<span style="color: #222222;">In Himachal Pradesh two more people in Una district tested positive for COVID 19 yesterday, taking the total active infected persons in the state to 23. The maximum numbers of 14 active coronavirus patients are from the Una district followed by 3 from Chamba district. 2 persons tested positive in Hamirpur district for the first time. After that, the district has been completely sealed and door to door service of essential commodities is being provided to people. Restrictions will not be relaxed in these districts and people have been advised to stay home. On the other hand, Sloan district has 2 infected persons while Kangra and Sirmour districts have one each Active COVID 19 patients. Meanwhile, all-district administrations have urged all Gram Pradhans to reveal the information of those persons who have come to their areas from outside or even within the state recently.<br />''<br />''In Gujarat, the total number of Covid 19 cases have gone up to 1376 with 104 fresh cases reported in the state yesterday.  Five deaths were reported in the state yesterday taking the death toll to 53. So far, 93 patients have been discharged from hospitals. Meanwhile, Ahmedabad based Sardar Patel hospital received a nod from ICMR for starting plasma therapy.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, following the rapid rise in the number of cases in Ahmedabad, Chief Minister Vijay Ruapni asked the municipal corporation to further strengthen the surveillance in the city and rapid testing of all the suspected cases. CM also asked all the MLAs and MPs in the city to ensure strict implementation of the lockdown in their constituency. Ahmedabad reported around 60 percent of the total cases in the state. City Municipal corporation has enhanced proactive testing. As many as  2000 samples are being tested on a daily basis. Following the nod from ICMR, the plasma therapy will be started at the Sardar Patel hospital. Smriti Thakkar who was recovered from Covid 19 , was the first donor from the state. Plasma therapy will help doctors to save the lives of critical patients.<br />''<br />''In Maharashtra, the number of coronavirus patients  reached 3,648 with 328 new patients being detected yesterday.<br />''<br />''An official from state  health department said that out of 328, 184 new patients were found in Mumbai and 78 in Pune. The official informed that six persons tested positive in Thane city, three in Bhiwandi, three in Thane district, five in Raigad, 11 in Mira Bhayander, five in Kalyan Dombivali, seven in Palghar, eight in Pimpri Chinchwad, three in Nagpur, two in Navi Mumbai, four in Satara, one each in Akola, Amravati, Nandurbar, Panvel, Aurangabad, Vasai Virar and Pune district.</span><br />