May 01

Survey shows 48% people do not know government helpline number for Covid-related visible symptoms

19:32 (IST) May 01

Duplicate Remdesivir injection manufacturing unit busted in Surat district

19:22 (IST) May 01

Bengal restricts number of invitees to weddings and family gatherings to 50

19:17 (IST) May 01

Corona curfew at night shall continue in all municipal/urban local body limits of all 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Night curfew will be in force from 8 pm to 7 am. Other restrictions will continue as before: Jammu and Kashmir government

19:16 (IST) May 01

With Covid situation out of control, Govt has dropped ball, thrown it to states to make them, citizens truly 'Aatmanirbhar': Rahul Gandhi

19:16 (IST) May 01

PM completely at fault for current COVID-19 situation; He's running highly-centralised, personalised govt machinery: Rahul Gandhi tells PTI

18:37 (IST) May 01

Tamil Nadu reports 19,588 new cases, 147 deaths and 17,164 recoveries; active cases 1,15,128

18:15 (IST) May 01

5,493 fresh positive cases, 107 deaths and 3,644 recoveries reported in Uttarakhand today

18:14 (IST) May 01

We just got 5,000 vaccines from state govt for 7 days. We've more than 20 lakh people from 18 to 44 yrs so it's very difficult for us to manage with this supply of vaccines: Murlidhar Mohol, Pune Mayor