Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 8,822 New COVID-19 Cases, 15 Covid Deaths In 24 Hours

Thane Reports Jump Of Over 800 New COVID-19 Cases In One Day


There was no fresh fatality and the death toll in the district stood at 11,896, and the COVID-19 mortality rate at 1.67 per cent, the official said.

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported two cases of the BA.5 variant of coronavirus. Both the patients, found in Thane city, had been vaccinated, officials earlier said.

Covid Update: Goa Records 82 New COVID-19 Cases; No Deaths
Goa on Wednesday reported 82 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total numbers to 2,46,694, the state health department said.

Casualties remained unchanged at 3,833 with no new COVID-19 death.

Covid Update: Ladakh Records 5 New Covid Cases

Ladakh has reported five new coronavirus cases, raising the total number of cases to 28,296, officials said on Wednesday.

The new cases were detected in Leh, they said.

Two patients recovered from the infection, officials said.

Update: Maharashtra Reports 4,024 New Covid Cases Today
Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 4,024 new coronavirus cases, a 36 per cent rise over the previous day, and two pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said.

Four new cases of B.A.5 variant of coronavirus were also detected in the state, it added.

Covid Update: Puducherry Records 18 New COVID-19 Cases
Puducherry logged 18 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday taking the overall numbers to 1,65,973.

Director of Health G Sriramulu said in a release that the active cases were 63, which comprised three patients in hospitals and the remaining 60 patients in home quarantine.

Covid Update: Mumbai Records 2,293 New Covid Cases, 1 Death
Mumbai reported 2,293 new COVID-19 cases and one death linked to the infection, according to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) bulletin.

Delhi Records More Than 1,100 Covid Cases For Second Consecutive Day

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The administration of Covaxin as a booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19's Delta variant and gives protection against Omicron variants BA.1.1 and BA.2, a study by ICMR and Bharat Biotech has found.

Maharashtra's Thane Logs Over 600 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

With the addition of 607 new COVID-19 cases, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,15,305, an official said today.

These new cases were reported on Tuesday, he said.

The viral infection also claimed the life of one person, taking the death count in the district to 11,896, he said, adding that the COVID-19 mortality rate in Thane stood at 1.67 per cent.

COVID-19 UPDATE - JUNE 15

India recorded 8,822 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours

Number of Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours: 15

India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 53,637

195.5 crore Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive

Active cases stand at 0.12%

Recovery rate currently at 98.66%

5,718 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases the total recoveries to 4,26,67,088

Daily positivity rate (2%)

Weekly positivity rate (2.35%)

85.58 crore total tests conducted so far; 4,40,278 tests conducted in the last 24 hours

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