Covid-19 updates: 6 virus deaths recorded in Maharashtra today, say officials

The city of Mumabi reported 52 cases of the novel coronavirus. The death toll is at 4, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said, reports PTI.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday ordered expenditure cuts for all government departments to meet urgent expenses needed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, reports PTI.

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

A 60-year-old coronavirus positive woman having no recent travel history died at a hospital in Rajasthan's Bikaner district on Saturday as the state reported 21 fresh confirmed cases, taking the tally to 200, an official said, reports PTI.

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

74 coronavirus cases reported in Tamil Nadu today out of which 73 had attended the Tableeghi Jamaat event at Markaz Nizamuddin, Delhi. Total number of cases climbed to 485, the Tamil Nadu govt said, reports ANI.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that six patients have died till now, out of these five were above 60.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that there are only 40 coronavirus cases due to local transmission out of 445 total cases, other cases are due to foreign travel & Nizamuddin Markaz . He said that the coronavirus spread is under control, reports ANI.

Around 3,000 ventilators are available in Tamil Nadu to deal with COVID-19 patients, said state's Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar, reports ANI.

As many as 108 staff members of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital, including doctors and nurses, have been quarantined after they came in contact with two patients who tested positive for coronavirus, reports ANI.

Spain has reported 7,026 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, Spanish Heath Ministry said on Saturday. The overall number of COVID-19 cases in the country now amounts to 124,736, and 34,219 people have recovered, reports ANI.

From 23rd March to 3rd April 2020, Railways has transported more than 2.5 lakh wagons of coal and 17,742 wagons of petroleum products. All power plants and petroleum depots have comfortable stock with them inspite of Covid-19 lock down,said the railways ministry. : ANI

Eight more Covid-19 cases have been detected in UP's Gautam Buddha Nagar district, say officials. The total number of cases have risen to 55: PTI.

Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope says that the lockdown in the state might be lifted in phases, reports PTI.

"Discussion is on about whether the lockdown can be relaxed in phases. Strict rules will have to be followed in the containment zones," Tope said in a live webcast on Saturday.

Nine per cent coronavirus 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, said, reports ANI.