23:02 June 21
MP COVID-19 cases up by 179 to 11,903; death toll 515
Bhopal: The COVID-19 case count in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 11,903 on Sunday with 179 new additions in the last 24 hours, including 47 from Bhopal, state Health department said.
With 14 more deaths, the number of fatalities has risen to 515 in the state.
A total of 135 persons were discharged from hospitals in the day, taking the number of the recovered cases to 9,015.
23:00 June 21
Rajasthan reports 12 COVID-19 deaths, 393 new cases
Jaipur: Rajasthan reported 12 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, taking their number to 349 as 393 fresh cases of the infection pushed the tally in the state to 14,930.
Four deaths were reported in Jaipur, two each in Alwar, Bharatpur and Nagaur, and one fatality was registered in Ajmer, besides the death of a patient from another state, officials said.
Of the fresh cases, 113 are in Dholpur, followed by 60 in Jaipur, 37 in Jodhpur, 30 in Pali, 22 in Jhunjhunu, 16 each in Bharatpur and Rajsamand, 15 in Sikar, 14 in Sirohi, 12 in Alwar and 10 in Karauli, besides cases reported from other districts of the state, an official report said here.
A total of 11,355 patients have been discharged after being cured of the disease so far and the state now has 2,984 active cases.
22:58 June 21
COVID-19: Death toll increase to 550 in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh increased to 550 after 21 fatalities were reported, the state government said in a statement on Sunday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is 17,731.
Of the 21 COVID-19 deaths, three took place in Kanpur Nagar, two each in Meerut, Moradabad, Gorakhpur and Etawah, and one each in Ghaziabad, Hapur, Siddharthanagar, Bijnor, Mathura, Muzaffarnagar, Rae Bareli, Badaun, Jhansi and Farrukhabad, according to the statement
Till now, as many as 10,995 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease, and have been discharged, it said. `The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 6,186.
22:58 June 21
Maharashtra's COVID-19 count up by 3,870 to over 1.32 lakh
Mumbai: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 3,870 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall number of cases to 1,32,075, a Health official said.
22:58 June 21
COVID-19 tally in Karnataka breaches 9,000 mark; Bengaluru reports 196 new infections
Bengaluru: As many as 453 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Sunday including 196 in Bengaluru alone, taking the total number of infections in Karnataka to 9,150, the Health Department said.
21:41 June 21
Telangana records highest single-day spike with 730 new COVID-19 cases, overall tally rises to 7,802
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 730 fresh Covid-19 cases and 7 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 7,802, according to the Public Health and Family Welfare department of the state.
With Saturday’s five new fatalities, the death toll in Telangana has now climbed to 210.
21:34 June 21
Bengal: COVID-19 death toll rises to 555 with 15 more fatalities
Kolkata: The death toll due to COVID-19 in West Bengal rose to 555 on Sunday after 15 more people succumbed to the disease, while the tally reached 13,531 with 441 fresh cases, the state health department said in a bulletin.
21:33 June 21
Gujarat's COVID-19 count crosses 27,000-mark; deaths 1,664
Ahmedabad: With Gujarat reporting 580 new coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, the number of patients in the state crossed the 27,000-mark, the state health department said.
21:33 June 21
Two more test COVID-19 positive in Chandigarh; tally 406
Chandigarh: Two women tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Sunday, taking the COVID-19 tally in the union territory to 406, an official bulletin said.
21:33 June 21
Haryana records 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 412 fresh cases
Chandigarh: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Haryana on Sunday rose to 160 with 11 fresh fatalities, while the total number of cases in the state climbed to 10,635 as 412 more people tested positive for the disease, a health department bulletin said.
21:32 June 21
13 NHRC employees, including senior officials, test positive for COVID over 10 days
New Delhi: Thirteen employees of the National Human Rights Commission, including some senior officials, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past ten days, sources said on Sunday.
21:32 June 21
Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 count now 2,273 as 139 test positive
Raipur: The number of COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh increased to 2,273 with 139 more people testing positive for novel coronavirus on Sunday, a health official said.
