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Lockdown, Day 18: Centre mulls an extension

The Centre is considering a two-week extension of the ongoing lockdown as India's total case count crossed the 7,500 mark.

Maharashtra and West Bengal became the latest states to extend the lockdown period, after similar moves by Odisha and Punjab earlier this week.

Here are all the latest developments...


COUNT SO FAR
    2 new cases in Maharashtra's Aurangabad; Total in district now 20
    3 more cases found in Agra; Total number now 92
    2 new cases in Odisha take state tally to 50
    3 new cases in Jharkhand
    17 new cases reported in Jammu & Kashmir
    3 more cases reported in Lucknow
    18 new cases in Rajasthan; Number rises to 579
    Indore's death toll now 30; Case count now 249
    92 more cases reported in Maharashtra, total 1,666
    Five new cases reported in AP, tally rises to 386
    Number of cases reaches 50 in Mohali
    52 fresh positive cases in Old Delhi
    Total cases in Haryana stand at 163
    Cases rise to 214 in Karnataka
    Fourth death reported in Dharavi
    Kerala records third death
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India
Tally Toll Tally Toll
1,684,833 102,136 7529 242

LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
    Number of containment zones in Delhi raised to 30
    Maharashtra extends lockdown till April 30
    West Bengal to impose total lockdown in 10 hotspots including parts of Kolkata
    Educational institutions in Bengal to remain shut till June 10
    Kerala launches WhatsApp number to report domestic violence
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