7 PM DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 as on 22.06.20

• Punjab: The Punjab Government will cap the Covid hospitalisation and treatment rates of private hospitals, and those not adhering to the same will be shut down. Taking strict view of complaints of exorbitant fee being charges by private hospitals, the Chief Minister termed such actions as `anti-people and anti-national’ and warned that the private institutions would not be allowed to indulge in such shameless profiteering at the cost of the lives of people.
• Haryana: Speaking on the occasion of 6th ‘International Yoga Day’, Haryana Chief Minister said that the State Government had been organizing International Yoga Day at a grand scale every year since 2015 under which district level programmes were also organized apart from the state level programme wherein scores of people collectively performed yoga and also inspired others to adopt Yoga in their life. But this year, due to COVID-19, instead of organizing programmes and events people have been urged to practice Yoga at their homes as this is the only effective way through which we could defeat this pandemic.
• Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state is 1,32,075.

3,870 new patients have been identified as positive during the last 24 hours. Also 1,591 patients have been cured, which takes the total number of recovered patients to 65744. Total active cases stands at 60,147. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation -BMC has launched Mission Zero Rapid Action Plan at ShahajiRajeBhosale Sports Complex, Andheri. “50 mobile dispensary vans will visit Mulund, Bhandup, Andheri, Malad, Borivali, Dahisar and Kandivali for 2-3 weeks for preliminary examination of patients.”

• Gujarat: Gujarat has reported a steep rise in COVID-19 infections with 580 new cases and 25 deaths on Sunday, bringing its numbers to 27,317 cases and 1,664 deaths. With 655 discharges, the total patients discharged so far are 19,357.
• Rajasthan: 67 new cases reported today, thereby taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 14,997. However 11,661 patients have recovered and 349 deaths have been reported till date. There are  only 2,987 active cases at present.
• Madhya Pradesh: 179 new patients have been detected positive, taking the state tally of COVID-19 positive cases to 11,903. While 9,015 patients have recovered and 515 deaths have been reported till Sunday, the number of active cases stands at 2373.  The total number of cases in Indore is 4,329 and Bhopal is 2,504.
• Chhattisgarh: A total of 139 new cases have been reported on Sunday, taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 2,273. There are 841 active cases in the state.
• Goa: Goa reported its first COVID death – an 85-year-old man from North Goa. 64 new positive cases have been identified taking the state tally of total cases to 818.
• Kerala: Health Minister K.K.Shylaja has said that Covid-19 has not reached the community spread stage so far in the state and that the decision to not allow those with illnesses to board flights to Kerala from abroad is to ensure the safety of other healthy passengers. Minister for Co-Operation K Surendran said that institutional quarantine centers will be opened at panchayat level. Four persons were arrested at Karipur airport for smuggling gold in chartered flights Meanwhile, one more Keralite has died of Covid-19 in Oman. The state’s Covid case graph also appears to be climbing steadily with new 133 cases reporting yesterday. There are now 1490 active cases in the state.
• Tamil Nadu: New Covid-19 cases in Puducherry fall to 17 as fewer samples tested, tally now 383. With the reporting of 2,532 fresh cases, Tamil Nadu’s covid daily tally hits all-time high; 1438 recoveries & 53 deaths reported on Sunday. 1493 cases from Chennai. Total cases: 59377, Active cases: 25863, Deaths: 757, Discharged: 32754, Samples tested: 861211, Active cases in Chennai: 1783.
• Karnataka: In an emergency meeting called by CM, it was decided that lockdown shall be implemented strictly in the clusters which reported more number of cases, especially, K.R. Market and surrounding areas such as Siddapura, VV Puram, Kalasipalya etc. Stringent action to be taken against those who violate quarantine and FIR to be filed, if necessary. It was also decided to set up fever clinics in all wards. With corona cases rising among police officials and after three police personnel succumbed to Covid in Bangalore, City Police Commissioner ordered all police personnel above 55 years not to report for duty. 453 new cases, 225 discharges & five deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 9150, Active cases: 3391, Deaths: 137, Discharges: 5618.
• Andhra Pradesh: 439 new cases, 151 discharged and five deaths reported yesterday. Total cases: 7059, Active: 3599, Recovered: 3354, Deaths: 106.
• Telangana: Record number of new Covid cases detected, with a staggering majority of them from Hyderabad; 7,802 cases so far, Active 3861, recovered 3731. 22 cases were reported in the state before the lockdown on March 22, 622 during Lockdown 1 between March 23 and April 14. During Lockdown 2 from March 24 to May 3, 438 cases were found, and 439 during Lockdown 3 from May 4 to May 17. The trend continued during Lockdown 4 from May 18 to May 31 which saw 1,147 new cases. During the current Unlock 1, Telangana state has registered 5,104 cases. Telangana govt orders 50 random tests a day in each district as Covid cases spike.
• Meghalaya: Lewduh in Meghalaya reopens today after a gap of more than 2 months due to COVID19 pandemic. Also restaurants, cafés, barber shops and beauty parlours are open.
• Manipur: Tamenglong district in Manipur become the most affected in the State with 101 COVID19 positive cases, followed by Kangpokpi with 95 and Churachandpur with 94.Cumulative number of persons screened at state borders in Manipur since the start of the first lockdown has been 2.76 lakh persons.
• Mizoram: Centre assures full help to Mizoram after earthquake. PM NarendraModi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and DONER Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh talked to CM Zoramthanga on phone today.
• Nagaland: Odd-Even vehicular rule has been enforced in the state capital Kohima in Nagaland to minimize non-essential movement of vehicles. However, vehicles plying on defined essential services exempted.