Lockdown, Day 18: Centre mulls an extension
The Centre is considering a two-week extension of the ongoing lockdown as India's total case count crossed the 7,500 mark.
Maharashtra and West Bengal became the latest states to extend the lockdown period, after similar moves by Odisha and Punjab earlier this week.
Here are all the latest developments...
COUNT SO FAR
 | 2 new cases in Maharashtra's Aurangabad; Total in district now 20 |
| 3 more cases found in Agra; Total number now 92 |
| 2 new cases in Odisha take state tally to 50 |
| 3 new cases in Jharkhand |
| 17 new cases reported in Jammu & Kashmir |
| 3 more cases reported in Lucknow |
| 18 new cases in Rajasthan; Number rises to 579 |
| Indore's death toll now 30; Case count now 249 |
| 92 more cases reported in Maharashtra, total 1,666 |
| Five new cases reported in AP, tally rises to 386 |
| Number of cases reaches 50 in Mohali |
| 52 fresh positive cases in Old Delhi |
| Total cases in Haryana stand at 163 |
| Cases rise to 214 in Karnataka |
| Fourth death reported in Dharavi |
| Kerala records third death |
| World |
| India |
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| Tally | Toll | Tally | Toll |
| 1,684,833 | 102,136 | 7529 | 242 |
LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN
| Number of containment zones in Delhi raised to 30 |
| Maharashtra extends lockdown till April 30 |
| West Bengal to impose total lockdown in 10 hotspots including parts of Kolkata |
| Educational institutions in Bengal to remain shut till June 10 |
| Kerala launches WhatsApp number to report domestic violence |
AROUND THE WORLD
| US approves $168 billion of small business loans under coronavirus plan |
| US becomes the first country to record over 2,000 deaths i one day |
| Boeing supplier furloughs 2,300 employees |
| Mainland China reports 46 new cases, up from 42 a day earlier |
| G20 ministers struggle to finalise oil output cuts despite US efforts |
| Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking |
| Argentina's Fernandez extends lockdown for big cities |
| Malaysia extends movement curbs till April 28 |
