Rajasthan's COVID-19 death toll rose to 800 on Monday after 11 more patients succumbed to the disease, while 1,173 new cases took the infection tally to 53,670. Three of the fresh deaths were reported from Dungarpur, two each from Barmer, Jodhpur and Kota, and one each from Pali and Rajsamand, a health department official said.

Rajasthan reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths, over 1,100 fresh cases

Rajasthan government on Wednesday sealed its borders for a week due to rising coronavirus cases. Also Read: 279 deaths in India in last 24 hours; infection cases surge to over 2.

Rajasthan seals border amid rising coronavirus cases

India's national capital on Wednesday reported 1,513 coronavirus cases with nine deaths taking the death toll due to the virus to 606. Also Read: COVID-19: Rajasthan reports 102 new cases; salons reopen in Chennai The number coronavirus cases in Delhi has surged to 23,645 with 13,497 active cases, the health department said.

COVID-19: Maharashtra records 2,560 cases; death toll in Delhi rises to 606

The government said today that the growth rate of coronavirus cases has witnessed a steady fall from April 3 when the lockdown was able to put a brake on the speed of growth.

Coronavirus cases would have been much higher had lockdown not been implemented: Government

Karnataka on Tuesday recorded 127 more coronavirus cases which is the highest number of cases in a single day in the state. Also Read: Delhi records 500 new coronavirus cases as tally reaches 10,554 The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has risen to 1,373 which includes 802 active cases, Karnataka's health department said, while adding that 41 people have died due to the virus.

COVID-19: Karnataka records highest number of cases in a single day

Plasma therapy started by Sawai Man Singh (SMS) medical college here to treat serious coronavirus-infected patients has delivered "promising" results so far, a top doctor at the facility said.

Plasma therapy to treat serious COVID-19 patients at Rajasthan hospital shows 'promising' results

Congress MLA Bharat Singh Kundanpur has penned a letter to the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot urging him to reopen the liquor stores amid the lockdown. He is claiming that "drinking alcohol will surely remove coronavirus from the throat.

Alcohol will kill coronavirus in throat, believes MLA Bharat Singh Kundanpur

This coronavirus outbreak has confirmed that China cannot be trusted. Not with giving information about the Wuhan virus and not giving medical supplies to fight it.

From India to Spain, anger over faulty Chinese COVID-19 testing kits