India Covid Highlights: The national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.58 per cent, (Representational)
India recorded 18,819 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 4,34,52,164. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated today, the active cases rose to 104,555 today.
The death count climbed to 5,25,116 with 39 new Covid fatalities in India.
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 updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Odisha logs 155 new COVID-19 cases, wearing masks made mandatory in Bhubaneswar
Odisha on Thursday reported 155 fresh COVID-19 cases, including 16 children, pushing the tally to 12,89,757, the health department said.
The death toll remained at 9,126.
On Wednesday, the state had registered 149 fresh coronavirus cases.
Odisha now has 729 active cases, while 12,79,849 people have recovered from the disease so far, it said.
The positivity rate stood at 1.21 per cent, the department added.
Chhattisgarh logs 167 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death; active tally at 933
Chhattisgarh on Thursday reported 167 new COVID-19 cases at a positivity rate of 1.25 per cent, taking the overall tally to 11,54,346, while the death toll increased by one to reach 14,037, an official said.
The death toll had remained unchanged at 14,306 in the state since June 24, he said.
The recovery count stood at 11,39,376 after one person was discharged from hospital and 93 people completed their home isolation period during the day, leaving the state with 933 active cases, he said.
"Raipur recorded the maximum cases at 55, followed by 33 in Durg, 12 each in Bemetara and Bilaspur among other districts. No coronavirus cases were reported in nine districts," the official said.
Telangana posts 468 new COVID-19 cases
Telangana on Thursday recorded 468 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the total case count to 8,00,944.
Hyderabad district registered the highest number of cases with 253, followed by neighbouring Ranga Reddy 47 and Medchal Malkajgiri 39.
A health department bulletin said 246 people recuperated from the infection and the cumulative number of recoveries till date was 7,92,190.
The recovery rate slipped to 98.91 per cent.
COVID-19: Delhi records 865 cases, zero fatality
Delhi recorded 865 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 4.45 per cent and zero fatality, according to data shared by the health department here on Thursday.
With the fresh infections, Delhi's case tally climbed to 19,34,874. The death toll stood at 26,261.
The city on Wednesday had logged 1,109 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 5.87 per cent and one fatality, according to the health department.
Coronavirus Updates: Maharashtra records 3,640 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths; active tally at 24,940
Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 3,640 fresh coronavirus cases and three fatalities linked to the infection, the state health department said.
With these additions, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 79,76,114, while the death toll increased to 1,47,925, said the department in a bulletin.
On Wednesday, the state had recorded 3,957 cases and seven deaths.
Mumbai recorded 1,265 cases and one fatality.
One death each was registered in Ahmednagar city and Kolhapur district, the bulletin said.
Mumbai logs 1,265 COVID-19 cases, 1 death; June sees sharp rise in new patients, fatalities compared to May
Mumbai on Thursday logged 1,265 new coronavirus cases, about 16 per cent less than the previous day, while one more patient succumbed to the infection, the city civic body said.
With these additions, the overall COVID-19 tally in the city increased to 11,12,492, while the death toll rose to 19,610, said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a bulletin.
The metropolis reported 239 fewer COVID-19 cases and one less death compared to the previous day.
On Wednesday, Mumbai had reported 1,504 coronavirus cases and two fatalities linked to the respiratory disease.
Also, after a gap of seven days, Mumbai has seen a single death.
Puducherry logs 77 new COVID-19 casesPuducherry logged 77 fresh cases of coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total positives to 1,66,515.
Director of Health G Sriramulu said the new cases surfaced during the examination of 1,824 samples. Puducherry region alone accounted for 59 fresh cases out of the 77 while Karaikal registered 13 infections followed by Yanam five. Mahe, an enclave of Puducherry in Kerala did not register any fresh case.
The Director said that 39 patients recovered during last twenty four hours and the overall recoveries were 1,64,211. No fatality occurred in any of the four regions of Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. The toll remained 1,962.
Active cases were 342 of whom eight patients were in hospitals and the remaining 334 patients in home quarantine.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Odisha logs 155 fresh COVID-19 cases
Odisha on Thursday reported 155 new COVID-19 cases, including 16 children, pushing the tally to 12,89,757, the health department said.
The death toll remained at 9,126.
On Wednesday, the state had registered 149 fresh coronavirus cases.
Odisha now has 729 active cases, while 12,79,849 people have recovered from the disease so far, it said. The positivity rate stood at 1.21 per cent, the department added.
Maharashtra's Thane Sees 674 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
Maharashtra's Thane district has recorded 674 new cases of coronavirus that raised the tally of infections to 7,27,356, a health official said today.
With the addition of the latest infections detected on Wednesday, the district currently has 5,585 active cases, he said.
The count stood at 11,906, after one patient died of the infection, while the count of recoveries has reached 7,09,191, the official added.
Andaman and Nicobar Logs 8 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours
The Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported eight new COVID-19 cases today, four less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 10,157, a health department official said.
Five patients have travel history while three infections were detected during contact tracing, the official said.
The archipelago now has 42 active COVID-19 cases, while 9,986 people have recovered from the disease, including four in the last 24 hours, he said.
A total of 129 patients have succumbed to COVID-19 till date.
The Union Territory administration has so far tested 7,53,930 samples for COVID-19 and the cumulative test positivity rate is 1.35 per cent.
A total of 3,41,144 people have been inoculated with both doses of the vaccine so far, the official added.
Mizoram Reports 39 New COVID-19 Cases Today, Daily Positivity Rate 10.1%
Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,29,048 as 39 more people tested positive for the infection today, 25 less than the previous day, a health department official said.
The 39 fresh cases were detected from 386 samples tested and the single-day positivity rate is 10.1 per cent, he said.
The COVID-19 death count remained at 703 as no fresh fatality was reported, the official said.
Mizoram now has 261 active COVID-19 cases while 2,28,084 people have recovered from the disease, including nine people on Wednesday.
The COVID-19 recovery rate now is 99.57 per cent.
The northeastern state has tested more than 19.37 lakh samples for COVID-19.
According to state immunisation officer Lalmuanawma Jongte, over 8.66 lakh people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine till Wednesday.
COVID-19 UPDATE - JUNE 30
India records 18,819 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Number of Covid deaths reported in last 24 hours: 39 (Kerala added 17 backlog deaths)
India's active Covid caseload currently stands at 1,04,555
197.61 crore Covid vaccine doses have been administered so far under the nationwide vaccination drive
Active cases stand at 0.24%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.55%
13,827 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases the total recoveries to 4,28,22,493
Daily positivity rate (4.16%)
Weekly positivity rate (3.72%)
86.23 crore total tests conducted so far; 4,52,430 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
India's active COVID-19 cases went past the 1 lakh mark with 18,819 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. India also recorded 39 Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours.