Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 104th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India has so far recorded 6,97,413 cases, which includes 19,693 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. However, the recovery rate is rising and now stands at 60.9 percent.
Globally, there have been over 1.14 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 5.3 lakh people have died so far. Catch the highlights here:
11 deaths and 1831 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 25,733 including 10,646 active cases, 14,781 discharged and 306 deceased.
Harvard has announced thatall course instruction will be taught online for the 2020-21 academic year.
Jharkhand records 39 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of cases to 2,854. The death toll stands at 20.
Maharashtra easing lockdown curbs; hoteliers divided over 33% cap
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government on July 6 decided to allow hotels and lodges outside of containment zones to reopen and function at maximum 33 percent capacity from July 8.
Hoteliers, battered by the prolonged lockdown preventing hotels from hosting guests while being made to accept guests checking in for quarantine purposes, have welcomed the move.
|Rohit Kansal, Principal Secy- Power and Information, J&K: Jammu & Kashmir to re-open for tourism soon. Govt to issue detailed guidelines and SoP shortly. LG issues directions in a high-level meeting in Srinagar today.
499 new COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 17,504 including 13,335 recovered, 3893 active cases and 276 deaths.
Mumbai has reported 1,201 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 39 deaths. The city has also reported 1,269 recoveries today. The total virus-related deaths in the city have now reached 4,935.
Rajasthan reported 524 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 20,688 and death toll to 461. Number of active cases stands at 3,949.
Milind Deora tweets video of Mumbai's new retrofitted autorickshaw that will help fight COVID-19
Mumbai received a retrofitted autorickshaw on July 6 which will help in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic by bringing oxygen support to the doorstep of COVID-19 patients suffering from respiratory issues.
The van contains a stretcher for COVID-19 patients, a bench for healthcare workers, a first aid kit, an oxygen cylinder, and a humidifier. It is fitted with eight automatic sanitizer nozzles that would disinfectant the vehicle before and after each COVID-19 patient’s visit. It is additionally covered by a twin layer of tarp to ensure the driver’s safety.
Karnataka has reported1,843 COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 25,317 including 10,527 recoveries and 401 deaths. Highest 981 cases have been reported in Bengaluru in the last 24 hours.
735 positive cases of COVID-19and 17 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 36,858 including 26,323 cured/discharged and 1,962 deaths.