21:31 June 21
Goa adds 64 new COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 818
Panaji:The number of COVID-19 cases in Goa rose by 64 to 818 on Sunday, which is the second biggest single day rise in the recent past, state Health department said.
20:05 June 21
122 more COVID 19 cases in Punjab: Officials
Chandigarh: Punjab reported 122 new COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 4074. Death toll rises to 99 after one death was reported today. Till date, 2700 patients have been discharged, said, Department of Information & Public Relations.
20:03 June 21
122 fresh COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: The Union Territory of J&K reported 122 cases of novel coronavirus on Sunday taking the total to 5956 including 2492 active cases, officials said. 20 from Jammu division and 102 from Kashmir division. 3382 recovered and 82 deaths have been reported.
19:50 June 21
COVID-19: Delhi records 3,000 cases; 63 more die, say authorities
New Delhi: The national capital recorded 3,000 fresh novel coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the COVID-19 tally in the city near the 60,000-mark, while the death toll due to the disease increased to 2,175, authorities said.
It was the third day on the trot that the number of cases touched or crossed the 3,000-mark. On Saturday, Delhi had witnessed 3,630 cases, the highest single-day spike here. On Friday, the number was 3,137.
As many as 63 fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours. The death toll from the coronavirus now stands at 2,175 and the total number of cases at 59,746, according to the latest Delhi health department bulletin.
It said as many as 33,013 patients have recovered, been discharged or migrated so far, while there are 24,558 active cases.
The bulletin said a total of 3,70,014 tests have been conducted till date, with 19,474 tests per million population.
The total number of COVID-19 positive patients under home isolation stands at 12,106 in the city, it said.
19:30 June 21
Delhi prison reports first COVID-19 death
New Delhi: A 62-year-old inmate lodged in Mandoli Jail here has died of coronavirus, a first COVID-19 casualty in Delhi's prison, prompting authorities to test 28 other inmates who were sharing the barrack with the man, officials said on Sunday.
19:30 June 21
596 fresh COVID19 cases in Uttar Pradesh; death toll stands at 550
Lucknow: In last 24 hours, 596 new COVID19 cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh, said, Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad. There are 6186 active cases and 10,995 patients have been discharged and death toll stands at 550.
19:30 June 21
Karnataka reports 453 new covid-19 cases: State Health Dept
Bengaluru: Karnataka reports 453 fresh #COVID19 cases and 5 deaths, taking total number of active cases to 3,391 & death toll to 137.
18:22 June 21
Tamil Nadu reports highest single day spike of 2532 COVID19 cases; 53 deaths reported
Chennai: Tamil Nadu reported the highest single-day spike of 2532 COVID19 cases and 53 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, informed State Health Department on Sunday. The total number of cases stands at 59377. There are 25863 active cases now in the state. Death toll rises to 757.
18:22 June 21
Six fresh coronavirus cases in Himachal; total count 663
Shimla: Six more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 663 in the state, officials said.
17:57 June 21
Chandigarh reports 82 active coronavirus cases, tally stands at 404
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Health Department informed that the total number of COVID19 positive cases in Chandigarh is now 404, including 82 active cases, 6 deaths and 316 cured cases.
17:52 June 21
Kerala reports 133 fresh Covid-19 cases
Thiruvananthapuram: 133 more COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala on Sunday. Total number of active cases in the state is now at 1490, recovered cases at 1659, informed Chief Minister's Office.
17:51 June 21
COVID-19 LIVE: Amit Shah holds meeting with Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal over COVID-19 situation
COVID-19 LIVE: Amit Shah holds meeting with Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal over COVID-19 situation
New Delhi: A meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, over COVID-19 situation, is underway at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Health Secretary Priti Sudan also present at the meeting.
17:21 June 21
Growth rate of Covid-19 infections reduced in Mumbai: Health Ministry
Mumbai: Adopting proactive measures, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reduced COVID19 growth rate to 4.3% in May 2020 & further to 1.02% in June, informed Health Ministry on Sunday. Being densely populated (227136 persons/sq km), Dharavi had 491 cases in April with 12% growth rate and case doubling period of 18 days.
