The United States recorded nearly 2,600 additional deaths from the new coronavirus in 24 hours, a new record and the heaviest daily toll of any country, Johns Hopkins University said.

Even as the country continues to record a staggering number of deaths everyday, President Donald Trump said the US has “passed the peak” of new COVID-19 cases and added that some states would reopen this month.

Meanwhile, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported India’s “very wise” decision to impose a national lockdown to combat Covid-19 pandemic despite the resulting economic slowdown.

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11:56AM: The total number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose to 871 after 105 more people tested positive for the infection during the last 12 hours, a health official said.

11:41AM: Three more patients succumbed to coronavirus in Gujarat in the last 12 hours, taking the death toll in the state to 36, an official said.

10:56AM: China on Thursday dispatched 6,50,000 coronavirus medical kits to India to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri has said.

10:55AM: Nine new coronavirus positive cases were added overnight, taking the total in Andhra Pradesh to 534 on Thursday morning.

10:12AM: A remote control Co-Bot has been developed in West Bengal.

9:45AM: A 66-year-old man from Bengaluru, who had tested positive for Coronavirus, died today. He was referred from a pvt hospital to the hospital he was currently admitted at & was on ventilator support since 10 April. This is the 13th COVID 19-related death in state: Karnataka health dept

9:02AM: The total number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh rose to 980 with 42 more people testing positive for the disease in Indore, health officials have said.

8:45AM: India’s total number of positive Coronavirus cases rises to 12,380 (including 10,477 active cases, 1489 cured/discharged/migrated and 414 deaths): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

8:43AM: China has reported 46 new coronavirus cases, including 34 imported ones, as the authorities strengthened medical facilities in the country’s northeast bordering Russia to stem a sudden flare-up of infections among Chinese nationals arriving from across the border.

8:41AM: 19 more Coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Agra. The total number of positive cases in the district rises to 167: Agra District Magistrate.

8:20AM: South Korea has confirmed 22 more cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, raising the country’s total tally to 10,613 with 229 deaths.