India crosses China's tally .. Tamilnadu with 434 new cases is in the second position .. 15 Railway Ministry officials in quarantine after langoor handler tests positive

KalimNews, Kalimpong, 16 May 2020:  With India crossing the coronavirus tally of China, signs of a second wave have cropped up in the country. 

The cases have crossed the 85,000-mark, settling at 85,940. At least 30,152 have been cured from the virus infection. The death toll is at 2,752, with the highest deaths reported from Maharashtra (1068).
A total of 15 Railway Ministry officials have been placed in 14-day quarantine after a langoor handler in Rail Bhawan tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. The names of the quarantined officials have been circulated internally for awareness. The man, who brought the langoor inside the ministry premises to scare the monkeys away as a matter of government policy, had been coming to the ministry till May 4, a discovery by senior ministry officials have found.
The Government of West Bengal has written to the Railway Board that it will bear all costs of movement for Bengal's migrant workers using special trains from other states to West Bengal. The government has said that it will not charge migrants.

Within the last 24 hours, the followings data on Covid-19 in the country is recorded;  death 103 (1 day before-100, 2 days before-134) taking the death toll to 2752 (1 day before-2649, 2 days before-2549) and  3970 (1 day before-3967, 2 days before-3722) new cases, has been recorded in the whole country. Confirmed cases 85940 (1 day before-81970, 2 days before-78003) and 53035 (1 day before-51401, 2 days before-49219) active cases are recorded today.  

Today 30253 (1 day before-27919, 2 days before-26235) have recovered so far according to the latest update released by the Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare. 

Maharashtra remains the worst-hit state of the country with 29100 (1 day before-27524, 2 days before-25922) confirmed cases and 1068 (1 day before-1019, 2 days before-975) deaths and 6564 (1 day before- 6059 days before-5125) recovery. 

Tamilnadu which has exceeded the record of Gujrat, is the second highest with 10108 (1 day before-9674, 2 days before-9227) confirmed cases and 71 (1 day before-66, 2 days before-64) death and 2599 (1 day before-2240, 2 days before-2176) recovery.

The third highest increase is observed in Gujrat, it has 9931 (1 day before-9591, 2 days before 9267) confirmed cases and 606 (1 day before-586, 2 days before-566) death and 4035 (1 day before-3753, 2 days before-3562) recovery and release from Hospital. 

The next is Delhi with 8895 (1 day before-8470, 2 days before-7998) confirmed cases and 123 (1 day before-115, 2 days before-106) death and 3518 (1 day before-3045, 2 days before-2858) recovery.

INDIA		New cases	Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Total Today	2752	3970	85940	53035	30153
1 day before	2649	3967	81970	51401	27919
2 days before	2549	3722	78003	49219	26235
Today	103				2233
1 day before	100				1685
2 days before	134				1849

MAHARASHTRA		Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Today	1068	29100	21468	6564
1 day before	1019	27524	20446	6059
2 days before	975	25922	19400	5547

TAMILNADU		Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Today	71	10108	7438	2599
1 day before	66	9674	7368	2240
2 days before	64	9227	6987	2176

GUJRAT		Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Today	606	9931	5290	4035
1 day before	586	9591	5252	3753
2 days before	566	9267	5139	3562
DELHI		Confirmed Cases	Active Cases	Recovered
Death
Today	123	8895	5254	3518
1 day before	115	8470	5310	3045
2 days before	106	7998	5034	2858