India COVID-19 Highlights: The active COVID-19 cases in India rose to 26,976. (Representational)
India today reported 3,714 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,85,049, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.
The daily positivity rate of 1.62 per cent was observed in the last 24 hours, while the weekly positivity rate was recorded to be 0.91 per cent, the health ministry said.
The active cases rose to 26,976 and the death count climbed to 5,24,708 with 7 fresh fatalities, according to the government data.
Here are the Highlights on coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
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West Bengal Reports 61 New COVID-19 Cases Today
West Bengal reported 61 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the count to 20,19,747, a health department bulletin said.
The COVID-19 death count remained at 21,205 as no new Covid-related death was reported.
West Bengal currently has 432 active COVID-19 cases while 19,98,110 people have recovered from the disease, including 41 in the last 24 hours.
Over 194 Crore Covid Vaccine Dose Administered In IndiaThe cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 194.41 crore on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said.
A total of 95,089 precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered to those aged 18-59 years till 7 pm on today, taking the total number of such doses given in this age-group to 28,58,030 so far, according to the health ministry data.
So far, 3.46 crore children in the age group of 12-14 years and 5.96 crore adolescents in the age group 15-18 years have been administered the first dose of the vaccine.
India on April 10 began administering precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all aged above 18 years.
Tamil Nadu Reports 144 New COVID-19 Cases Today
Tamil Nadu today reported 144 new COVID-19 cases. Of the 144 cases, 5 were returnees from Turkey, Singapore and Jharkhand, taking the overall case count to 34,56,317, the Health department said.
The death count remained unchanged at 38,025 after no Covid-related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours
The total number of people who recovered from the disease reached 34,17,365 with 79 more people getting discharged in the last 24 hours, leaving 927 active cases.
The BA.4 and BA.5 lineages of Omicron variant were detected in Tamil Nadu earlier.
Jammu And Kashmir Reports 7 New COVID-19 Cases Today
Jammu and Kashmir today reported 7 new COVID-19 cases that took the overall tally to 4,54,290, officials said.
Of the new cases, 6 were from Jammu district while 1 was detected in Baramulla district.
There are 55 active cases while the overall recoveries have reached 4,49,483.
The COVID-19 death count stands at 4,752. No Covid-related death was reported in the last 24 hours.
There were 51 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus), officials said.
Ladakh Reports 1 New COVID-19 Case Today
Ladakh today reported 1 new COVID-19 case that took its overall case count to 28,272, officials said. The latest case was detected in Leh.
The death count remained unchanged at 228, with 168 deaths from Leh and 60 from Kargil.
There are 7 active COVID-19 cases in Ladakh. So far, 28,038 patients have recovered from COVID-19 in the Union Territory.
Maharashtra Reports 1,881 New COVID-19 Cases Today, Over 60 Per Cent From Mumbai
Maharashtra reported 1,881 new COVID-19 cases today, significantly higher than yesterday when 1,036 cases were reported.
Mumbai today reported 1,242 cases, up from 676 cases reported yesterday. Mumbai reported over 60 per cent of total cases in the state today.
198 New COVID-19 Cases In Maharashtra's Thane In 24 Hours
Maharashtra's Thane district has reported 198 new COVID-19 cases, taking its infection tally to 7,11,313, an official said today.
These new cases were recorded on Monday, he said.
The death count in the district remained unchanged at 11,895 and the COVID-19 mortality rate stood at 1.67 per cent, he added.
COVID-19 UPDATE - JUNE 7
India records 3,714 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
Number of deaths due to COVID-19 in last 24 hours: 7
India's active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 26,976
194.27 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far under nationwide vaccination drive
Active cases stand at 0.06%
Recovery rate currently at 98.72%
2,513 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases total recoveries to 4,26,33,365
Daily positivity rate (1.21%)
Weekly positivity rate (0.97%)
85.32 crore total tests conducted so far; 3,07,716 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
India today reported 3,714 new COVID-19 infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,85,049, according to the Union Health Ministry data.