Highlights: Maharashtra reports 5,537 new Covid-19 cases, tally over 1.80k

134 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in CRPF today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1385, of which 682 are active cases & 694 recovered cases. The death toll is at 9.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday inaugurated a 900-bed Covid-19 care hospital at Khanapara field in Guwahati.

Maharashtra reported 198 deaths and 5,537 new Covid-19 cases today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 1,80,298, including 79,075 active cases, 93,154 recovered cases and 8053 deaths.

Haryana's Covid-19 case tally rises to 14,941 with 393 new positive cases reported today: State Health Department

Karnataka reports 1272 new Covid-19 positive cases including 735 cases from Bengaluru Urban, taking the total number of cases to 16514. Death toll rises to 253 after 7 deaths were reported today: State Health Department

Punjab reported 101 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases 5,668 including 3,989 discharges and 149 deaths: State Health Department

Manipur records 26 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 1,260 out of which 681 cases are active: Directorate of Health Services

151 new Covid-19 positive cases and 131 recoveries have been reported in Kerala today. Total positive cases stand at 4593 including 2130 active cases. There are 124 Covid-19 hotspots in the state: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Tamil Nadu reports 3,882 new Covid-19 positive cases, 2,852 discharges and 63 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 94,049 including 39,856 active cases, 52,926 discharges and 1,264 deaths: State Health Department

14 new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2,282: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

In Ahmedabad, migrant workers who had returned to their native places due to Covid-19 lockdown are now returning to their workplaces. A migrant worker says, "I am from Bihar. Recently, I got a call from my employer that work has started here so I am back now".

Delhi Police issued 746 challans related to Covid-19 guidelines violations (not wearing face masks, spitting & flouting social distancing norms) today, according to a report in ANI. A total of 21,093 such challans have been issued till date.

All foreign returnees have to, immediately on arrival, undergo 7 days of mandatory institutional quarantine at an approved facility on payment basis followed by 7 days of home isolation if the person tests negative in first 7 days: Chandigarh Administration

Odd-even system, presently being followed in selected markets will be discontinued. This will also apply to street vendors: Chandigarh Administration

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy visited a Covid Care Centre in Delhi's Kalkaji area today, according to ANI.