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New Delhi : The recovery rate of Coronavirus (CO VID-19) patients increased to 47.76 % in India on May 31, 2020, morning. In the last 24 hours, 4,614 patients were found cured. The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases was 1,82,143 in India at 8 am on May 31, 2020.
Maharashtra: A total of 2,940 new cases have been reported taking the state tally of Covid-19 to 65,168 out of which 34,881 are active cases. Hotspot Mumbai reported 1,510 new infections on May 30, 2020. Maharashtra Government has decided to hire doctors and nurses on honorarium basis for treatment of Covid patients in Mumbai. They will be paid Rs 80,000 p.m. honorarium, according to a PIB release.
Gujarat: With the report of 412 new cases, the total number of affected people with Covid19 in the state has gone up to 16,356. Out of 6,119 active cases, the conditions of 6,057 people are stable while 62 are on ventilator support in the state. The death toll due to Covid-19 has crossed 1,000 mark with 27 new deaths reported during last 24 hours. Twenty-four people died in Ahmedabad while one death each was reported from Gandhinagar, Banaskantha and Mehsana.
Madhya Pradesh: Altogether 246 new infections have been reported taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 7,891 of which 3,104 are active cases. Most of these new cases (87 in number) have been reported from hotspot Indore.
Rajasthan: Seventysix new infections were reported on May 31, 2020, taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 8,693. Most of these new infections have been reported from Jaipur followed by Jhalawar. CM Ashok Gehlot has said that corona positive cases have increased in many districts with influx of migrants, but village officials including Sarpanchs and Gram Sevaks have been handling the situation well.
Tamil Nadu: After two months, public transportation to resume in TN from June 1, 2020, except in Chennai city, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram districts. Co-operative banks in TN to offer loans of Rs 50,000 to small business owners. A total of 938 new Covid cases were reported on May 30, 2020.
Karnataka: Students to log in for online classes from June 1, 2020; many schools ask children to wear uniforms and log in to lectures with parents. Residents struggle as rain lashes Raichur district. New academic calendar after central government’s guidelines.
Telangana: With several private schools in Hyderabad set to commence online classes for academic year 2020-21, parents are in a fix as they have to invest in new devices for their children, in addition to paying the annual tuition fees. Nine babies abandoned in Hyderabad since lockdown began.
Punjab: Chief Minister announced a 4-week extension in the lockdown in Punjab, till June 30 with more relaxations subject to the guidelines of the central government. Making it clear that the extension of the lockdown in Punjab would be conditional to strict adherence to Covid safety protocols, including physical distancing and wearing of masks, the Chief Minister also ordered distribution of free masks to the poor. He directed Food & Civil Supplies Minister to ensure immediate steps for the distribution of masks as part of ration kits to the needy and poor, who could not afford to purchase them.