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Coronavirus News Highlights: India registered 40,134 fresh COVID-19 infections, pushing its virus tally to 3,16,95,958, while the number of active cases recorded an increase for the sixth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll from the pandemic climbed to 4,24,773 with 422 daily fatalities. The number of active coronavirus cases has increased to 4,13,718 and comprises 1.31 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.35 percent, the data updated at 8 am showed. An increase of 2,766 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. Also, 14,28,984 tests were conducted on Sunday, taking the total cumulative tests conducted so far for detection of COVID-19 in the country to 46,96,45,494, while the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.81 percent . The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.37 percent, according to the Health Ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 3,08,57,467, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.34 percent, the data stated. Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far has reached 47.22 crore under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7; 30 lakh on August 23; 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28; 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29; 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed one crore on December 19. India crossed the grim milestone of 2 crore COVID-19 cases on May 4, and 3 crore on June 23. The 422 new fatalities include 157 from Maharashtra, 64 from Odisha and 56 from Kerala. The Health Ministry stressed that more than 70 percent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities. "Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research," the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distribution of figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.
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Uttarakhand reports 37 new cases, 71 recoveries & zero deaths in past 24 hours
Active cases: 637
Total recoveries: 3,28,224
Death toll: 7363
Himachal Pradesh reports 208 new cases, 132 recoveries, and one death in past 24 hours.
Active cases: 1304
Total positive cases: 2,06,369
Karnataka reports 1,285 fresh cases, 1,383 discharges, and 25 deaths in past 24 hours.
Telangana reports 591 new cases, 2 deaths and 643 recoveries in the past 24 hours.
Active cases: 8,819
Total cases: 6,45,997
Death toll: 3807
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Tamil Nadu reports 1,957 newcases, 2,068 recoveries, and 28 deaths in past 24 hours.
Active cases: 20,385
Total recoveries: 25,09,029
Death toll: 34,130
Another 23 people died due to COVID-19 in Nepal, taking the virus-related death toll to 9,898 in the country, according to official data on Monday.In the last 24 hours, Nepal reported 3,125 fresh coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Health and Population said, of which 2,279 cases were detected through the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and 846 cases through the rapid antigen test.Now, the coronavirus caseload stands at 699,649 in the country. The number of coronavirus recoveries stand at 658,122, with 1,925 persons discharged from care institutions in the past 24 hours.As per the data, 13,811 COVID-19 detection tests were conducted in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra government has announced relaxation in the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)-related restrictions on August 2.Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that shops will be permitted to remain open till 8 pm instead of 4 pm in the districts where Covid infections have reduced.As far as Mumbai local trains are concerned, the CM said that allowing all segments of society would be difficult "in the first phase" as the easing of curbs was being done slowly.
The unrelenting run of the second wave of COVID-19 has cast a shadow over the tourism prospects of Kerala, one of the premier travel destinations in the country.Already, the pandemic has reduced traveller traffic to a trickle last year. Now, the second wave has ruined the state’s chance of enticing visitors with its monsoon charm.
