Coronavirus Highlights: India Logs 13,615 New Covid Cases In 24 Hours

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Telangana Reports 562 New Covid Cases
Telangana on Tuesday recorded 562 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the state tally to 8,07,134.

Hyderabad district recorded the highest number of cases with 329, followed by Ranga Reddy (60) and Medchal Malkajgiri (52).

A health department bulletin said 616 people recuperated from the infection and the cumulative number of recoveries till date was 7,97,911. The recovery rate saw a minor rise and stood at 98.86 per cent.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 356 New Covid Cases In Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday recorded 356 covid cases, the highest single day number in the recent days, officials said.

With this, the state's COVID-19 tally climbed to 2,88,135 on Tuesday, officials said.

So far, 4,125 people have died from the infection in the state since its outbreak.

Italy To Begin Administering 2nd Covid Booster Dose To Over-60s
Italy will soon start its campaign to administer a second COVID-19 booster to everyone aged over 60, the health minister said on Monday, after receiving a green light from European Union health agencies.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Mizoram Logs 120 New COVID-19 Cases
Mizoram reported 120 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 31 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 2,29,982, a health department official said.

The death toll remained at 706 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, he said.

Aizawl district reported the highest number of fresh cases at 100, followed by Champhai and Saitual at 10 each.

14 Covid Cases In Andamans In 24 Hours

Fourteen more people contracted Covid-19 in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 11 more than the previous day, taking the tally to 10,253 today, a health bulletin stated.

There are 44 active cases and 11 more people recuperated in the past 24 hours, taking the recoveries to 10,080.

The death count remained at 129 as there were no new deaths recorded.

The administration has tested 7,58,557 samples for COVID-19 so far.

Mizoram Logs 120 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

Mizoram reported 120 new COVID-19 cases today, 31 more than the previous day, with the tally rising to 2,29,982, a health department official said.

The death count remained at 706 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours, he said.

Aizawl district reported the highest number of fresh cases at 100, followed by Champhai and Saitual at 10 each.

The fresh cases were detected from 547 sample tests with a daily positivity rate at 24.94 per cent, the official said.

The ratio was 50.28 per cent the previous day.

At least 33 people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of recoveries to 2,28,535.

The northeastern state now has 741 active cases, the official said.

More than 19.41 lakh samples have been tested for COVID-19.

The state government had on Monday instructed disaster management authorities and deputy commissioners in all districts to implement COVID appropriate behaviour in a strict manner, amid rising number of infections.

Ladakh Reports 3 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

Ladakh reported three fresh COVID-19 cases today, taking the overall infection tally of the union territory to 28,573, officials said.

All fresh cases were reported in Leh, which over the last two months has seen a spurt in the number of infections, the officials said.

So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh.

Of these, 168 deaths were reported in Leh and 60 in Kargil, according to the officials.

There are 54 active cases in Ladakh, all of which are in Leh, they said.

A total of 3,728 people, including 2,080 air travellers, were screened for COVID-19 in Leh and Kargil districts on Saturday, they said.

Six people were discharged from hospitals in Leh after recovering from the infection.

With this, the total number of recoveries stands at 28,291, the officials said.

Puducherry Logs 165 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

Puducherry witnessed a rise in number of daily COVID-19 cases with 165 fresh infections being registered today, taking the overall caseload to 1,67,879.

The Health Department tested 2492 samples and identified the new cases.

While Puducherry region alone saw 127 fresh cases, Karaikal reported 32 and Yanam six. Mahe an enclave of Puducherry in Kerala did not have any fresh case today.

Director of Health G Sriramulu said the active cases which were 543 on Monday shot up to 915 today which comprised 10 patients in hospitals and 905 patients in home quarantine.

The Director said 93 patients recovered during last twenty- four hours and the overall recoveries were 1,65,002.

There was no fatality during last twenty-four hours and the death count remained 1,962.

Mr Sriramulu said the Health Department has examined so far 23,10,551 samples and found 19,53,133 out of them to be negative.

The test positivity rate was 6.62 percent while the fatality and recovery rates were 1.17 percent and 98.29 percent, respectively.

The Health Department has administered so far 17,57,360 doses which comprised 9,73,531 first doses, 7,44,289 second doses and 39,540 booster doses.

Maharashtra's Thane Records 114 New COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

As many as 114 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra's Thane district, taking the tally of infections to 7,31,578, a health official said today.

These new cases were reported on Monday. The district currently has 2,037 active COVID-19 cases, he said.

One death was also reported on Monday, raising the death count in Thane to 11,915, he said.

The recovery count in the district has reached 7,17,447, the official added.

29 Covid Cases Recorded In Arunachal Pradesh

Twenty-nine more people were afflicted with Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, 18 more than the previous day, taking the tally to 64,712 today, a health official said.

There are 184 active cases, including 79 in Lohit district. Five more patients recuperated, taking the recoveries to 64,232, the official said.

The death count remained at 296 as there was no new fatality, State Surveillance Officer Lobsang Jampa said.

The test positivity rate was 13.5 per cent as 215 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.

Ten new infections were from Lohit district, five from West Kameng, four from Leparada, three from the Capital Complex Region and two each from Lower Subansiri and Lower Dibang Valley district respectively, he said.

344 Covid Cases In Assam In 24 Hours, Highest In 5 Months

Assam has recorded 344 more Covid-19 cases, the highest in the last five months, taking the tally to 7,26,855, the National Health Mission said today.

The test positivity rate rose to 11.58 per cent and 2,970 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, according to the bulletin.

There are 1,858 active cases, while 93 more patients recuperated, taking the recoveries to 7,17,036, it said.

Dibrugarh recorded the highest number of 58 cases, followed by 49 in Kamrup Rural and 43 in Kamrup Metro.

The death count remained at 6,642 as there were no new fatalities, while 1,347 Covid patients have died so far due to other reasons since 2020.

COVID-19 UPDATE - JULY 12

India recorded 13,615 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours

Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours: 20

India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 1,31,043

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

Active cases stand at 0.30%

Recovery rate currently at 98.50%

13,265 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases the total recoveries to 4,29,96,427

Daily positivity rate (3.23%)

Weekly positivity rate (4.24%)

86.73 crore total tests conducted so far; 4,21,292 tests conducted in the last 24 hours

Italy To Begin Administering 2nd Covid Booster Dose To Over-60s
Italy will soon start its campaign to administer a second COVID-19 booster to everyone aged over 60, the health minister said on Monday, after receiving a green light from European Union health agencies.