1. India’s tally rose to 2,66,598 on Tuesday morning, after 9,987 cases were reported in 24 hours. This is the highest single-day rise so far. The toll increased to 7,466 after 266 deaths were reported in a day. India is now the fifth most-affected country in the world.
  2. Maharashtra’s coronavirus tally reached 90,787 after 2,259 more people tested positive for the infection. Mumbai alone has over 50,000 cases now. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu reported 1,685 new cases and 21 deaths. The state’s tally rose to 34,914 and the toll reached 307.
  3. The Supreme Court directed the Centre and state governments to identify stranded migrant workers and transport them back to their hometowns within 15 days.
  4. The Indian Council of Medical Research dismissed media reports based on a survey that showed that about one-third of the people living in containment zones and hotspots may have already been infected with Covid-19 but also recovered.
  5. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed that there was no community transmission of the coronavirus in the Capital. This came after he held a meeting with the State Disaster Management Authority.
  6. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal said that the Centre, state governments and local administrations must work together to fight the coronavirus pandemic. He added that the Arvind Kejriwal-led government’s order to reserve hospitals for residents of the Capital violated the Right to Equality and Right to Life. On Monday, Baijal had passed an order prohibiting such reservation.
  7. The Centre issued fresh guidelines for its officials and staffers on attending office and the conduct of activities therein, given the continuing rise in coronavirus cases around the country.
  8. The district magistrate of South East Delhi was served a notice for pursuing a “conspiracy to defame the Muslim community” by keeping the Nizamuddin area in Delhi sealed for more than 65 days, even after no new cases of the coronavirus were reported.
  9. The World Health Organization on Monday warned against complacency and urged countries to continue their efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus as the pandemic was getting worse globally.
  10. The virus has infected more than 70.97 lakh people and claimed over 4.06 lakh lives so far, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As many as 32.92 lakh people have recovered.