India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 3,15,72,344 with 44,230 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 3.07 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The death count increased to 4,23,217 with 555 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Meanwhile, Karnataka and capital Bengaluru today recorded a steep spike in Covid cases.
The state reported 2,052 new cases today, 34 per cent more than Wednesday's tally of 1,531. The capital city clocked 505 cases, also 34 per cent more than Wednesday's count of 376.
According to the state bulletin, the number of active Covid cases in the state stands at 23,253. The state's positivity rate was 1.37 per cent on Thursday as 1,48,861 samples were tested.
President Joe Biden on Thursday stepped up actions to combat the spread of Covid-19's surging Delta variant, asking every US federal worker to either declare they are fully vaccinated or wear masks and be tested.
"We have the tools to prevent this new wave of Covid from shutting down our businesses, our schools, our society as we saw happen last year," the veteran Democrat said in a speech on his administration's new initiatives.
The White House said ahead of the address that all four million federal employees and on-site contractors "will be asked to attest to their vaccination status."
Here are the LIVE updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
Jul 30, 2021 19:55 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Goa Reports 152 New COVID-19 Cases, 134 Recoveries
Goa's coronavirus caseload rose to 1,71,052, after 152 persons tested positive for the infection on Friday. At least 134 patients were discharged from hospitals, while two died of the infection during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 1,66,813 and death count to 3,146. With this, the coastal state is left with 1,093 active cases.
Jul 30, 2021 19:10 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Haryana Records 3 COVID-19 Fatalities, 26 Fresh Cases
Three people died from coronavirus in Haryana on Friday as 26 fresh cases surfaced, taking the state's infection count to 7,69,884. The disease has claimed 9,633 lives in the state since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. The total active cases in the state were 712. The total recoveries so far are 7,59,539, the bulletin said, adding that the recovery rate stands at 98.66 per cent.
Jul 30, 2021 18:20 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 2,068 New COVID-19 Cases, 22 Deaths In Andhra Pradesh
The cumulative COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh climbed to 19,64,117 as 2,068 were added
afresh in 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday. A health department bulletin said 2,127 patients got
cured while 22 others succumbed in 24 hours. The recoveries now totalled 19,29,565 and deaths 13,354. The number of active cases stood at 21,198, the bulletin added.
Jul 30, 2021 14:27 (IST)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Odisha Registers 1,558 New COVID-19 Cases, 66 Fresh Fatalities
Odisha's COVID-19 tally surged to 9,75,690 on Friday as 1,558 more people tested positive for the infection, while 66 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death count to 5,834. The state's daily test positivity rate (TPR) also registered a marginal dip to 2.05 per cent from 2.09 per cent on Thursday. As many as 904 new cases were reported in quarantine centres, while 654 infections were detected during contact tracing.