15:51 June 21
Supreme Court to hear petitions filed seeking modification of order on Rath Yatra tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear petitions filed seeking modification of its order on Rath Yatra at 11 am tomorrow. Multiple petitions were filed in the apex court seeking modification of its order on conduct of Rath Yatra in Puri. Four petitions seeking modification of its earlier order of June 18, which had stayed the 'Rath Yatra' in Puri and all other places in Odisha keeping in view the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
15:22 June 21
With 23 new Covid-19 cases in Uttarakhand, state tally reaches 2324
Dehradun: With 23 fresh Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday, Uttarakhand’s tally reached to 2324, informed state health department.
15:21 June 21
477 fresh COVID-19 cases in AP takes tally to 8,929
Amaravati: The alarming upward surge of the COVID-19 graph in Andhra Pradesh post-lockdown since June 1 continued as 477 fresh cases were added, taking the total to 8,929 on Sunday.
14:53 June 21
Health Minister 's condition improving; team of doctors on standby: Officials
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain's health condition has improved after receiving the plasma therapy,Delhi Health Minister officials said on Sunday.
The 55-year-old leader's fever has subsided and oxygen level has improved. Doctors say that he can be shifted to the general ward by tomorrow.
On Friday, Jain's health deteriorated after he developed pneumonia during the ongoing treatment for COVID-19 at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital.
14:43 June 21
One death, 88 more COVID-19 cases among Maharashtra Police personnel
Maharashtra: 88 new COVID-19 positive cases and 1 death recorded in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra Police, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 4,048 and 47 deaths respectively.
14:24 June 21
Four more deaths, 154 fresh COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan
The death toll due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan rose to 341 on Sunday with four more fatalities, while the cases climbed to 14,691 after 154 people tested positive, officials said.
14:23 June 21
Another COVID-19 patient dies in Jammu
A 72-year-old COVID-19 patient died here, taking the death toll due to the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir to 81, officials said on Sunday.
The patient, who hailed from village Chak Murar in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu, died of COVID-19 at a military hospital here on Saturday, they said.
13:35 June 21
Two more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking total number of active cases to 233, according to State Health Department.
13:34 June 21
Highest single-day spike of 304 COVID-19 cases in Odisha; two more die
Odisha registered the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 304 more people testing positive for the disease, taking the total in the state to 5,160, a health department official said on Sunday.
Two more people succumbed to the virus - a septuagenarian in Bargarh and a 49-year-old man in Puri -- raising the death toll to 14.
13:33 June 21
V Hanumanth Rao tests positive for COVID-19 in Hyderabad
Senior Congress Leader and former Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president V Hanumanth Rao has tested positive for COVID-19.
"After distributing blankets to sanitation workers on my birthday I started feeling sick, yesterday my swab sample was collected and later I tested positive for coronavirus."
As per the Telangana Health Department, the COVID-19 count in the state stands at 7,072 on Sunday. This includes 3,363 active cases, while 3,506 patients have been cured and discharged so far in the state. The disease has led to the death of 203 people as of today.
13:32 June 21
Indore COVID-19 tally rises to 4,329, death toll reaches 197
The number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district rose to 4,329 on Sunday after 41 more people tested positive for the disease, a health official said.
13:05 June 21
COVID-19 cases in Odisha cross 5000-mark, death toll reaches 14
The number of coronavirus cases in Odisha crossed 5000-mark and rose to 5,160 after 304 more people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, said the health department on Sunday.
Two more deaths were also reported in the state, taking the toll to 14.
13:02 June 21
Union Health Ministry: Number of patients recovering from COVID-19 continues to increase
So far, 2,27,755 patients have been cured. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,925 COVID-19 patients have been cured. The recovery rate has further improved to 55.49% amongst COVID-19 patients. The number of samples being tested everyday also continues to grow. In the last 24 hours, 1,90,730 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 68,07,226.
13:00 June 21
Andhra Pradesh: 477 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths recorded in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 8,929 including 4,516 active cases. Number of deaths stands at 106, according to state Health Department.
