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New Delhi: Amid rising number of coronavirus cases across the country, all eyes are set on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with heads of states and UTs. He will call on chief ministers of states, UTs over the next two days — Tuesday and Wednesday.
At around 3 PM today, PM Modi will hold a video conference with CMs of 21 states and UTs, including Punjab, Assam, Kerala and all northeastern states. Tomorrow, he will hold talks with CMs of 15 worst-hit states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Delhi.
These will be the sixth and seventh meetings between the Prime Minister and various chief ministers ever since the COVID-19 has created havoc across the nation.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases across the country soared to 3,43,091 and the death toll inched closer to 10,000–9,900 to be specific even as the central and state governments stepped up their focus on ramping up testing capabilities and availability of beds for treating those infected with the dreaded virus infection.
10,667 new #COVID19 cases and 380 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the country now stands at 343091 including 1,53,178 active cases, 1,80,013 cured/discharged/migrated and 9,900 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/O15XwZZe7T
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
Maharashtra notched a new high of 178 COVID-19 deaths yesterday, sending the state toll zooming past the 4,000 mark, while the second-highest number of cured patients were discharged. The state also recorded 2,786 new patients, taking the total of 110,744, but a stupendous recovery rate of 50.61 per cent.
With the latest fatalities, the state death toll zoomed past 4,000 to touch 4,128 while the total number of Coronavirus patients catapulted to 110,744 — both highest in the country.
Coronavirus LIVE: 415 new cases and ten deaths in West Bengal today. Total number of cases reach 11,909 including 495 deaths.
Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, Director General of ICMR Dr Balram Bhargava, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria and Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal leave Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) after a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah over #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/e3ddCMiGtE
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
Coronavirus LIVE: 524 new cases and 28 deaths in Gujarat today. Total number of cases reach 24,628 including 1,534 deaths.
Coronavirus LIVE: Punjab reports 104 new cases, taking its tally to 3,371. Death toll at 72 after ine death reported today.
Coronavirus LIVE: 317 new cases take Karnataka’s tally to 7,530 including 94 deaths, of which seven were reported today.
Coronavirus LIVE: 516 new cases take Uttar Pradesh’s COVID-19 tally to 14,598. Active cases 5,259; recovered 8,904 and 435 deaths.
Delhi: Around 300 COVID care isolation coaches will be placed today at Anand Vihar Terminal by central govt in view of rise in COVID cases. Northern Railways CPRO says "Only, people with mild symptoms will be kept here. Management of coach & patient will be done by the state." pic.twitter.com/Bi0YGS7gwV
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2020
Coronavirus LIVE: “10,215 patients cured in last 24 hours. Total 1,80,012 patients have recovered thus far, which means that our recovery rate has risen to 52.47%, which indicates that more than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease,” says Centre.
Coronavirus LIVE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to also participate in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Chief Ministers via video conference today at 3 pm.
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