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Jammu & Kashmir coronavirus update: 1,217 new cases, 20 deaths reported

A total of 1,217 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday taking the total count of cases to 71,049.According to official data, 1,937 recoveries and 20 deaths due to COVID-19 were also reported in the Union Territory. The total cases include 18,430 active cases, 51,494 recoveries and 1,125 deaths.Meanwhile, the country's COVID-19 case count crossed 59-lakh mark with a spike of 85,362 new cases, Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Pune coronavirus update: 4,180 new cases added in district, 93 more die

The COVID-19 tally in Pune district of Maharashtra mounted to 2,73,012 with addition of 4,180 new cases in the last 24 hours, a health official said on Saturday. With 93 people succumbing to the infection, the total fatality count in the district reached 6,220, he said. A total of 1,695 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours. "Of the 4,180 fresh cases, 1,637 infections were reported from the limits of Pune Municipal Corporation, which now has 1,40,588 patients. A total of 1,151 new cases were reported from Pimpri Chinchwad area, where the COVID-19 count now stands at 75,267," the official said. The number of positive cases in rural, civil hospital and Pune Cantonment Board areas has increased to 57,157, he added.

Manipur's Covid-19 tally tops 10,000-mark with 260 fresh cases

Manipur's COVID-19 caseload went past the 10,000-mark with 260 fresh cases, including 20 security personnel, an official said on Saturday. The northeastern state's coronavirus tally now stands at 10,051. The death toll rose to 64 after a 57-year-old woman from Imphal East succumbed to the virus, he said. Imphal West District reported the highest number of 120 new infections, followed by 36 from Imphal East, 21 from Thoubal and 20 from Churachandpur, the official said. At least 79 people have been cured of the disease since Friday, taking the recovery count to 7,681. Manipur has 2,306 active cases at present, including 410 personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces, he added.

Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: 317 fresh cases, seven more deaths

Himachal Pradesh recorded 317 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally in the state to 13,997.

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: 2,311 new cases, 29 deaths reported

Madhya Pradesh on Saturday saw 2,311 new coronavirus cases, pushing its case count to 1,19,899, the state health department said

Ahmedabad coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases in district cross 36,000

The COVID-19 tally in Ahmedabad district rose to 36,048 on Saturday with the addition of 195 fresh cases, Gujarat health department said. With three persons succumbing to the infection in the city, the total toll in the district went up to 1,816, it said. A total of 182 patients, including 156 from Ahmedabad and 26 from rural areas, weredischarged in the day, taking the count of recoveries in the district to 29,924, the department said in a release. Of the 195 new infections, 175 were reported from Ahmedabad city, while 20 cases were detected in rural areas. Of the total 2,355 cases in rural Ahmedabad, 2,243 patients have been discharged so far, including 26 in the day, officials said. Ahmedabad civic body has so far detected 966 COVID-19 cases after conducting 67,845 tests in 7,810 offices in the city under its "COVID-19 coordinator scheme," a senior official has said. As per the COVID-19 bulletin issued by the civic body, the city has 3,794 active cases. At 681,

Epidemic Diseases Bill passed in LS to protect frontline Covid workers

The Bill was passed a few minutes before 12 O'clock

Covid-19 in numbers: Here's the Latest data on cases and deaths globally

Refer to the following tables for data on confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths and recoveries in India and across the world

DATA STORY: Biggest single-day spike in coronavirus deaths, recoveries

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

DATA STORY: India sees biggest single-day jump in recoveries, net drop in active Covid cases

Among states with more than 25,000 cases, the five with worst recovery rates are Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha

Delhi coronavirus update: Sub-1,000 new cases for first time since June 1

With 954 new daily cases on Monday, the national capital reported its smallest single-day jump in coronavirus cases since June 1

Covid-19 fight: Medical students in Gujarat to help meet staff shortage

The Gujarat govt has announced that to meet the need for medical staff for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, medical students will be roped in as assistants

Delhi court grants bail to Malaysians from Tablighi Jamaat congregation

Delhi's Saket Court granted bail to the Malaysian nationals who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in March

Covid-19 Factoid: Maharashtra becomes first state to have 200,000+ cases

More than half the confirmed cases in Maharashtra have recovered, while 8,671 people have died, the most for an Indian state

'Covid warrior club' in action: West Bengal's strategy to contain pandemic

The West Bengal government has set up a 'Covid warrior club' in Murshidabad district comprising people who have recovered and are willing to aid the administration and health workers

Coronavirus daily update: Bengal sees highest single-day spike of 542 cases

West Bengal registered its highest single-day increase in the number of Covid-19 cases on Friday, with 542 fresh infections pushing the tally in the state to 16,190. The state's death toll rose by 10

Coronavirus daily update: Mumbai records 1,297 new cases, 44 deaths

Mumbai, one of the cities most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in India, on Friday reported 1,297 new Covid-19 cases and 44 deaths

Covid-19: Serological survey to begin in Delhi on Saturday

Survey to aid comprehensive analysis of Covid-19 in Delhi and prepare a broad strategy to combat the pandemic

PIL for guidelines on COVID-19 testing of mentally ill homeless; HC seeks Centre, AAP govt stand

The Delhi High Court asked the Centre and the AAP government on Thursday to reply to a PIL seeking directions to them to issue guidelines for COVID-19 testing of mentally ill homeless persons in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to them seeking their stand on the plea by a lawyer alleging a "casual approach" on the part of the Delhi government, particularly its Chief Secretary, while dealing with issues of health of homeless persons with mental illness. The court listed the matter for further hearing on July 9. Advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal claimed in his petition that the Delhi government has not taken seriously the lack of guidelines with respect to COVID-19 testing of mentally ill homeless persons. He said the high court had on June 9 directed it to address the grievances raised by him in another PIL with regard to mentally ill homeless persons in accordance with law, rules, regulations and government policy. He said

Out of India's total COVID-19 cases, only 4.16 pc of patients required ventilator support: Govt official

According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 4,56,183 and the death toll rose to 14,476 on Wednesday