Coronavirus India News highlights: Karnataka reports 6,706 fresh COVID-19 cases, 103 deaths

793 new COVID-19 casesreported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 44,817.

Chhattisgarh reported 408 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Thursday, which took the case tally to 13,960 and death toll to 115, a health official said.

While two coronavirus patients died on Thursday and another on Wednesday night, samples of three others who had died earlier were found to have been positive during the day, he said.

150 patients were discharged from hospitals following recovery from the infection on Thursday.

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Five security personnel of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakurtestpositive for COVID-19,Dr Surekha Chopra, Chief Medical Officer, Shimla has said.

2,997 new COVID-19positive cases, 2,497 discharges and 56 deaths reported in West Bengal today. Total number of cases now at 1,07,323 including 26,447 active cases, 2,259 deaths and 78,617 discharges.

Goa on Thursday reported its highest single-day count of 570 COVID-19 cases, taking the tally beyond the 10,000-mark, a health department official said.

The statewide tally rose to 10,494 with the addition of 570 COVID-19 cases, the official said.

Two men, aged 48 and 73, succumbed to the infection, taking the toll to 91, he said.

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis writes to CM Uddhav Thackeray, requesting him to reopen gyms. His letter reads, "If you've opened liquor shops, why not allow gyms. Improving state's financial condition is important but health is more important in these times."

The battle against COVID-19 was long drawn and the focus should continue on early contact tracing, testing and prevention measures, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday told her, Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi said.

The scientist paid a surprise visit to the state Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) and the COVID-19 war room.

Bedi further said, during a telephonic conversation with her, Swaminathan emphasised on continued adherence to "early contact tracing, testing and prevention plans" and that there should in no way be slackness in continuing the focus.

1200 new COVID-19cases, 884 recoveries and 48 deaths reported in Mumbai today. Total positive cases in Mumbai increase to 1,27,571. including 19,332 active cases, 1,00,954 recoveries and 6,988 deaths till date. Recovery rate is 79.

416 new COVID-19cases and 327 treated/cured cases reported in Uttarakhand today. The total number of cases in the state stands at 11,302, including 4,103 active cases, 7,014 recoveries and 143 deaths.

Nagpur records 727 new COVID-19 cases; 18 deaths

At least 727 fresh cases of COVID-19 were detected in Nagpur, taking the tally to 11,709 in the region on Thursday, a district official said.

As per the release issued by the district information office, 189 patients were discharged from hospitals and the number of recoveries stood at 5,516.

Apart from this, 18 infected persons died on Thursday, rising the fatalities to 420, of which 294 deaths were from Nagpur and 126 are from rural areas and outside the district.

6706 COVID-19cases, 8609 cases of discharge and 103 deaths reported in Karnataka today. Total cases in the state stand at 2,03,200, including 1,21,242 cases of discharge and 3613 deaths.

The COVID-19 tally shot up to 2,64,142 in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday as 9,996 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, the latest bulletin said.

The state also registered 82 more coronavirus deaths, taking the overall toll to 2,378.Also, 9,499 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours after they recovered from the viral infection, making it a cumulative of 1,70,924 recoveries so far.