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India sees sharpest one-day jump in cases

In the biggest daily jump since the outbreak, India reported 386 new Covid-19 cases today. Total confirmed cases in the country as of April 1 stand at 1,637.

In the sphere of economy, businesses showed tentative signs of limping back to normality even as supply bottlenecks continued to hinder availability of everyday items across the country.

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COUNT SO FAR
    18 new cases in Maharashtra, total count rises to 320.
    20 new cases in Madhya Pradesh, tally jumps to 86
    Two test positive in Puducherry
    Eight new cases detected in Ahmedabad; Gujarat total up to 82.
    120 positive cases reported in Delhi
    43 new cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, tally rises to 87
    Two patients die in West Bengal, death count rises to six
    Uttar Pradesh records first death
    19 people test positive in Indore, total number of cases up to 63. City records first death.
    Four more test positive in Guwahati, taking total in Assam to five.
    Four new cases in Karnataka, tally up to 105
    13 test positive in Jaipur's Ramganj area; total 106 cases in Rajasthan.
World India Global death tally
873,767 1,637 43,288
LIFE & HEALTH
    Delhi announces Rs 1 cr for families of healthcare personnel in case they die while dealing with Covid-19 cases
    UP govt issues licences to 48 companies to make 50,000 litres of sanitisers per day
    Total shutdown in Nagaland's Dimapur from Wednesday
    Chhattisgarh school students to be promoted without exams
    Railways to set up 3.2 lakh isolation beds by modifying 20,000 coaches.
    Uber launches 24/7 transportation service for frontline healthcare workers
FINANCE & MARKETS
    Fitch Solutions warns India's fiscal deficit may shoot to 6.2% of GDP in FY21.
    Sensex plunges 1,203 points to close at 28,265. Nifty ends below 8,300.
    ICICI Bank cuts lending rate by 15 bps across tenors.
    SBI relaxes payment obligation timeline for OTS, Rin Samadhan, General compromise Schemes by 3 months.
    RBI extends realisation period of export proceeds, implements countercyclical capital buffer.
WORLD
USA virus deaths pass 4,000.
Germany reports 5,453 more cases, 149 deaths.
Europe death toll tops 30,000.
Iran deaths pass 3,000.
Spain's death toll tops 9,000 with 864 fatalities in the last 24 hours.
Pakistan's cases cross 2,000.
Sri Lanka records highest single-day jump in cases