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COVID-19 LIVE: India reports over 47,000 new cases; total tally at 14.8 lakh

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Published : Jul 28, 2020, 8:30 AM IST

Updated : Jul 28, 2020, 1:46 PM IST

13:45 July 28

Odisha's COVID-19 tally crosses 28,000 mark, death toll climbs to 154

Odisha's COVID-19 tally breached the 28,000 mark with 1,215 new cases, and the death toll climbed to 154 as seven more patients, including a five-year-old boy, succumbed to the infection, a Health Department official said on Tuesday.

The state's virus caseload now stands at 28,107 as 1,215 positive cases have been reported from 28 of 30 districts of the state. While 753 cases have been reported from different quarantine centres, the remaining 462 are local contacts.

Contact tracing and follow-up action is underway, said the Health and Family Welfare Department. 

10:06 July 28

Over 47K new Covid cases push India's tally to 14.83 lakh

India on Tuesday registered 47,703 fresh novel coronavirus cases taking the total tally to over 14.83 lakh cases while with 654 new deaths, total fatalities crossed 33,425, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated.

According to the latest data, the total number of cases in India reached 14,83,156 of which 33,425 people have died while 9,52,743 have recovered. The total number of active cases are 4,96,988. The recovery rate further improved to 63.92 per cent.

Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state and reported 7,924 new infections, taking its tally to 3,83,723, followed by Tamil Nadu (2,13,723), Delhi (1,31,219) and Karnataka (1,01,465).

The national capital recorded a single-day spike of 613 cases taking the tally beyond 1.3 lakh cases of which 10,994 were active cases as 3,853 people died and 1,16,372 were cured and discharged.

08:25 July 28

COVID-19 LIVE: India conducts over one million tests in two days

New Delhi: The health ministry on Tuesday said that over 10 lakh COVID-19 tests have been conducted over the past two days in India.

Over five lakh tests were conducted on each of the past two days, the ministry said.

While 5,15,000 samples were tested across India on July 26, the number rose to 5,28,000 on July 27.

Earlier yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three new state-of-the-art COVID-19 testing laboratories.

The three testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR institutions -- National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research in Noida, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health in Mumbai and National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases in Kolkata. 

13:45 July 28

Odisha's COVID-19 tally crosses 28,000 mark, death toll climbs to 154

Odisha's COVID-19 tally breached the 28,000 mark with 1,215 new cases, and the death toll climbed to 154 as seven more patients, including a five-year-old boy, succumbed to the infection, a Health Department official said on Tuesday.

The state's virus caseload now stands at 28,107 as 1,215 positive cases have been reported from 28 of 30 districts of the state. While 753 cases have been reported from different quarantine centres, the remaining 462 are local contacts.

Contact tracing and follow-up action is underway, said the Health and Family Welfare Department. 

10:06 July 28

Over 47K new Covid cases push India's tally to 14.83 lakh

India on Tuesday registered 47,703 fresh novel coronavirus cases taking the total tally to over 14.83 lakh cases while with 654 new deaths, total fatalities crossed 33,425, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated.

According to the latest data, the total number of cases in India reached 14,83,156 of which 33,425 people have died while 9,52,743 have recovered. The total number of active cases are 4,96,988. The recovery rate further improved to 63.92 per cent.

Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state and reported 7,924 new infections, taking its tally to 3,83,723, followed by Tamil Nadu (2,13,723), Delhi (1,31,219) and Karnataka (1,01,465).

The national capital recorded a single-day spike of 613 cases taking the tally beyond 1.3 lakh cases of which 10,994 were active cases as 3,853 people died and 1,16,372 were cured and discharged.

08:25 July 28

COVID-19 LIVE: India conducts over one million tests in two days

New Delhi: The health ministry on Tuesday said that over 10 lakh COVID-19 tests have been conducted over the past two days in India.

Over five lakh tests were conducted on each of the past two days, the ministry said.

While 5,15,000 samples were tested across India on July 26, the number rose to 5,28,000 on July 27.

Earlier yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three new state-of-the-art COVID-19 testing laboratories.

The three testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR institutions -- National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research in Noida, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health in Mumbai and National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases in Kolkata. 

Last Updated : Jul 28, 2020, 1:46 PM IST

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