12:08 June 21
Assam: 133 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam, taking total cases to 5,388 including 3,202 recoveries and 9 deaths, according to State Health Department.
11:39 June 21
Maharashtra: Highest single-day spike of 823 positive COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths reported in Pune today.
Total number of positive cases and death toll rise to 15004 and 584 respectively, according to Pune Health Department.
10:47 June 21
Rajasthan: Rajasthan reports 154 new COVID-19 positive cases and 4 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 14,691 and 341 respectively, according to state Health Department.
10:01 June 21
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 4 lakh with highest single-day spike of 15,413 cases
A record single-day spike of 15,413 new COVID-19 cases took India's infection tally past the 4 lakh-mark on Sunday, while the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data.
India has been registering record single-day spike for the past four days.
The jump of 15,413 cases took India's case load to 4,10,461.
The number of recoveries also continued to surge with 2,27,755 patients cured so far, while there were 1,69,451 active cases, according to the updated official figures at 8 am. One patient has migrated.
"Thus, around 55.48 per cent of the patients have recovered so far," an official said. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners.
India registered over 10,000 cases for the tenth day in a row.
The country has witnessed a surge of 2,19,926 infections from June 1 till 21 with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh among the top five states that have seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
09:59 June 21
Two more corona deaths, 8 new cases in Agra
Two more deaths due to coronavirus were reported in Agra in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 75 even as eight new cases took the tally to 1,132 in the Uttar Pradesh district on Sunday.
As many as 929 patients have recovered, while 128 active cases remain in the district. Agra's recovery rate is 81.71 per cent.
Till Saturday, 18,559 samples had been collected. The total number of hot spots is 70, district officials said.
In Etah, nine new cases were reported and Firozabad five. Two patients had died in Mathura.
Meanwhile, the Mathura district administration announced cancellation of the annual Mudiya Poonau festival in Goverdhan, which attracts more than one crore devotees during the five-day 'parikrama' of the holy hill.
The state government has already indicated that the annual Kanwad yatra from Haridwar will not be permitted during the Shravan month, to contain the spread of the virus.
09:37 June 21
New Delhi: 306 deaths and highest single-day spike of 15,413 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in India in last 24 hours.
Positive cases in India cross 4 Lakh, stands at 4,10,461 including 169451 active cases, 227756 cured/discharged/migrated & 13254 deaths, according to Ministry of Health.
09:24 June 21
COVID-19 toll in Telangana 203, daily cases hit new high
Hyderabad: Five more coronavirus deaths in Telangana took its total death toll to 203 while a record 546 new cases took the total cases beyond 7K-mark to 7,072 on Saturday.
According to the Director of public health and family welfare department, Greater Hyderabad accounted for 458 new cases. The state capital remains the biggest corona hotspot in the state, recording the biggest single-day jump in cases.
Ranga Reddy district, adjoining Greater Hyderabad, reported 50 new cases. The remaining cases were reported in eight other districts.
The authorities tested 3,188 samples during the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative figure to 53,757.
The active cases in the state are 3,363 as 3,506 people have so far recovered. Of them 154 were discharged on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after the personal security officer of Telangana's lone BJP MLA Raja Singh has also tested corona positive, the MLA, his family and staff members went into quarantine. The MLA from Goshamahal in Hyderabad said they were awaiting test results.
Health Minister Eatala Rajendera's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) too has tested positive. The driver and security officer of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Bajireddy Goverdhan have also tested positive. The MLA from Nizamabad Rural tested positive last Sunday while his wife was found infected on Thursday.
Goverdhan is one of the three TRS MLAs who have so far tested positive.
Three senior Indian Police Service officers in Hyderabad too have tested positive since Friday.
So far, over 100 police personnel have been found infected with the deadly virus. These include 15 from a police station in Hyderabad.
Two policemen have so far succumbed to the dreaded virus.
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23:02 June 21
MP COVID-19 cases up by 179 to 11,903; death toll 515
Bhopal: The COVID-19 case count in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 11,903 on Sunday with 179 new additions in the last 24 hours, including 47 from Bhopal, state Health department said.
