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With four persons testing positive for coronavirus in Dehradun and Nainital, the number of Covid-19 cases in Uttarakhand has risen to 26, say officials: PTI

Of Maharashtra's 113 positive cases reported today, 81 are from Mumbai, 18 from Pune, four from Aurangabad, and three from Ahmednagar

Total number of coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra rise to 748 after 113 positive cases reported in the state today so far, said an official. Fifty six people have been discharged after recovering from the disease.

India’s Covid-19 +ve cases rise to 3,577, death toll goes up to 83, says health ministry. This includes 3,219 active cases, 83 deaths, 274 cured patients and one migrated case.

There has been a spike of 505 positive cases in the last 24 hours.

With 505 new cases, India's COVID-19 tally rises to 3577, total deaths 83

United Kingdom death toll from Covid-19 rises to 4,934 , up from 4,313, reports news agency Reuters.

Singapore reported 120 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, by far its highest daily rise, and quarantined nearly 20,000 migrant workers in their dormitories, reports Reuters.

Of Sunday's new cases, 116 were locally transmitted and many were linked to two dormitories that house migrant workers, who will now have to stay in their rooms for 14 days.

Rajasthan has reported 47 new coronavirus positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 253. Out of the 47 cases found to be positive today, 39 were found in Jaipur: Rajasthan state health department: ANI

47 new #Coronavirus positive cases reported in Rajasthan today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 253. Out of the 47 cases found to be positive today, 39 were found in Jaipur: Rajasthan state health department pic.twitter.com/Zu52BR1cEE

— ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2020

Kerala health minister KK Shailaja said on Sunday that eight more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the state, taking the number of Covid-19 cases in the state to 256: PTI

Uttar Pradesh government says 1,205 people who came to the state after attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area have been quarantined so far: PTI

Tamil Nadu reports 86 new coronavirus cases; total number of cases rises to 571: State government.

Of these, 85 had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi's Nizamuddin.

Tamil Nadu health secretary Beela Rajesh said that there are 571 Covid-19 positive cases in Tamil Nadu out of which 522 cases are from the people who had attended the religious function in Delhi.

Sanitation worker at New Delhi Municipal Corporation's Charak Palika hospital in Moti Bagh tests positive for COVID-19, says officials. Thirty staff of the NDMC hospital who came in contact with coronavirus- positive sanitation worker placed under home quarantine, they said. : PTI

Out of 103 positive cases reported today in Mumbai, 55 are from private labs reported between March 31 and April 2, but were confirmed today: BMC

Mumbai on Sunday reported 103 positive cases of coronavirus including eight deaths. Out of eight deaths, three deaths took place between March 31 and April 03, but were confirmed today: BMC

Highest ever reported positive cases today. Total death count now 30 in Mumbai: BMC.

A 68-year-old Bengaluru man and his 62-yr-old wife with a travel history to Dubai have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the number of cases in Karnataka to 146, says state health department: PTI

Some good news on the Covid-19 front......Air pollution levels in Bengaluru have come down by 60 to 65 per cent during the lockdown, Basavaraj Patil, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Member Secretary said on Sunday.: PTI