Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Lockdown News Live Updates: In the absence of a nationwide lockdown a number of states have imposed complete lockdowns to reduce the spread of the coronavirus virus.

New Delhi, May 9:

Coronavirus India Live Updates: Citing Delhi’s high positivity rate, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended Delhi lockdown for another week. The lockdown will now be in place till 5 am on May 17. During this period, metro services will also be suspended. The UP government has also extended its corona curfew till May 17.

Karnataka has announced vaccination for people between the ages 18 to 44 from May 10 after it was delayed due to lack of supplies by the vaccine manufacturers.  Shots will be given to only those whose slots are  scheduled on the CoWin portal.

India recorded over 4.03 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Sunday, taking the country’s total caseload to over 2.18 crore. Out of these, over 37.36 lakh cases are currently active while over 1.79 crore people have recovered. With 4,092 new deaths, the toll now stands at over 2.38 lakh.  Maharashtra reported 56,578 cases while Karnataka had 47,563. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh were the other top contributors.

In a first of its kind data released by the government, on Covid patients requiring critical care, shows that nearly 50,000 people are currently in ICUs while over 14,000 on ventilator support.

Keeping up his interaction with chief ministers over telephone to take stock of the pandemic situation in their states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke with chief ministers of Punjab, Karnataka, Bihar and Uttarakhand.

In the second wave, a Covid ICU ward is a distinct world. Gone is the commotion of the hospital, replaced by the sound of muted, shuffling feet, dragging of metal wheels, and beeping of monitors. The Sunday Express spent 7 hours in the ICU of a Delhi hospitals at the heart of the capital’s covid crisis.