Coronavirus wrap July 10: Complete lockdown in Pune for 10 days; Karnataka CM home-quarantined
Globally, there have been over 1.2 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 5.5 lakh people have died so far.... Read More
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 108th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India has so far recorded 7,93,802 cases, which includes 21,604 deaths. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. However, the recovery rate is rising and now stands at 62.4 percent.
Globally, there have been over 1.2 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 5.5 lakh people have died so far. Catch the highlights here:
In Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, New Zealand, Italy, Spain, South Korea and even in Dharavi, a densely packed area in Mumbai, strong focus on community engagement and basics of testing, tracing, isolating and treating the sick is key to breaking chains of transmission and suppressing the virus.
Mumbai has reported 1,354 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 73 virus-related deaths. The total number of deaths due to the virus in the city have risen to 5,202. The recovery in Mumbai district is now at 68 percent while the doubling rate is at 49 days.
387 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir today, 97 from Jammu division and 290 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stands at 9,888 including 3,943 actives cases, 5,786 recoveries and 159 deaths.
Today the world recorded 12 million cases. In the last 6 weeks cases have more than doubled.
Uttar Pradesh has reported 1,347 fresh COVID-19 cases and 27 deaths.
Maharashtra govt to buy anti-viral drugs on big scale: Anil Deshmukh
Amid complaints of shortage of anti-viral drugs Remdesivir and Tocilizumab, Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh on Friday said the government will buy them "on a big scale" to ensure that they are available for the needy across the state "soon".
He also said that the government will take strict action against black marketeers of the drugs, which are used in treating COVID-19 patients.
Maharashtra reports 7,862 fresh COVID-19 cases and 226 deaths. The recovery rate in the state has gone up to 55.62 percent.
2089 COVID-19positive cases reported in Delhi today, 2468 recovered/discharged/migrated and 42 deaths also reported. The total number of positive cases in the national capital rises to 1,09,140 including 84,694 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,300 deaths.
2,313 new COVID-19cases and 57 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 33,418 and death toll to 543.
1,198 new COVID-19positive cases, 26 deaths and 522 discharged in West Bengal in the last 24 hours. The total tally stands at 27,109 including 880 deaths and 17,348 discharged.
875 positive cases of COVID-19and 14 deaths reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State tally rises to 40,155 including 28,183 cured/discharged and 2,024 deaths.
Lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram has been extended for a week. Triple lockdown will be imposed in containment zones.
