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Maharashtra leads with 63,729 infections, followed by U.P. and Delhi India registered 2,33,728 new COVID-19 cases as of 11.45 p.m. on April 16, the highest single-day spike so far. As many as 1,338 deaths were recorded on the day. Maharashtra reported 63,729 infections (accounting for 27% of the new cases) on April 16, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 27,426 new infections and Delhi with 19,486 new cases. Maharashtra also recorded the highest number of casualties (398) on April 16. Delhi followed with 141 new deaths, while Chhattisgarh registered 138 new casualties The figures do not include c...

RTPCR tests did not miss U.K., Brazil, South Africa and Double Mutant variants: Ministry

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File   | Photo Credit: PTI After imposing a ‘Tughlaqi lockdown,’ Centre is now banking on divine intervention to fight the virus, he says Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in a tweet, on Friday slammed the Narendra Modi government’s strategy and claimed that after imposing a “Tughlaqi lockdown,” it is now banking on divine intervention to fight COVID-19. Mr. Gandhi, who was scheduled to address a press conference on the second wave, however, cancelled it. Party insiders say he along with other senior leaders may do so after a virtual meeting of t...

Read more about Second Covid-19 wave poses threat to India's economic recovery: Moody's on Business Standard. Given the focus on "micro-containment zones" to deal with the latest wave of infections, as opposed to a nationwide lockdown, the impact on economic activity will be less severe than that seen in 2020

Coronavirus | Curfew in Maharashtra for 15 days from April 14, says Uddhav Thackeray Updated: Updated: Uddhav Thackeray refrained from terming the new curbs as a lockdown. Share Article AAA Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray addresses the people of the State on April 13, 2021 on coronavirus restrictions. Photo: Twitter/@CMOMaharashtra   Uddhav Thackeray refrained from terming the new curbs as a lockdown. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced a “mini-lockdown” in the State from 8 p.m. on April 14 for the following 15 days. The State government also ann...