India’s tally rose to 78,003 with 49,219 active cases, according to the health ministry’s Thursday morning update. The toll is now 2,549. In the last 24 hours, India reported 3,722 cases while the toll increased by 134.
Here are the top 10 developments this morning:
1. Spike of 3722 COVID-19 cases & 134 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases in the country is now at 78003, including 49219 active cases, 26235 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 2549 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
2. Maharashtra reported its largest 24-hour increase in the number of novel coronavirus cases, with 1,494 more on Wednesday. Mumbai alone has 15,747 of the state’s 25,992 cases now. Mumbai has tested over 2,30,000 samples so far.
3. 8 labourers dead & around 50 injured after the truck they were travelling in, collided with a bus in Cantt PS area in Guna last night. Injured persons shifted to district hospital.All the 8 killed labourers were going to their native places in UP from Maharashtra.
Madhya Pradesh: 8 labourers dead & around 50 injured after the truck they were travelling in, collided with a bus in Cantt PS area in Guna last night. Injured persons shifted to district hospital.All the 8 killed labourers were going to their native places in UP from Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/OaB9SCLpjY
— ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2020
4. Six migrant labourers, walking along the Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur highway, were killed after a speeding bus ran over them late on Wednesday, reports ANI. The incident occurred near Ghalauli check-post. A case has been registered against the unidentified bus driver.
5. Out of the 982 samples tested yesterday for COVID-19, results of 28 are positive: King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow.
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