***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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India reports over 19,000 cases, 434 deaths in past 24 hours

The number of corona virus cases in India on Thursday, crossed 6 lakh as India reports 19,148 cases in the past 24 hours. India now has 6,04,641 cases and 17,834 deaths. The toll has increased by 434.

As many as 3,59,859 people have recovered from the corona virus so far in India. There are 2,26,947 active cases.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu remain worst-hit

With 1,80,298 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu (94,049) and Delhi (89,802).

 

 

 

 

 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*	Cured/Discharged/Migrated*	Deaths**	Total Confirmed cases*
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	50	50	0	100
2	Andhra Pradesh	8071	6988	193	15252
3	Arunachal Pradesh	128	66	1	195
4	Assam	2719	5851	12	8582
5	Bihar	2233	7946	70	10249
6	Chandigarh	73	367	6	446
7	Chhattisgarh	623	2303	14	2940
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	129	86	0	215
9	Delhi	27007	59992	2803	89802
10	Goa	713	670	4	1387
11	Gujarat	7335	24030	1867	33232
12	Haryana	4202	10499	240	14941
13	Himachal Pradesh	355	614	10	979
14	Jammu and Kashmir	2734	4856	105	7695
15	Jharkhand	575	1931	15	2521
16	Karnataka	8198	8063	253	16514
17	Kerala	2130	2439	24	4593
18	Ladakh	295	694	1	990
19	Madhya Pradesh	2625	10655	581	13861
20	Maharashtra	79091	93154	8053	180298
21	Manipur	681	579	0	1260
22	Meghalaya	9	42	1	52
23	Mizoram	37	123	0	160
24	Nagaland	291	168	0	459
25	Odisha	1938	5353	25	7316
26	Puducherry	430	272	12	714
27	Punjab	1652	3867	149	5668
28	Rajasthan	3317	14574	421	18312
29	Sikkim	48	53	0	101
30	Tamil Nadu	39859	52926	1264	94049
31	Telangana	9008	8082	267	17357
32	Tripura	302	1093	1	1396
33	Uttarakhand	589	2317	41	2947
34	Uttar Pradesh	6709	16629	718	24056
35	West Bengal	5959	12528	683	19170
	Cases being reassigned to states	6832			6832
	Total#	226947	359860	17834	604641
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to co-morbidities )
#States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
#Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

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Over 90 lakh samples tested so far, says ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that 90,56,173 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the country till yesterday (1 July). Of these, 2,29,588 were tested yesterday.

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Global COVID-19 cases now at 1.06 crore

Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 1.06 crore, according to the Johns Hopkins University CSSE. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global death toll which stands at 5.14 lakh.

With over 26.5 lakh reported cases till date, the United States is the worst-affected country in the world. The US is followed by Brazil, Russia, India and the United Kingdom.

 

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US records over 52,000 new cases in past 24 hours

The United States has seen record 52,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University CSSE’s tracker.

 

US buys nearly full stock of COVID-19 drug remdesivir

The US has secured nearly the entire world stock of antiviral drug remdesivir from US-based Gilead Sciences for the next three months, leaving hardly any stock of the key COVID-19 drug for the rest of the world.

As a result of an agreement with the drugmaker announced earlier this week, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has secured more than 500,000 treatment courses of the drug for American hospitals through September.

 

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India's recovery rate now at 59.5%

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 59.5 percent. As many as 3,59,859 people have recovered from the corona virus so far in India. There are 2,26,947 active cases.

 

Just five days after crossing 5 lakh mark, India's COVID-19 total rises to 6 lakh; recovery rate now at 59.5%

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Andhra reports 845 new cases, 5 deaths in past 24 hours

845 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total confirmed cases in Andhra Pradesh to 16,097. Of these, 8,586 cases are active. The toll stands at 198, reports ANI.

 

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India records 20,903 new cases and 379 deaths, health ministry 

India registered over 6.25 lakh COVID-19 infections on Friday after 20,903 new cases were reported for the first time in single day. With 379 more fatalities, the COVID-19 toll across the nation stood at 18,213. 

