16 Mar, 23:11 (IST)

Maharashtra: Babulnath Shiva temple, Mumbai to be closed for devotees till further notice. 

16 Mar, 22:34 (IST)

Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary Planning, Jammu & Kashmir: One more case, with travel history to Saudi Arabia, confirmed positive for coronavirus. Had reported high viral load earlier. Total 3 positive cases now in the union territory. 

16 Mar, 22:23 (IST)

Maharashtra: Tiger reserves, sanctuaries and national parks in the state to remain closed from 18th March to 31st March 2020, in wake of #coronavirus outbreak.

16 Mar, 21:49 (IST)

Public Health Department, Maharashtra: Two cases of COVID-19 found in the state today, one each at Yavatmal and Navi Mumbai. This has taken the total number of cases in the state to 39.

16 Mar, 21:05 (IST)

PM Narendra Modi shall participate in the 100th Birth Anniversary celebrations of ‘Jatir Pita’ Bangabandhu, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Bangladesh tomorrow via video conferencing.

16 Mar, 20:47 (IST)

Amid outbreak of coronavirus, all the national monuments and museums under Archaeological Survey of India to remain closed till March 31. 

16 Mar, 20:44 (IST)

Telangana: Three persons have been arrested on charges of spreading misinformation on social media platforms that one person died of coronavirus in Yadadri. They have been sent to judicial remand. Further investigation is underway.

16 Mar, 20:17 (IST)

Kerala: Screening of passengers inside the trains in the Thiruvananthapuram division has begun with the help of state government. #Coronavirus

16 Mar, 20:11 (IST)

Maharashtra: Shreemant Dagdusheth Halwai Ganpati Mandir in Pune to be closed for devotees from tomorrow till further orders.

16 Mar, 19:50 (IST)

Karnataka: A 32-year-old man from Bengaluru has been tested positive for COVID19 today. He returned from USA via London on March 8. He was on home quarantine, now admitted in isolation facility. 

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New Delhi, March 16: The positive coronavirus cases in India on Monday, March 16, jumped to 110, prompting the government to declare the COVID-19 outbreak a "notified disaster. At 32, Maharashtra has the highest number of confirmed cases. Globally, the number of positive cases has hit 169,086 with 6,512 reported deaths across 157 countries. Coronavirus Live Map: How to Track The Spread of COVID-19 Across The Globe With This Dashboard.

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed that three people from Rajasthan, who tested positive for the deadly virus, are now coronavirus-free. The total number of recovered patients in India is 13. The other successful recovered cases are from Delhi, Kerala, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

To contain the virus, states have shut shops and clear tourist destinations. Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala and other states have ordered theatres, public swimming pools, school, colleges etc to be shut till March-end. The government has also suspended all tourist visas till April 15.