Covid 19 Update- 7th May 2020

World India

Total Cases Deaths Total Cases: 52,952

US 1,263,092 74,799 Active: 35,902
Spain 253,682 25,857 Cured: 15,267; Death: 1,783
Italy 214,457 29,684 Doubling time worsens to 11 days as active
UK 201,101 30,076
cases spurt
ICMR okays use of HIV/AIDS drug combo for
France 174,191 25,809
treatment of Covid-19 patients
Germany 168,162 7,275
Nearly 15,000 Indians stranded abroad to be
Russia 165,929 1,537 brought back by 64 flights in a week from
Turkey 131,744 3,584 today
Brazil 126,611 8,588 Air India opens bookings to fly people out of
Iran 101,650 6,418 India to UK, US & Singapore on the special
Rest of flights it will operate in the first week of the
the world 1,022,241 51,449 repatriation exercise
Concentration of Cases

The following six states and Delhi constitute 80% of the cases in the country. In all these states,
most of the cases are from one city with high infection rate. UP has been an exception with
Agra and Lucknow together accounting for 30% of cases:

State Largest city/ Total cases in Total cases in Percentage to

Capital with the state the city total
max. cases

Maharashtra Mumbai 14,541 9,310 64

Gujarat Ahmedabad 6,245 4,425 70.9
Tamil Nadu Chennai 4,058 2,008 49.5
Rajasthan Jaipur 3,095 1,047 33.8
Madhya Pradesh Indore 3,049 1,654 54.2

Uttar Pradesh Agra 2,880 640 22.2

Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 2,880 231 8

Data as on 5th May

Agri Updates

• Indian Economy in Corona Time: Agriculture Only Bright Spot

https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/coronavirus-lockdown-covid-19-impact-on-
economy-agriculture-1674545-2020-05-05
• Explained: How Covid has flattened prices, shifted demand curve for agri-
commodities
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/how-covid-has-flattened-prices-shifted-
demand-curve-for-agri-commodities-6395733/
• Lockdown impact: More farmers buying inputs online, says BigHaat
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/lockdown-impact-more-farmers-buying-
inputs-online-says-bighaat/article31507562.ece
• What COVID-19 means for watershed management in India
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/agriculture/what-covid-19-means-for-watershed-
management-in-india-70929
• Wheat procurement to fall by 15% due to curbs on interstate crop movement
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/wheat-procurement-to-
fall-by-15-due-to-curbs-on-interstate-crop-movement/articleshow/75567945.cms
Some of the sources for Covid 19 Updates:

State/UT Covid 19 Updates

Tamil Nadu https://nhmtn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/095ad0a1c0254b058fa36b32d1ab1
977
Kerala https://dashboard.kerala.gov.in/

Karnataka https://karunadu.karnataka.gov.in/hfw/kannada/Pages/covid-19.aspx
Andhra http://hmfw.ap.gov.in/covid_dashboard.aspx
Pradesh
Maharashtra https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/8167a61f882a4af4b9098e947dfd58
9f/
Gujarat https://gujcovid19.gujarat.gov.in/
Rajasthan http://rajswasthya.nic.in/
Punjab http://gis-prsc.punjab.gov.in/covid/Punjab_level.aspx
West Bengal https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/pages/corona/bulletin
Odisha https://health.odisha.gov.in/covid19-dashboard.html
Delhi https://delhifightscorona.in/containment-zones-operation-shield/
Mumbai http://stopcoronavirus.mcgm.gov.in/insights-on-map