 

 

 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*	Cured/Discharged/Migrated*	Deaths**	Total Confirmed cases*
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	58	51	0	109
2	Andhra Pradesh	8586	7313	198	16097
3	Arunachal Pradesh	128	66	1	195
4	Assam	2895	6106	12	9013
5	Bihar	2374	8020	77	10471
6	Chandigarh	55	389	6	450
7	Chhattisgarh	614	2385	14	3013
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	141	89	0	230
9	Delhi	26304	63007	2864	92175
10	Goa	744	734	4	1482
11	Gujarat	7434	24593	1886	33913
12	Haryana	4239	11019	251	15509
13	Himachal Pradesh	376	628	10	1014
14	Jammu and Kashmir	2760	4974	115	7849
15	Jharkhand	586	1983	15	2584
16	Karnataka	9410	8334	272	18016
17	Kerala	2088	2640	25	4753
18	Ladakh	259	730	1	990
19	Madhya Pradesh	2702	10815	589	14106
20	Maharashtra	77276	101172	8178	186626
21	Manipur	662	617	0	1279
22	Meghalaya	13	42	1	56
23	Mizoram	36	126	0	162
24	Nagaland	319	182	0	501
25	Odisha	2016	5502	27	7545
26	Puducherry	459	331	12	802
27	Punjab	1488	4144	152	5784
28	Rajasthan	3284	14948	430	18662
29	Sikkim	49	53	0	102
30	Tamil Nadu	41050	56021	1321	98392
31	Telangana	9226	9069	275	18570
32	Tripura	288	1146	1	1435
33	Uttarakhand	537	2405	42	2984
34	Uttar Pradesh	6869	17221	735	24825
35	West Bengal	6083	13037	699	19819
	Cases being reassigned to states	6031			6031
	Total#	227439	379892	18213	625544
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to co-morbidities )
#States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
#Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

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2,27,439 active corona virus cases in India

There are 2,27,439 active cases of the total 6,25,544 COVID-19 infections across the nation, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 

India's COVID-19 recovery rate 60.73%

Of the total 6,25,544 corona virus cases, as many as 3,79,892 patients have been cured of the viral disease as on Friday, taking the COVID-19 recovery rate to 60.73 percent. 

Over 18,000 succumb to COVID-19 across India

With the death of 359 more people after contracting the novel corona virus, the COVID-19 toll in India rose to 18,213 on Friday. This takes the mortality rate to 2.91 percent.  

 

Nearly 93 lakh COVID-19 samples tested: ICMR

Over 92 lakh COVID-19 samples have been tested so far, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), adding that of the total 2,41,576 samples were tested on Thursday alone. 

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Global COVID-19 toll at 5.20 lakh 

The global tally of corona virus cases stood at 10,836,500 with as many as 5,20,634 people succumbing to the viral infection, according to the John Hopkins University tracker on Friday. 

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Around 11,300 ventilators, 1.02 lakh oxygen cylinders dispatched across India: health minister 

At least 11,300 'Make In India' ventilators have been dispatched so far under Centre's 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' mission, said the Union health minister on Saturday.

Of the total ventilators, 6,154 have been delivered to hospitals. Ministry of Health is also supplying 1.02 lakh oxygen cylinders across India; 72,293 have been delivered, said Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

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1,658 new positive cases in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation area

Out of the 1,892 fresh cases in Telangana, 1,658 were reported from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area, the epicentre of the virus spread in the state, followed by Ranga Reddy district and neighboring Hyderabad, with 56 cases.

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US records over 57,000 corona virus cases in single day, says report

The United States recorded 57,683 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University. This was the third consecutive day with record numbers of new infections. 

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Maharashtra crosses one lakh recoveries

On Friday, 3,515 corona virus patients in Maharashtra were discharged from hospitals. The number of recovered patients in the state, thus, climbed to 1,04,687.

The state has crossed one million mark in COVID-19 testing as 10,49,277 people have been tested in the state so far.