***CORONA VIRUS UPDATES***

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India reports over 66,000 new cases, takes total to 23.9 lakh

India on Thursday reports a case count rises to 23,96,637 after 66,998 new cases were recorded. The toll rises by 942 to 47,033. The reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 6,53,622, according to the Union Health Ministry.

 

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1050	56	829	80	21
2	Andhra Pradesh	90425	2828	161425	6676	2296	93
3	Arunachal Pradesh	768	78	1659	25	3
4	Assam	21629	2451	47209	2136	161	6
5	Bihar	30119	828	59786	3077	416	3
6	Chandigarh	702	73	1023	8	26
7	Chhattisgarh	3881	295	9508	269	109	5
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	446	4	1248	39	2
9	Delhi	10946	78	133405	1021	4153	14
10	Goa	3194	316	6641	161	89	3
11	Gujarat	14184	160	57421	977	2713	18
12	Haryana	6827	182	36694	612	503	3
13	Himachal Pradesh	1256	50	2362	89	18
14	Jammu and Kashmir	7392	70	18523	544	498	8
15	Jharkhand	8731	73	10815	440	197	5
16	Karnataka	80351	737	112633	7034	3510	112
17	Kerala	13096	326	24922	880	126	6
18	Ladakh	528	22	1274	19	9
19	Madhya Pradesh	9317	212	31239	643	1048	15
20	Maharashtra	147820	1040	381843	13408	18650	344
21	Manipur	1739	62	2231	103	12
22	Meghalaya	656	35	517	8	6
23	Mizoram	319	6	330	7	0
24	Nagaland	1997	35	1113	122	8
25	Odisha	13888	194	36479	1673	305	9
26	Puducherry	2609	332	3676	144	96	5
27	Punjab	9022	559	17212	422	675	39
28	Rajasthan	13630	47	41648	1249	822	11
29	Sikkim	379	1	550	16	1
30	Tamil Nadu	52929	119	256313	5633	5278	119
31	Telengana	22736	140	63074	1780	665	11
32	Tripura	1647	46	4912	74	44	1
33	Uttarakhand	4059	233	6687	217	140	4
34	Uttar Pradesh	49347	349	84661	4072	2230	54
35	West Bengal	26003	157	76120	2725	2203	54
Total#		653622	9674	1695982	56383	47033	942
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )
#States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
#Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

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India's COVID-19 recovery at 70.76%

India registered a recovery rate of 70.76 percent, with 16,95,982 people recovering in the country from the highly-contagious COVID-19, according to the Union health ministry on Thursday.

With the death of 942 patients in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 fatality count rose 47,033, the Union Health Ministry said.

 

 

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UP, Bihar numbers starting to raise. Might be a big concern. 

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8.3 lakh COVID-19 tests in past 24 hrs, total figure at 2.68 crore: health ministry 

With tests of over 8 lakh COVID-19 samples, India tested the highest the number of samples for the corona virus disease, said the health ministry on Thursday. This took the cumulative testing figure in India to 2,68,45,688 crore.

A record 8,30,391 samples were tested on Wednesday in the country. 

"In pursuance of the ''test, track and treat'' strategy, India is geared up to reach the testing capacity of 10 lakh tests per day," the ministry said.

 

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Over 64,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in a day, says health ministry 

India registered 64,553 fresh COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, taking the cumulative figure to 24,61,191 on Friday, said the health ministry. At least 1,007 more deaths take the COVID-19 toll in the country to 48,040. 

"The COVID-19 tally in the country rises to 24,61,191 including 6,61,595 active cases, 17,51,556 discharged/migrated and 48,040  deaths," said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

 

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Russia produces first batch of virus vaccine, says health ministry

Russia said Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its corona virus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been first in the world to approve a vaccine, reports AFP.

Putin's announcement on Tuesday about the vaccine was met with caution from scientists and the World Health Organization who said it still needed a rigorous safety review.

"The first batch of the novel corona virus vaccine developed by the Gamaleya research institute has been produced," the health ministry said in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies.

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Global toll due to COVID-19 rises to 7.6 lakh; over 2.1 crore cases registered

The pandemic has killed at least 7,60,739 people worldwide since surfacing in China late last year, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Saturday. More than 21 million cases have been registered.

The United States has recorded the most deaths with 168,446, followed by Brazil with 106,523, Mexico 55,908, India with 49,036 and Britain 41,358. 

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India reports 63,489 new cases today, total rises to 25.89 lakh

India on Sunday reported 63,489 new coronavirus cases in the country, according to the Ministry of Health. The toll was up by 944 to 49,980. This took the total number of cases in the country to 25,89,682.

 

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ICMR conducted over 7.46 lakh tests yesterday

India has so far conducted at least 2,93,09,703 tests, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. On Saturday alone, 7.46 lakh tests were conducted.

 

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India has lowest COVID-19 mortality rate globally, says Centre

With a sharp fall in the case fatality rate to below 2 percent, India has one of the lowest COVID-19 mortality globally, according to the health ministry. The USA crossed 50,000 deaths in 23 days, Brazil in 95 days and Mexico in 141 days, which India took 156 days.