Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to report 1,000 cases of novel coronavirus while the death toll reached 64. 

150 new cases were detected in Maharashtra on Tuesday while 12 people died due to COVID-19. 

"As many as 12 people died today of COVID-19, taking the total tally so far to 64," a health official said.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope tweeted to say that the current count of COVID-19 patients in the state of Maharashtra is 1018.

According to the Union Health Ministry, 5194 cases have been recorded in the country with 149 deaths. While Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of cases, Tamil Nadu has 690 cases and seven deaths. The number of cases in Delhi reached 576 with nine deaths on Wednesday

Here are the live updates:

17:20 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Only thee hotspots of the coronavirus infections will be sealed, not the complete districts, UP authorities clarify.

14:58 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

15 districts - including Noida, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Lucknow, Agra, Shamli, Saharanpur - which have viral load of COVID-19, to be sealed. Only home delivery & medical teams will be allowed there. It's being done to prevent community spread,as numbers are high: RK Tiwari, Chief Secy

13:10 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Total cases in Gujarat - 179

Active cases - 138

Deaths - 16

Recovered - 25

33 cases are of those who have returned from various countries 

32 cases are of those who have returned from other states of the country

Whereas 114 cases are of local transmission

11:56 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

51 new Coronavirus positive cases have been reported in Delhi today (including 35 with history of travel to a foreign country, 4 from Markaz and 2 deaths). The total number of positive cases in the union territory now stands at 576.

11:54 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with floor leaders of parties whose combined strength in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adds up to 5 MPs, via video conferencing today, on #COVID19 situation in the country.

11:51 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Number of COVID19 cases has reached 1078 in Maharashtra as 60 more people tested positive today. 44 fresh cases have been found under Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area, 9 under Pune Municipal Corporation area, 4 in Nagpur, & 1 each in Ahmednagar, Akola & Buldhana.

10:29 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Maharashtra: Number of COVID19 cases rises to 9 in Mumbai's Dharavi, with two more men testing positive at Mukund slum & Dhanwada Chawl.

9:57 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

35 new deaths and 773 new positive cases have been reported in the last 24 hours: Union Health Ministry

9:56 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Cases in India cross 5,000, death toll 149

Total cases - 5194

Active cases - 4643

Cured/Discharged - 401

Deaths - 149

S.No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 70 foreign Nationals)	Cured/ Discharged/ Migrated	Death
1	Andhra Pradesh	305	1	4
2	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	10	0	0
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	0
4	Assam	27	0	0
5	Bihar	38	0	1
6	Chandigarh	18	7	0
7	Chhattisgarh	10	9	0
8	Delhi	576	21	9
9	Goa	7	0	0
10	Gujarat	165	25	13
11	Haryana	147	28	3
12	Himachal Pradesh	18	2	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	116	4	2
14	Jharkhand	4	0	0
15	Karnataka	175	25	4
16	Kerala	336	70	2
17	Ladakh	14	10	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	229	0	13
19	Maharashtra	1018	79	64
20	Manipur	2	0	0
21	Mizoram	1	0	0
22	Odisha	42	2	1
23	Puducherry	5	1	0
24	Punjab	91	4	7
25	Rajasthan	328	21	3
26	Tamil Nadu	690	19	7
27	Telangana	364	35	7
28	Tripura	1	0	0
29	Uttarakhand	31	5	0
30	Uttar Pradesh	326	21	3
31	West Bengal	99	13	5
	Total number of confirmed cases in India	5194*	402	149

9:02 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

One Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) with Delhi Traffic Police has tested positive for COVID19. He was tested last week when he complained of fever and his reports came on April 7. He has been shifted to AIIMS, his family has been asked to be on home quarantine: Delhi Police

The colony, where he lived, is under strict lockdown now. Police is trying to establish his contacts and how did he get infected with COVID19: Delhi Police

8:48 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

COVID-19 cases in Bihar rise to 38, with four more people testing positive on Tuesday. Their travel history is being ascertained: Principle Secretary, Bihar Health Department

8:07 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

150 new cases were detected in Maharashtra on Tuesday while 12 people died due to COVID-19: Health officials

7:58 IST Wednesday, 8 April 2020

The current count of COVID19 patients in the state of Maharashtra is 1018. Newly, Mumbai 116, Pune 18, Ahmednagar 03, Buldhana 02, Thane 02, Nagpur 03, Satara 01, Aurangabad 03, Ratnagiri 01, Sangli 01 , such 150 patients have been identified as positive. Discharges 79: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope