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Timeline of the pandemic spread across India (30 January 2020 to 3 April 2020) This article needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.
The first cases of COVID-19 in India were reported on 30 January 2020 in three towns of Kerala, among three Indian medical students who had returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. [10][11][12] Lockdowns were announced in Kerala on 23 March, and in the rest of the country on 25 March. Infection rates started to drop in September. [13]
The Government of India confirmed India's first case of COVID-19 on 30 January 2020 in the state of Kerala, when a university student from Wuhan travelled back to the state. [24] As the number of confirmed COVID-19 -positive cases approached 500, Modi on 19 March, asked all citizens to observe the 'Janata Curfew' (people's curfew) on Sunday, 22 ...
On 15 May, Reuters reported that they had accessed an official confirmation that COVID-19 deaths were being dumped in rivers. [43] On 13 May 2021, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation placed India's total deaths at 736,811 while the reported number of cases were 248,016.
India's daily case count surpassed 100,000 for the first time with 103,558, surpassing the previous record of 97,894 set in September 2020. [14] Maharashtra accounted for more than half of the total of the country with a record 57,074 new cases.
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in India was reported on 30 January 2020, originating from China. Slowly, the pandemic spread to various states and union territories including the state of Telangana. The first case was recorded in this region on 2 March from a man who had travel history with the UAE.
The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu was reported on 7 March 2020. The largest single-day spike (36,987 cases) was reported on 13 May 2021 and Tamil Nadu now has the fourth highest number of confirmed cases in India after Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka. All 38 districts [note 1] of the state are affected ...
On 9 March 2020, 4 positive cases were reported. 76 contacts were found. [16] On 11 March 2020, a 46-year-old male who travelled to Japan, Geneva and Italy contracted the virus. [17] [18] On 12 March 2020, a 69-year-old female was infected. [19] On 13 March 2020, the mother of the 46-year-old died. She was the second COVID-19 death in India. [20]