With 14 more deaths, the number of fatalities has risen to 515 in the state.
A total of 135 persons were discharged from hospitals in the day, taking the number of the recovered cases to 9,015.
23:00 June 21
Rajasthan reports 12 COVID-19 deaths, 393 new cases
Jaipur: Rajasthan reported 12 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, taking their number to 349 as 393 fresh cases of the infection pushed the tally in the state to 14,930.
Four deaths were reported in Jaipur, two each in Alwar, Bharatpur and Nagaur, and one fatality was registered in Ajmer, besides the death of a patient from another state, officials said.
Of the fresh cases, 113 are in Dholpur, followed by 60 in Jaipur, 37 in Jodhpur, 30 in Pali, 22 in Jhunjhunu, 16 each in Bharatpur and Rajsamand, 15 in Sikar, 14 in Sirohi, 12 in Alwar and 10 in Karauli, besides cases reported from other districts of the state, an official report said here.
A total of 11,355 patients have been discharged after being cured of the disease so far and the state now has 2,984 active cases.
22:58 June 21
COVID-19: Death toll increase to 550 in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh increased to 550 after 21 fatalities were reported, the state government said in a statement on Sunday. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is 17,731.
Of the 21 COVID-19 deaths, three took place in Kanpur Nagar, two each in Meerut, Moradabad, Gorakhpur and Etawah, and one each in Ghaziabad, Hapur, Siddharthanagar, Bijnor, Mathura, Muzaffarnagar, Rae Bareli, Badaun, Jhansi and Farrukhabad, according to the statement
Till now, as many as 10,995 COVID-19 patients have recovered from the disease, and have been discharged, it said. `The count of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 6,186.
22:58 June 21
Maharashtra's COVID-19 count up by 3,870 to over 1.32 lakh
Mumbai: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 3,870 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall number of cases to 1,32,075, a Health official said.
22:58 June 21
COVID-19 tally in Karnataka breaches 9,000 mark; Bengaluru reports 196 new infections
Bengaluru: As many as 453 new coronavirus cases were confirmed on Sunday including 196 in Bengaluru alone, taking the total number of infections in Karnataka to 9,150, the Health Department said.
21:41 June 21
Telangana records highest single-day spike with 730 new COVID-19 cases, overall tally rises to 7,802
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 730 fresh Covid-19 cases and 7 deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 7,802, according to the Public Health and Family Welfare department of the state.
With Saturday’s five new fatalities, the death toll in Telangana has now climbed to 210.
21:34 June 21
Bengal: COVID-19 death toll rises to 555 with 15 more fatalities
Kolkata: The death toll due to COVID-19 in West Bengal rose to 555 on Sunday after 15 more people succumbed to the disease, while the tally reached 13,531 with 441 fresh cases, the state health department said in a bulletin.
21:33 June 21
Gujarat's COVID-19 count crosses 27,000-mark; deaths 1,664
Ahmedabad: With Gujarat reporting 580 new coronavirus positive cases on Sunday, the number of patients in the state crossed the 27,000-mark, the state health department said.
21:33 June 21
Two more test COVID-19 positive in Chandigarh; tally 406
Chandigarh: Two women tested positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh on Sunday, taking the COVID-19 tally in the union territory to 406, an official bulletin said.
21:33 June 21
Haryana records 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 412 fresh cases
Chandigarh: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Haryana on Sunday rose to 160 with 11 fresh fatalities, while the total number of cases in the state climbed to 10,635 as 412 more people tested positive for the disease, a health department bulletin said.
21:32 June 21
13 NHRC employees, including senior officials, test positive for COVID over 10 days
New Delhi: Thirteen employees of the National Human Rights Commission, including some senior officials, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past ten days, sources said on Sunday.
21:32 June 21
Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 count now 2,273 as 139 test positive
Raipur: The number of COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh increased to 2,273 with 139 more people testing positive for novel coronavirus on Sunday, a health official said.
21:31 June 21
Goa adds 64 new COVID-19 cases, tally reaches 818
Panaji:The number of COVID-19 cases in Goa rose by 64 to 818 on Sunday, which is the second biggest single day rise in the recent past, state Health department said.
