Coronavirus Updates: May 16, 2020 | As it happened

A total of 887 positive cases have been found in the state till date, including 514 recovered/discharged and 13 deaths.

Senior CPI(M) leader and Central Committee member K Varadarajan passed away this afternoon at Karur in Tamil Nadu, following a respiratory problem. He was 73-years-old.

884 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 18,396. 238 patients recovered and discharged today, while 4,806 patients have discharged till date. The death toll stands at 696.

An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to the unfortunate accident in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh has been approved from the PM's National Relief Fund. Rs 50,000 each for the injured has also been approved.

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86 new positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Rajasthan till 2 pm. Total number of positive cases rise to 4924 including 2014 active cases, 2480 discharged and 125 deaths

438 more COVID-19 cases and 6 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the national capital is now at 9333, including 5278 active cases. 

23 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Karnataka today, taking the total number of cases to 1079 including 36 deaths and 494 discharges. Number of active cases stands at 548. 

3 more COVID-19 cases reported among Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel in the last 24 hours, the total number of cases among the force, across the country is now at 118.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses media via video conference. HIGHLIGHTS: 

• Today our poor people need money, I am requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he should reconsider this package. 
• Modi should consider direct bank transfer, MGNREGA for 200 days and money to farmers directly, as these people are our future.
• I have heard that the reason behind not giving money is ratings.
• It is being said that if we increase our deficit today, the foreign agencies will downgrade our ratings

48 more COVID-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in the state now at 2205, including 803 active cases, 1353 discharged & 49 deaths.

65 new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported in Odisha yesterday. The total number of positive cases in the state rise to 737, till 9 am today. Active cases in the state stand at 568 with 166 cured/recovered and 3 deaths

5 migrant workers killed in a road accident near Banda (Sagar district) today, after the truck they were traveling in, overturned. They were going from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh

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6 more COVID-19 cases reported in Nepal today, taking the total number of cases in the country to 273

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference today at 4 PM

Coronavirus cases in India are nearing 86,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 85,940 including 2,752 patients while 30,153 have recovered, according to health ministry's figures released on Saturday. READ MORE

Italy’s government approved a decree on Saturday which will allow travel in and out of the country from June 3.

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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 @smamtany and @rashihardaha for news, tips, photos, questions and comments.

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 4.6 million, including more than 308,000 fatalities. More than 1,757,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

United States- 88,507
Italy- 31,606
Spain- 27,459
France- 27,529
United Kingdom- 33,998
Belgium - 8,595

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases near 85,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Saturday evening, the death toll stood at 2,753