Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): In the wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases, around 280 jail inmates shall be released on bail or parole in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Senior Jail Superintendent, District Jail said on Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 6 (ANI): Odisha registered 10,521 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Thursday morning.
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): India on Thursday reported 4,12,262 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.
Leh (Ladakh) [India], May 6 (ANI): With 251 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ladakh, the total caseload in the union territory has reached 14,811, the Department of Information and Public Relations informed on Thursday.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases, the Noida Authority on Thursday said it is setting up a makeshift hospital that will have 50 beds with oxygen support for patients and the facility is likely to go functional by May 8.
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 6 (ANI): In wake of surge in COVID-19 cases, the Bihar government has fixed the rates of both AC and non-AC ambulances in the state.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday announced a 10-day curfew across the state in light of the rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases.
Ankara [Turkey], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Wednesday confirmed 26,476 new COVID-19 cases, including 2,414 symptomatic patients, raising the total number of cases in the country to 4,955,594, according to the health ministry.
Ottawa [Canada], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Ontario, Canada's most populous province, reported 2,941 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday morning, bringing the country's cumulative total to 1,252,891 cases, according to CTV.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): In wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Uttarakhand government has extended the 'Corona curfew' Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital districts till May 10.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 5 (ANI): With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday said journalists in the state will be vaccinated on priority.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 5 (ANI): Kerala reported the highest single-day spike of 41,953 new COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths on Wednesday.