20:05 June 21
122 more COVID 19 cases in Punjab: Officials
Chandigarh: Punjab reported 122 new COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 4074. Death toll rises to 99 after one death was reported today. Till date, 2700 patients have been discharged, said, Department of Information & Public Relations.
20:03 June 21
122 fresh COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: The Union Territory of J&K reported 122 cases of novel coronavirus on Sunday taking the total to 5956 including 2492 active cases, officials said. 20 from Jammu division and 102 from Kashmir division. 3382 recovered and 82 deaths have been reported.
19:50 June 21
COVID-19: Delhi records 3,000 cases; 63 more die, say authorities
New Delhi: The national capital recorded 3,000 fresh novel coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the COVID-19 tally in the city near the 60,000-mark, while the death toll due to the disease increased to 2,175, authorities said.
It was the third day on the trot that the number of cases touched or crossed the 3,000-mark. On Saturday, Delhi had witnessed 3,630 cases, the highest single-day spike here. On Friday, the number was 3,137.
As many as 63 fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours. The death toll from the coronavirus now stands at 2,175 and the total number of cases at 59,746, according to the latest Delhi health department bulletin.
It said as many as 33,013 patients have recovered, been discharged or migrated so far, while there are 24,558 active cases.
The bulletin said a total of 3,70,014 tests have been conducted till date, with 19,474 tests per million population.
The total number of COVID-19 positive patients under home isolation stands at 12,106 in the city, it said.
19:30 June 21
Delhi prison reports first COVID-19 death
New Delhi: A 62-year-old inmate lodged in Mandoli Jail here has died of coronavirus, a first COVID-19 casualty in Delhi's prison, prompting authorities to test 28 other inmates who were sharing the barrack with the man, officials said on Sunday.
19:30 June 21
596 fresh COVID19 cases in Uttar Pradesh; death toll stands at 550
Lucknow: In last 24 hours, 596 new COVID19 cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh, said, Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad. There are 6186 active cases and 10,995 patients have been discharged and death toll stands at 550.
19:30 June 21
Karnataka reports 453 new covid-19 cases: State Health Dept
Bengaluru: Karnataka reports 453 fresh #COVID19 cases and 5 deaths, taking total number of active cases to 3,391 & death toll to 137.
18:22 June 21
Tamil Nadu reports highest single day spike of 2532 COVID19 cases; 53 deaths reported
Chennai: Tamil Nadu reported the highest single-day spike of 2532 COVID19 cases and 53 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, informed State Health Department on Sunday. The total number of cases stands at 59377. There are 25863 active cases now in the state. Death toll rises to 757.
18:22 June 21
Six fresh coronavirus cases in Himachal; total count 663
Shimla: Six more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, taking the total number of cases to 663 in the state, officials said.
17:57 June 21
Chandigarh reports 82 active coronavirus cases, tally stands at 404
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Health Department informed that the total number of COVID19 positive cases in Chandigarh is now 404, including 82 active cases, 6 deaths and 316 cured cases.
17:52 June 21
Kerala reports 133 fresh Covid-19 cases
Thiruvananthapuram: 133 more COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala on Sunday. Total number of active cases in the state is now at 1490, recovered cases at 1659, informed Chief Minister's Office.
17:51 June 21
COVID-19 LIVE: Amit Shah holds meeting with Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal over COVID-19 situation
COVID-19 LIVE: Amit Shah holds meeting with Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal over COVID-19 situation
New Delhi: A meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, over COVID-19 situation, is underway at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Health Secretary Priti Sudan also present at the meeting.
17:21 June 21
Growth rate of Covid-19 infections reduced in Mumbai: Health Ministry
Mumbai: Adopting proactive measures, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has reduced COVID19 growth rate to 4.3% in May 2020 & further to 1.02% in June, informed Health Ministry on Sunday. Being densely populated (227136 persons/sq km), Dharavi had 491 cases in April with 12% growth rate and case doubling period of 18 days.
