Coronavirus Updates: April 8, 2020 | As it happened

155 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported, taking the total number of cases to 3214 including 1387 discharges & 66 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 1761.

15 more SRPF jawans of SPRF Group7 tested positive for COVID19 in Pune's Daund. There are total 27 positive cases in SRPF Group 7 and160 other jawans have been kept under quarantine. They were all posted in Mumbai on COVID19 duty.

30 new positive cases (Kashmir division) reported today in J&K today, taking the total number of cases to 823.

Surat APMC market to remain closed from May 9 to May 14 after more than 25 vegetable traders have tested positive for COVID-19.

Union Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba chairs a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee to review the prevailing flood situation in Bihar. State Govt informed that there has been flooding in 16 districts due to extremely heavy rainfall and high levels of water in rivers.

6 more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases to 569.

87 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the state today. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 1,731.

The number of active cases of COVID-19 has decreased to 16 in Uttarakhand. The doubling rate of cases is 96 days and the rate of recovery of COVID-19 patients stands at 74%. There are 7 containment zones in Uttarakhand.

Home Ministry, Health Ministry officials on Friday briefed media over the COVID-19 situation in India. Here are the highlights from the presser:

• Railways has run 222 Shramik Special Trains for movement of stranded persons, more than 2.5 lakh people have made use of this facility so far.

• So far, 16,540 patients have been cured, while 37,916 are still under active medical supervision.

• A total of 3,390 coronavirus cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. 

• As many as 1,278 patients cured and discharged in the last 24 hours. 

• The recovery percentage of coronavirus cases in India is 29.36% (one patient out of every three hospitalised has been cured)

• Around 3.2 per cent COVID-19 patients are on oxygen support, while 1.1 per cent patients are on ventilator support.

• In 216 districts in the country, no positive cases of COVID19 have been detected. In 42 districts no new cases have been detected in the last 28 days.

• If we will follow required do's & don'ts, we may not achieve the peak in COVID-19 cases. There is always a possibility to witness spike in cases if we do not take the required precautions and follow processes.

• In 29 districts no new cases have been detected in the last 21 days. In 36 districts no new cases have been detected in the last 14 days.  In 46 districts no new cases have been detected in the last 7 days.

• A revised list of red, orange and green zones will be circulated to the States soon after the analysis of data.

• Railways has converted 5,231 coaches as COVID care centres. They will be placed on 215 identified stations and will be used for treatment of mild and very mild cases while ensuring that different coaches are designated for suspected and confirmed cases.

The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Germany rose the most in a week, just days after the government declared the first phase of the pandemic to be over. There were 1,268 additional infections in the 24 hours through Friday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University data. That is the third day of rising cases and brings the total number to 169,430.

The virus so far has caused 7,392 deaths in the country after 117 new fatalities were reported on Friday.

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45 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported from 5 PM yesterday to 12 noon today. Total number of positive cases in the state stands at 750, this includes 30 deaths and 371 discharges.

54 new positive cases and 3 deaths reported in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 1887. Total discharged are 842 till date. Death toll rise to 41.

China has reported 17 new coronavirus cases, including 16 asymptomatic ones in the COVID-19 epicentre Hubei province, health officials said on Friday. The death toll in China due to the virus remained at 4,633 China as no new fatalities were reported on Thursday, while the country has so far recorded 82,886 confirmed cases, NHC said, adding that 219 people are still undergoing treatment in hospitals.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a three-step plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions and slowly reopen Australia by July. 

Coronavirus cases in Peru have crossed 58,500-mark taking positive cases toll to 58,526, while 18,388 patients have been discharged so far.

26 new positive cases have been reported today; taking the total number of positive cases to 3453. One death has been reported today; death toll rises to 100.

In a morning update, the Health Ministry said, of the total cases at least 37,916 are active. A total of 16,540 individuals have been cured and discharged while 1,886 people lost their lives. One person migrated to other country. Read More

One more person tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district on Friday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 48, an official said. Hamirpur had become coronavirus-free on April 29 after the last two patients in the district tested negative for the infection.

A 42-year-old man from Bijhari town in Bijhri tehsil has tested positive for coronavirus. He had returned to Hamirpur from Delhi on April 29, Deputy Commissioner Hairkesh Meena said.

A hand-washing station and bright yellow signs warning of an area of “high infection” now greet the steady stream of hearses at the entrance to the San Nicolas Tolentino cemetery in a working-class neighborhood of this sprawling metropolis.

Funeral parlors and crematoriums in Iztapalapa, a borough of 2 million people, are working day and night to manage the surging number of dead in the capital’s hardest-hit corner. On Thursday, Mexico saw its largest one-day increase yet in confirmed cases, with almost 2,000 new infections nationwide, representing a 7.2% increase compared to Wednesday. Deaths neared the 3,000 mark.

For Californians venturing outside, donning a mask will be as common as putting on a cap or sunglasses when the state begins gradually easing stay-at-home orders on Friday. But rules about face coverings vary from county to county, and it’s unclear what enforcement might look like. Masks have been ubiquitous at essential businesses like grocery stores and medical clinics since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. On the sidewalks of dense cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, people have been wearing masks for weeks, giving wide berth to the small number of others whose faces aren’t covered.

Now masks will be required for customers and employees at certain retailers reopening under new guidelines that also include contact-free transactions, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.

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Active cases: 18

Death toll: 01

Number of recovered patients: 34

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Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Rashi Hardaha and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal, Sidhant Mamtany and Sushmita Panda. You can get in touch with us directly on Twitter ​@rashihardaha, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais @smamtany and @sushmitapanda for news, tips, photos, questions and comments.

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 3.9 million, including more than 270,000 fatalities. More than 1,341,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

United States- 76,928
Italy- 29,958
Spain- 26,070
France- 25,987
United Kingdom- 30,615
Belgium - 8,415

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases cross 52,900-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Saturday evening, the death toll stood at 1,783