New Delhi: India today recorded 17,092 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,34,86,326. According to the Union Health Ministry data, the active cases rose to 109,568 today.
India also recorded 29 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus fatalities to 5,25,168.
The active cases comprise 0.21 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.58 per cent, the ministry said.
Here are the highlights on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Jul 03, 2022 01:21 (IST)
Mumbai Covid Update: Mumbai Reports 811 New Covid Cases, 2 More Deaths
Mumbai on Saturday recorded 811 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths, the city's civic body said. The death count now stands at 19,614, it added. Mumbai is now left with 8,610 active cases.
Jul 03, 2022 00:27 (IST)
COVID-19 India News: 1,499 New Covid Cases, 3 More Deaths In West Bengal
The death count due to COVID-19 in West Bengal increased to 21,222 on Saturday after three more patients died due to the infection in the last 24 hours, a health department bulletin said. The state added 1,499 fresh cases, it said. The positivity rate stood at 14.94 per cent. Kolkata reported 550 new cases, the bulletin stated. West Bengal now has 9,290 active cases and 20,02,151 people, including 483 in the last 24 hours, have recovered from the disease in the state, it said. (PTI)
Jul 03, 2022 00:10 (IST)
COVID-19 India News: Maharashtra Reports 2,971 Covid Cases, 5 Deaths
Maharashtra on Saturday recorded 2,971 new coronavirus cases and five pandemic-related deaths, the state health department said. Mumbai reported 811 new cases and two deaths. The state's overall COVID-19 case count increased to 79,82,334, while the number of deaths rose to 1,47,934.
Jul 02, 2022 20:10 (IST)
Covid Update: Delhi Registers 678 New Covid Cases
Delhi records 678 new Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate stands at 3.98 per cent.
Jul 02, 2022 14:12 (IST)
Active COVID-19 Cases In Odisha Breach 1,000
Odisha recorded 231 new cases on Friday, 27 more than the previous day, the highest in four months, taking the tally to 12,90,192, the health department said.
There are 1,035 active COVID-19 cases, the first time since March 11 that the current infections were above the 1,000 mark.
The daily test positivity rate rose to 1.7 per cent out of 13,628 samples.
Khurda district reported the highest number of new cases at 99, followed by 35 in Cuttack. Thirty children were among the new infections.
The count remained at 9,126 as there were no fresh deaths. Sixty-eight more people have recuperated from COVID-19, taking the total number of recoveries to 12,79,978.
On February 27, the state had logged 251 new cases.
Jul 02, 2022 13:35 (IST)
11 New COVID-19 Cases In Ladakh In 24 Hours
Ladakh reported 11 new Covid cases that pushed the infection tally to 28,429, officials said today.
The Ladakh administration on Friday had ordered a 15-day summer vacation in all government and private schools in Leh district from July 4 amid a spike in Covid cases.
The Ladakh Children Festival, scheduled from July 4-16, has also been postponed amid rising cases over the past month, officials said.
All the new cases were detected in Leh, taking the active cases in the district to 82, officials said.
There was no active case in Kargil district where the last Covid patient was discharged on Wednesday, they said.
Eight more patients were discharged in Leh on Friday taking the overall recoveries in Ladakh to 28,119, officials said.
Ladakh has so far recorded 228 fatalities linked to the pandemic since its outbreak. Of the total fatalities, Leh accounts for the highest 168 deaths followed by 60 in Kargil.
In an order, District Magistrate, Leh, Shrikant Balasahib Suse said, "In the wake of the recent spike in the Covid cases, especially among children, it will appropriate to pre-pone the summer vacations in all government and private schools in Leh district as a measure to break the chain of infection".
Jul 02, 2022 12:18 (IST)
Maharashtra's Thane Records 546 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
Thane district in Maharashtra has reported 546 new coronavirus positive cases, taking its infection tally to 7,28,511, a health official said today.
With the addition of these cases on Friday, there are now 5,110 active cases in the district, he said.
As one patient died due to the infection during the day, the fatality count reached 11,907, while the number of recovered patients has gone up to 7,10,948, the official added.
Jul 02, 2022 12:02 (IST)
COVID-19 UPDATE - JULY 2
197.84 crore Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive
India's active Covid caseload currently stands at 1,09,568
Active cases stand at 0.25%
Recovery rate currently at 98.54%
14,684 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases the total recoveries to 4,28,51,590
India records 17,092 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Number of Covid-related deaths recorded in the last 24 hours: 29 (Kerala added 13 backlog deaths)
Daily positivity rate (4.14%)
Weekly positivity rate (3.56%)
86.32 crore total tests conducted so far; 4,12,570 tests conducted in the last 24 hours