Delhi Records Highest Single-Day Spike of 2,137 COVID-19 Cases: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates, June 12, 2020

Delhi registers highest single-day spike of 2,137 COVID-19 cases, taking tally to over 36,000; death toll mounts to 1,214: Authorities

With 1,372 new patients, number of coronavirus cases in Mumbai rises to 55,357, death toll reaches 2,042 with 90 new deaths: BMC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with CMs of 15 states/UTs on June 17 - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu And Kashmir, Telangana and Odisha.

PM will interact with CMs of 21 states/UT on June 16 - Punjab, Assam, Kerala, U'khand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Himachal, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, A&N Islands, Dadar Nagar Haveli & Daman Diu, Sikkim & Lakshadweep

Jammu and Kashmir records 156 fresh COVID-19 infections, total cases rise to 4,730: Officials

Noida records highest single-day spike of 95 coronavirus cases; death toll rises to 12 with one more fatality: Officials

Maharashtra crossed 1 lakh COVID-19 cases with a total of 3,493 new infections in the past 24 hours. The overall tally has climbed 1,01,141.

West Bengal reports 476 new COVID-19 positive cases and 9 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases in the state rise to 10244 including 451 deaths and 5587 active cases: State Health Department.

"I am anguished by the callous manner in which 14 bodies were dragged on road. I took to writing to the Chief Secretary and Home Secretary. Home Secretary has responded. His response is virtually an admission that the protocol was not in place," said West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

"These 14 bodies had come from a hospital morgue & were patients at one point of time. Each patient will have a history when he breathed last, none of that is being revealed. It's my obligation to thoroughly probe the matter & make it transparently apparent to the people," he added.

"A penalty of Rs 100 will be levied if any person is found not wearing a face mask in Chhattisgarh," said State Minister Ravindra Choubey.

Tamil Nadu records highest single-day spike of 1,982 COVID-19 positive cases (Indigenous 1933 + Imported 49) today; 18 deaths and 1,342 discharges also reported. The total number of positive cases here stands at 40,698, including 367 deaths and 22,047 discharged: State control room.

Defence Minister holds meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and the services chiefs for reviewing situation in Ladakh, reported news agency ANI citing sources.

"The restriction does not apply to loading/unloading of goods (as part of supply chains and logistics); buses carrying persons and trucks plying on State/National Highways; or persons travelling to their destinations after disembarking from buses, trains and flights," the MHA said, as it asked the states and union territories to allow movement of trucks at all times including 9 pm to 5 am when the night curfew is imposed.

In view of #COVID19, Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority issues directions to ensure smooth conduct of biennial elections to Council of States 2020 and Karnataka Legislative Council Elections 2020, scheduled to be held on June 19 and 29 respectively.

A political drama has been going on in Rajasthan for the past few days & it is being done by CM himself. The matter is Rajya Sabha election. A man in a position of responsibility is speaking unnecessary things, he has spoken baseless things: Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia

Some people are trying to spread misinformation regarding reservations. The government under the leadership of PM Modi is committed to reservations. We will always stay committed in providing equal opportunities to everyone: BJP National President JP Nadda

Odisha: Two fishermen drowned after a boat capsized at the mouth of Mahanadi River in Paradip today. 13 others who were on the boat have been rescued. Police is investigating the matter. More details awaited.

Haryana Police have seized 127 kg 800 grams of ganja (marijuana) and 4800 bottles of banned syrups from Nuh district. Two people arrested and further probe is underway.

Rahul Gandhi is asking PM to share in public facts about sensitive China border issues. I think he has a parallel info system in place. Did he not meet Chinese envoy during Doklam crisis? Denied it initially but accepted it after public outcry: Union Minister RS Prasad

Delhi High Court imposes a fine of Rs 20,000 against a petitioner challenging Centre's decision to relax lockdown, saying that decision of the re-opening has been directed in a phased manner and is not a decision that appears to have been taken in haste.

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of Sadulpur, Loharu, Nuh, Palwal, Aurangabad, Hodal, Barsana and Mainpuri during the next 2 hours (weather update issued at 3:45 PM): Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi