Lockdown, Day 76: Maharashtra > China
While
most of India throws off the shackles after a gruelling lockdown,
Maharashtra continues to suffer - reporting a total of 85,975 cases, a
tally higher than that of China.
India's first phase of
unlocking, after over 70 days of being locked in, began today with
religious places across the country reopening first.
Here are the latest updates from today:
COUNT SO FAR:
 | Delhi's tally crosses 28,000-mark; toll mounts to 812. |
| Rajasthan now has 10,696 cases; 241 casualties. |
| Haryana tally up to 4,590,total death count goes to 30. |
| 239 cases, two deaths in Karnataka, tally now 5,213. |
| 155 new cases in Assam; state total now 2,397. |
| 125 new cases in Andhra Pradesh; total now 3,843. |
| 105 new cases in Bihar take total to 5,175. |
| 53 new cases in Tripura; tally rises to 803. |
| Nine new cases in Puducherry; total cases now 75. |
| Eight new cases in Mizoram; total now 24. |
| World |
| India |
|
| Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll |
| 69,81,701 | 2,57,451 | 2,56,611 | 7,200 |
LIFE AND HEALTH:
| Arvind Kejriwal unwell, to get tested tomorrow. |
| West Bengal extends lockdown till June 30. |
| 250-bed COVID-19 care centre set up in Aurangabad. |
| Goa churches, mosques not to reopen for now. |
| Odisha's malls, eateries, religious places to remain closed. |
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY:
| Job demand, household coverage under MGNREGS hit a new high. |
| On-boarding delayed for newbies at IT companies. |
| Steel demand to contract by over 20% in FY21. |
| Government extends oil block bid deadline to June 30. |
AROUND THE WORLD:
| US adds almost 700 new deaths in 24 hours. |
| Germany reports 184,193 cases, 8,674 deaths. |
| Pakistan reports 4,728 new cases; tally crosses 100,000-mark. |
| China reports six new imported cases. |
| New Zealand clears its last case; to lift all restrictions. |
| Japan's Q1 GDP shrinks an annualized 2.2% in January-March. |
| China central bank injects 120 billion yuan through seven-day reverse repos. |