15:51 June 21
Supreme Court to hear petitions filed seeking modification of order on Rath Yatra tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear petitions filed seeking modification of its order on Rath Yatra at 11 am tomorrow. Multiple petitions were filed in the apex court seeking modification of its order on conduct of Rath Yatra in Puri. Four petitions seeking modification of its earlier order of June 18, which had stayed the 'Rath Yatra' in Puri and all other places in Odisha keeping in view the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
15:22 June 21
With 23 new Covid-19 cases in Uttarakhand, state tally reaches 2324
Dehradun: With 23 fresh Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday, Uttarakhand’s tally reached to 2324, informed state health department.
15:21 June 21
477 fresh COVID-19 cases in AP takes tally to 8,929
Amaravati: The alarming upward surge of the COVID-19 graph in Andhra Pradesh post-lockdown since June 1 continued as 477 fresh cases were added, taking the total to 8,929 on Sunday.
14:53 June 21
Health Minister 's condition improving; team of doctors on standby: Officials
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain's health condition has improved after receiving the plasma therapy,Delhi Health Minister officials said on Sunday.
The 55-year-old leader's fever has subsided and oxygen level has improved. Doctors say that he can be shifted to the general ward by tomorrow.
On Friday, Jain's health deteriorated after he developed pneumonia during the ongoing treatment for COVID-19 at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital.
14:43 June 21
One death, 88 more COVID-19 cases among Maharashtra Police personnel
Maharashtra: 88 new COVID-19 positive cases and 1 death recorded in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra Police, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 4,048 and 47 deaths respectively.
14:24 June 21
Four more deaths, 154 fresh COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan
The death toll due to COVID-19 in Rajasthan rose to 341 on Sunday with four more fatalities, while the cases climbed to 14,691 after 154 people tested positive, officials said.
14:23 June 21
Another COVID-19 patient dies in Jammu
A 72-year-old COVID-19 patient died here, taking the death toll due to the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir to 81, officials said on Sunday.
The patient, who hailed from village Chak Murar in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu, died of COVID-19 at a military hospital here on Saturday, they said.
13:35 June 21
Two more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking total number of active cases to 233, according to State Health Department.
13:34 June 21
Highest single-day spike of 304 COVID-19 cases in Odisha; two more die
Odisha registered the highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 304 more people testing positive for the disease, taking the total in the state to 5,160, a health department official said on Sunday.
Two more people succumbed to the virus - a septuagenarian in Bargarh and a 49-year-old man in Puri -- raising the death toll to 14.
13:33 June 21
V Hanumanth Rao tests positive for COVID-19 in Hyderabad
Senior Congress Leader and former Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president V Hanumanth Rao has tested positive for COVID-19.
"After distributing blankets to sanitation workers on my birthday I started feeling sick, yesterday my swab sample was collected and later I tested positive for coronavirus."
As per the Telangana Health Department, the COVID-19 count in the state stands at 7,072 on Sunday. This includes 3,363 active cases, while 3,506 patients have been cured and discharged so far in the state. The disease has led to the death of 203 people as of today.
13:32 June 21
Indore COVID-19 tally rises to 4,329, death toll reaches 197
The number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district rose to 4,329 on Sunday after 41 more people tested positive for the disease, a health official said.
13:05 June 21
COVID-19 cases in Odisha cross 5000-mark, death toll reaches 14
The number of coronavirus cases in Odisha crossed 5000-mark and rose to 5,160 after 304 more people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, said the health department on Sunday.
Two more deaths were also reported in the state, taking the toll to 14.
13:02 June 21
Union Health Ministry: Number of patients recovering from COVID-19 continues to increase
So far, 2,27,755 patients have been cured. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,925 COVID-19 patients have been cured. The recovery rate has further improved to 55.49% amongst COVID-19 patients. The number of samples being tested everyday also continues to grow. In the last 24 hours, 1,90,730 samples were tested. The total number of samples tested thus far is 68,07,226.
13:00 June 21
Andhra Pradesh: 477 new COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths recorded in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 8,929 including 4,516 active cases. Number of deaths stands at 106, according to state Health Department.
