Coronavirus LIVE: 260 deaths, 8000 cases in a day; India tally hits 173,491

Policemen giving flowers to doctors as a tribute for their fight against coronavirus, outside the maternity hospital, in Srinagar on Wednesday.

Policemen providing bouquets to health professionals as a tribute for their battle against coronavirus, exterior the maternity healthcare facility, in Srinagar on Wednesday.

Coronavirus update: India has described 269 deaths relevant to the novel coronavirus in the earlier 24 several hours. This is the 1st time that additional than 200 Covid-relevant deaths have been registered in a 24-hour period of time. Of the 269 fatalities throughout India, 116 were being described in Maharashtra alone. The country on Saturday also observed its biggest one-day spike in the selection of new conditions extra, getting the overall selection of coronavirus conditions in India to 173,491. With only a day remaining prior to Lockdown 4. ends, the govt is probable to reveal now its lockdown five. system, which may well enable malls and places to eat to reopen, with limits limited only to containment zones. There is also a chance that religious spots may well be authorized to function. West Bengal Main Minister Mamata Banerjee has previously authorized religious spots to reopen in her point out from June one.

Amongst all Indian states, Maharashtra has the maximum selection of Covid-19 conditions, at 62,228.

Amid a recessionary outlook for the recent economic yr, India on Friday released the official financial growth estimates for the January-March quarter and comprehensive economic yr FY20. India’s gross domestic product or service (GDP) growth fell to an eleven-yr lower of 4.two per cent in 2019-20, with private financial commitment and manufacturing worsening in the March quarter simply because of the Covid-19 lockdown, the facts showed.

Coronavirus environment update: The world wide tally of coronavirus conditions stands at six,026,375, and 366,418 folks have died from the illness so significantly.