The total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 42,836 in the country on Monday, registering an increase of 83 deaths and 2,573 cases in the last 24 hours.
Here are the top 10 development in India this Monday:
1. There are 29685 active cases and the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,389.
2. With 1,074 people cured in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries climbed to 11,706. The recovery rate has now risen to 27.52%.
3. The government will facilitate the return of Indians stranded abroad on compelling grounds. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday said the process will start from May 7 in a phased manner.
4. Delhi Chief Minister expressed disappointment over reports of overcrowding at various places in Delhi on the day 1 of lockdown relations. “If we come across any further violation of social distancing anywhere, we will be forced to seal that area,” Kejriwal said.
5. Kerala on Monday recorded the highest number of recoveries in a day. A total of 61 people tested negative in the last 24 hours, taking the number of active cases from 95 down to 34.
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6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Non-Aligned Movement summit through video conferencing to discuss ways to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
7. 121 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Uttar Pradesh, taking the total number of cases to 2766. 754 patients have recovered from the disease while 50 others lost their lives: State Health Department
8. 510 new COVID-19 positive cases, 18 deaths recorded in Mumbai today, taking the total number of positive cases to 9123, death toll at 361: Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai
9. With the sharpest increase of 527 new positive Covid-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu on Monday climbed to 3,550: State Health Department
10. Infectious disease spread is a geometric progression. Doubling time is up from 3.4 to 12 days. Lockdown is yielding results. We need to see how to go about easing, said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry in the daily media briefing.