Coronavirus Updates: June 13, 2020 | As it happened

54 more COVID-19 cases reported in Jharkhand today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 1,711, including 887 active cases, 816 recovered/discharged, and 8 deaths. 

198 COVID-19 positive cases and 7 deaths reported in Madhya Pradesh today, 176 people recovered today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 10,641 including 447 deaths and 7,377 recovered. 

Delhi recorded 2,134 new COVID-19 cases, 57 deaths in the last 24 hours.

69 deaths and 1,383 new positive cases of COVID-19 reported in Mumbai today. The total number of positive cases in Mumbai is now 56,740. The death toll is at 2,111. 

With 344 new patients found, the tally of coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad district rises to 16,306. The death toll reaches 1,165 with 26 patients succumbing. 

77 fresh COVID-19 cases and 2 deaths reported in Punjab today. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 3,063 including 671 active cases and 2,327 recovered patients. the death toll stands at 65. 

415 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Haryana today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 6,749, including 2,803 recovered/discharged, 3,868 active cases, and 78 deaths. 

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh now stands at 493, including 177 active cases, 299 recovered cases and 6 deaths. 

Maharastra reports 3,427 new cases of COVID-19 and 113 deaths, taking the total number of cases to 1,04,568 and death toll to 3,830. 

A Constable who was posted in Sealdah Traffic Guard and had tested positive for COVID-19 has passed away. 

5 new cases of COVID-19 reported in ITBP in the last 24 hours. There are total of 29 active cases and 195 have recovered till date. 

1,989 COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 42,687, including 18,878 active cases, 23,409 discharged, and 397 deaths. 

308 more COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths reported in Karnataka today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 6,824, including 3,092 active cases, 3,648 discharged and 84 deaths (3 due to non-COVID causes). 

85 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Kerala today, taking the total number of active cases to 1,342. 

17 fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in the Dharavi area of Mumbai in Maharashtra today, taking the total number of cases to 2,030. No new death reported today in the area. The number of fatalities due to the disease stands at 77. 

35 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today. The total number of cases in the state is now at 1,759, including 707 active cases, 1,023 recovered, and 21 deaths. 

Two persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Diu district, taking the tally of cases to 34 in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and
Diu (DNHDD)

Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi tests positive for COVID-19

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore surged past 40,000 on Saturday after 347 new infections were reported, including 345 foreign workers.

Pakistan's COVID-19 cases reached 132,405 after a record 6,472 new infections were detected, while 88 more people have succumbed to the coronavirus, pushing the death toll to 2,551

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Saturday.

• Former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist and current opener David Warner express gratitude to two Indian students for helping people in the country during the pandemic.
• In a first in Kerala, Apheresis procedure is used to administer plasma to COVID-19 patient.
• Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane says the country is passing through difficult times and its safety and honour depend on the ability of its young officers as military leaders.
• India's COVID-19 cases jump from two to three lakhs in 10 days as it records worst daily spike of 11,458 infections.
• With one more death, COVID-19 fatalities rise to 54 in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Beijing shuts down several markets after six new COVID-19 cases are reported.
• Warner Bros decides to push back the release dates of two of its much-anticipated projects - Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and Patty Jenkins-directed “Wonder Woman 1984”.
• Concerned over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India and the recent migrant crisis, the Bombay HC says the pandemic has revealed that a society that provides equal opportunities to all remains a "distant dream".
• The MP government decides to organise employment fairs across the state for labourers, including the migrant workers who returned home from different states after losing their jobs during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, official says.
• India's COVID-19 tally breached the three-lakh mark with a record single-day spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll rose to 8,884 with 386 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry says.
• An association of medics extends support to the resident doctors of two municipal hospitals in Delhi, threatening mass resignation if their "reasonable demands" for payment of salaries pending for three months are not met within a week.
• As people appear to prefer personal modes of commute during a pandemic, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry advises states to promote and revive non-motorised transit systems, like cycling, to prevent coronavirus spread.
• A day after the MCD claimed that the COVID-19 death toll in Delhi stood at 2,098, nearly double of the official figures shared by the city government, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain says, "let them send the details to us".

If you want the number of tests conducted for COVID-19 to increase, then ask ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) to change its guidelines. We cannot flout ICMR guidelines that state certain conditions which are prerequisite for tests: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, has approached Delhi High Court seeking quashing of FIR filed against the hospital by Delhi Police on complaint of Delhi Government for allegedly violating COVID-19 regulation. Delhi High Court to hear the matter on 15th June.

Parts of Beijing locked down due to fresh coronavirus cluster

India has 20.77 (approx.) cases per lakh population which is amongst the lowest in the World

India’s fatality rate due to the coronavirus pandemic is among the lowest in the world

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Two more persons died due to COVID-19 in Assam on Friday, taking the death toll to eight, while 263 new positive cases were reported which pushed the tally to 3,693

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Sushmita Panda and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat  Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal,  Sidhant Mamtany and Rashi Hardaha. You can get in touch with us directly on twitter​​ ​​@sushmitapanda, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais, @SidMamtany, and  @rashihardaha for news, tips, photos, questions and comments. Stay tuned to Indiatvnews.com (@indiatvnews) for all the latest updates on what's happening around the world. 

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 7.7 million, including more than 428,000 fatalities. More than 3,925,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

• United States- 1,16,825
• Brazil- 41,901
• Italy- 34,223
• Spain- 27,136
• France- 29,374
• United Kingdom- 41,481
• Belgium - 9,646

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases cross 309,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Friday evening, the death toll stood at 8,890