India on Tuesday conducted 1,012,367 coronavirus tests - the fourth instance of more than 1 million tests in a day - and had a test positivity rate of 7.7%
India on Monday conducted 1,016,920 coronavirus tests - the third instance of more than 1 million tests in a day - and had a test positivity rate of 6.9%
Andhra Pradesh has overtaken Tamil Nadu's tally to become the second-most-affected state by total cases
India now accounts for 11.23% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 7.50% of all deaths (one in every 13)
There's no word on what caused the collapse or on the fate of the birthday guest and other celebrants
India's new daily closed cases stand at 66,071 - 1,021 deaths and 65,050 recoveries. The share of deaths in total closed cases stands at 1.57%
India's new daily closed cases stand at 61,234 - 1,057 deaths and 60,177 recoveries. The share of deaths in total closed cases stands at 1.73%
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Kerala, Haryana, Tripura and Goa have all reported their respective biggest single-day spikes in total cases
The states add UTs that have reported their biggest respective single-day jump in total cases today are West Bengal, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh
Among states with more than 25,000 cases, the five with worst recovery rates are Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha
India now accounts for 10.43% of all active cases globally (one in every 10 active cases), and 6.59% of all deaths (one in every 15)
The highest single-day surge in COVID-19 cases went past 17,000 on Friday, pushing India's tally to4,90,401, while the death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. Updated at 8 am, the data showed the daily COVID-19 cases increased by the highest-ever 17,296 cases. India registered over 14,000 cases for the seventh day in a row and witnessed a surge of 2,99,866 infections from June 1 till 26. The number of active cases stands at1,89, 463while 2,85,636 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the updated figure at 8 am. "Thus, around 58.24 per cent patients have recovered so far," an official said. The total number of confirmed cases include foreigners. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 77,76,228 samples have been tested up to June 25 with 2,15,446 samples being tested on Thursday. Of the 407 new deaths reported till Friday morning,192 were in Maharashtra,
The Delhi govt, in a statement on Thursday had said the Covid-19 death audit committee is "working impartially"
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The govt has issued an advisory to Loknayak Jayaprakash Hospital to "be careful in future" and follow the orders of the Health Department so that there is no inconsistency in reporting death toll
The Covid-19 crisis, however, has provided the BJP with an opportunity to strike the ruling party where it hurts the most: Its governance record
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