Here are the latest updates on the outbreak of virus from various cities and states of the country —

1 Delhi 325 schools will be used to provide free food to the homeless and needy people. We are feeding nearly 20,000 people daily, from tomorrow the government will be feeding 4 lakh people, according to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The state government has set-up a team of 5 doctors to work out a plan in case the number of coronavirus cases rises rapidly, said the CM. The flour mill will remain open during lockdown. Delhi government has urged establishments dealing in essential goods and services to function 24x7 to ensure steady supplies during the national lockdown.

2 Jammu and Kashmir Four more persons, two with travel history abroad, have tested positive for coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of cases to 18. The other two have travel history outside J-K as part of a religious congregation, said a government spokesperson. With this, the total number of positive cases in the union territory has now gone up to 18. As one patient has died and one recovered, there are 16 active cases in the union territory, of which 12 are in the valley.

3 Uttar Pradesh Six more persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh, taking the number cases to 49, a top official said on Friday. While four cases were found positive in Noida, two cases were found positive in Ghaziabad. So far, Agra has reported nine cases, three from Ghaziabad, 18 from Noida, eight cases from Lucknow, two each in Ghaziabad and Pilibhit and one each in Baghpat, Lakhimpur-Kheri, Moradabad, Varanasi, Kanpur, Jaunpur and Shaml. The state has so far recorded 49 cases, of which 14 have been cured and discharged from hospitals. Those cured include seven from Agra, two from Ghaziabad and four from Noida and one from Lucknow.

4 Kolkata West Bengal first private lab gets the nod for coronavirus test Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Kolkata (AGHK) is all set to start testing Covid-19 samples soon. So far, the hospital’s laboratory is the only private laboratory in the state that that has got the nod from ICMR (Indian Council for Medical Research) to run a test on swab samples of Covid-19 suspected patients. The hospital is waiting for kits to arrive to take in samples. Kolkata Police has arrested 2,327 persons so far, including 1,874 in first 48 hours of lockdown.

5 Mumbai BMC to set up 1,000 more isolation beds in its peripheral hospitals. The chief minister announced that shops supplying essential commodities and medical stores will be permitted to remain open round-the-clock. The CM's decision came as a huge relief to the common man on a day vegetable prices soared 50% on an average across the city and there were fewer items to choose from. Small retail outlets, medical stores and their employees can now travel and refill the stock in their shops using an ‘Essential Services Pass’ that the city police commissioner began to issue on Thursday. The shop owners can collect these passes from the police station that falls within their jurisdiction.

6 Chandigarh Punjab's first coronavirus patient, who returned from Italy and undergoing treatment in a government hospital, has tested negative and will be discharged on Friday, said chief minister Amarinder Singh. No fresh cases were reported in Mohali on Thursday and all 21 samples of 26 people who came in contact with virus impacted patients have tested negative. As of now, the count of Covid-19 impacted persons is five in Mohali and all patients are reportedly stable and improving.

7 Hyderabad The Telangana government has asked construction companies to take care of migrant workers at construction sites in Hyderabad. At least 10 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Telangana on Friday. The total number of cases in the state now 59, said chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy.

8 Chennai Around 24,000 home quarantine stickers have been pasted by Greater Chennai Corporation outside the city homes. Each house may have one or more suspect in quarantine. About 14,291 conservancy workers have reported for sanitation work in Chennai. The chief minister has ordered setting up of nine committees led by senior bureaucrats to ensure uninterrupted supply of essentials and resolve disruptions in the state. The corporation on Thursday tested drones for spraying disinfectant. Four drones would be used to spray disinfectants in areas like markets and crowded localities including slum tenements. Each drone can spray disinfectants in a 50,000-square-foot area. Prices of vegetables dropped and traders sold greens at discounted prices to clear the stock.