12:08 June 21
Assam: 133 new COVID-19 cases reported in Assam, taking total cases to 5,388 including 3,202 recoveries and 9 deaths, according to State Health Department.
11:39 June 21
Maharashtra: Highest single-day spike of 823 positive COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths reported in Pune today.
Total number of positive cases and death toll rise to 15004 and 584 respectively, according to Pune Health Department.
10:47 June 21
Rajasthan: Rajasthan reports 154 new COVID-19 positive cases and 4 deaths today, taking the total number of positive cases and deaths to 14,691 and 341 respectively, according to state Health Department.
10:01 June 21
India's COVID-19 tally crosses 4 lakh with highest single-day spike of 15,413 cases
A record single-day spike of 15,413 new COVID-19 cases took India's infection tally past the 4 lakh-mark on Sunday, while the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data.
India has been registering record single-day spike for the past four days.
The jump of 15,413 cases took India's case load to 4,10,461.
The number of recoveries also continued to surge with 2,27,755 patients cured so far, while there were 1,69,451 active cases, according to the updated official figures at 8 am. One patient has migrated.
"Thus, around 55.48 per cent of the patients have recovered so far," an official said. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners.
India registered over 10,000 cases for the tenth day in a row.
The country has witnessed a surge of 2,19,926 infections from June 1 till 21 with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh among the top five states that have seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
09:59 June 21
Two more corona deaths, 8 new cases in Agra
Two more deaths due to coronavirus were reported in Agra in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 75 even as eight new cases took the tally to 1,132 in the Uttar Pradesh district on Sunday.
As many as 929 patients have recovered, while 128 active cases remain in the district. Agra's recovery rate is 81.71 per cent.
Till Saturday, 18,559 samples had been collected. The total number of hot spots is 70, district officials said.
In Etah, nine new cases were reported and Firozabad five. Two patients had died in Mathura.
Meanwhile, the Mathura district administration announced cancellation of the annual Mudiya Poonau festival in Goverdhan, which attracts more than one crore devotees during the five-day 'parikrama' of the holy hill.
The state government has already indicated that the annual Kanwad yatra from Haridwar will not be permitted during the Shravan month, to contain the spread of the virus.
09:37 June 21
New Delhi: 306 deaths and highest single-day spike of 15,413 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in India in last 24 hours.
Positive cases in India cross 4 Lakh, stands at 4,10,461 including 169451 active cases, 227756 cured/discharged/migrated & 13254 deaths, according to Ministry of Health.
09:24 June 21
COVID-19 toll in Telangana 203, daily cases hit new high
Hyderabad: Five more coronavirus deaths in Telangana took its total death toll to 203 while a record 546 new cases took the total cases beyond 7K-mark to 7,072 on Saturday.
According to the Director of public health and family welfare department, Greater Hyderabad accounted for 458 new cases. The state capital remains the biggest corona hotspot in the state, recording the biggest single-day jump in cases.
Ranga Reddy district, adjoining Greater Hyderabad, reported 50 new cases. The remaining cases were reported in eight other districts.
The authorities tested 3,188 samples during the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative figure to 53,757.
The active cases in the state are 3,363 as 3,506 people have so far recovered. Of them 154 were discharged on Saturday.
Meanwhile, after the personal security officer of Telangana's lone BJP MLA Raja Singh has also tested corona positive, the MLA, his family and staff members went into quarantine. The MLA from Goshamahal in Hyderabad said they were awaiting test results.
Health Minister Eatala Rajendera's Officer on Special Duty (OSD) too has tested positive. The driver and security officer of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLA Bajireddy Goverdhan have also tested positive. The MLA from Nizamabad Rural tested positive last Sunday while his wife was found infected on Thursday.
Goverdhan is one of the three TRS MLAs who have so far tested positive.
Three senior Indian Police Service officers in Hyderabad too have tested positive since Friday.
So far, over 100 police personnel have been found infected with the deadly virus. These include 15 from a police station in Hyderabad.
Two policemen have so far succumbed to the dreaded virus.
IANS
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