New Delhi: India today added 42,766 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, slightly lower than yesterday's 43,393 cases. Kerala leads the states with most number of cases in a day.
The daily positivity rate - the number of positive cases identified per 100 - is 2.19 per cent, less than 3 per cent for 19 straight days. The recovery rate stands at 97.20 per cent.
Kerala leads the states in the most number of infections over a 24-hour period. It is followed by Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
The centre has warned against laxity in following Covid-appropriate behaviour, with particular reference to disquieting visuals from the past few days of large crowds at popular holiday and tourist destinations. The Health Ministry has described the situation as a "cause for concern", and reminded people the virus spreads aggressively in crowded places.
Here are the highlights on coronavirus cases:
Jul 11, 2021 00:16 (IST)
COVID-19: Manipur records 788 new cases, 7 deaths
Manipur reported 788 new cases of COVID-19 taking the total number of positive cases to 76,820, said the state government on Saturday.
According to the state government, a total of 68,654 people have been recovered so far with 483 recoveries reported in last 24 hours.
However, seven people succumbed to the coronavirus taking the death count to 1,258. The active cases stand at 6,908 with recovery rate at 89.36 per cent in the state.
Jul 10, 2021 22:32 (IST)
COVID-19: Daily infections in Tamil Nadu drop below 3,000
Tamil Nadu on Saturday reported 2,913 new COVID-19 cases, which include those of five returnees from other States, the Health Department said.
This pushed the total infected so far to 25,16,011, the department said.
Forty-nine deaths today took the toll to 33,371 till date, the department said.
As many as 3,321 people got discharged during the day aggregating to 24,49,873 leaving 32,767 active infections, according to a bulletin.
