Coronavirus update: With a highest single-day spike of 96,551 coronavirus cases, India's tally has surged past the 4.5-million mark to 4,562,414. With the latest addition, the country has recorded 625,667 cases in seven days alone. As many as 1,213 died on Thursday -- the most in a day -- taking India's death toll to 76,304. On Thursday, Maharashtra and Delhi recorded 23,446 and 4,308 cases, respectively. The national capital's tally has topped the 200,000 mark.
The nationwide serosurvey conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that coronavirus spread in the rural parts of India infected 69.4% of the population. The findings are significant because India witnessed a migration of millions of people to urban to rural parts after the lockdown was imposed to contain the pandemic on March 24, 2020. The survey was conducted from May 11 to June 4, 2020, in 700 villages and wards.
Coronavirus vaccine update: A day after the Serum Institute of India (SII) was issued a showcause notice by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), it said it was pausing coronavirus vaccine trials in the country. The SII is manufacturing Oxford University's Covishield vaccine in collaboration with UK's AstraZeneca.
World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 28,313,390. While 20,326,137 have recovered, 913,090 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 6,585,692 cases. It is followed by India, which has 4,559,725 cases, Brazil (4,239,763) and Russia (1,046,370).
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02:23 PM
Gujarat: 24 doctors, 38 trainee cops test Covid-19 positive
Twenty-four doctors working in hospitals run by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) have tested coronavirus positive in the last three days,officials said on Friday.
These doctors belong to four AMC-run hospitals in the city - V S Hospital, SVP Hospital, L G Hospital and Shardaben Hospital, he said.
At Karai near Gandhinagar, 38 trainee policemen were also found infected.
02:12 PM
Mizoram's Covid-19 tally rises to 1,353
At least 20 people, including two infants, have tested positive for coronavirus in Mizoram, taking the state's Covid-19 caseload to 1,353, an official said on Friday.
Sixteen cases were reported from Aizawl district, three from Kolasib district and one from Lunglei district in the last 24-hours, the official said.
Of the 20 cases, 10 are locally transmitted while contact histories of six people are yet to be ascertained, the official said.
There are 603 active cases in the state while 750 people have already recovered from the virus.
02:04 PM
Another Kerala minister tests positive for Covid-19
Kerala Industries Minister E P Jayarajan has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the second member of the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet to be infected by the virus. Jayarajan and his wife, who has also contracted the disease, have been shifted to the Pariyaram Medical college hospital in Kannur, government sources said.
Earlier, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac had tested positive for the pathogen.
01:53 PM
Assam relaxes quarantine norms for those who return within 4 days
In view of the issue of guidelines for phased re-opening by Centre, the Assam Govt has decided that a person, who travels to any location outside state & returns to state within 96 hours of departure, will not be required to undergo quarantine of 10 days: Govt of Assam
01:44 PM
Himachal Pradesh records 22 new Covid-19 cases, tally up at 8,512
01:29 PM
Maharashtra coronavirus update: Thane reports 1,856 cases, 34 deaths
With the addition of 1,856 cases, the Covid-19 tally in Thane district of Maharashtra reached 1,40,249, an official said on Friday.
These cases were added on Thursday, he said.
The death toll in the district rose to 3,842 as 32 patients, nine of them in Kalyan, succumbed to the infection on Thursday, the official said.
In the last 10 days, the numberof positive patients in the district has gone up from 1,25,352 to 1,40,249.
The district's recovery rate is now 85.54 per cent and the mortality rate 2.74 per cent. Read on...
01:16 PM
Pakistan coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases cross 300,000-mark
Pakistan's coronavirus tally crossed the 300,000-mark with the detection of 548 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday.
Five more people died overnight due to coronavirus-related complications, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 6,370, it said.
The 548 new cases pushed the nationwide coronavirus tally to 300,371, the ministry said.
However, 288,206 patients have already recovered, it said, adding that the total number of active patients now stands at 5,795, including 535 in critical condition. Read on...
01:08 PM
Himachal Pradesh coronavirus update: Total cases rise to 8,512
Himachal Pradesh records 22 new Covid-19 positive cases today, taking the total cases in the state to 8,512 including 2,706 active cases, 5,726 recoveries and 66 deaths: State Health Department
12:51 PM
India now accounts for 13.34% of all active coronavirus cases globally (one in every 7 active cases), and 8.35% of all deaths (one in every 12)
12:51 PM
India now accounts for 13.34% of all active coronavirus cases globally (one in every 7 active cases), and 8.35% of all deaths (one in every 12)
12:45 PM
UP govt reduces cost of COVID-19 test to Rs 1,600
With the price of RTPCR test kits and reagents used for coronavirus testing coming down, the Uttar Pradesh government has reduced the charge for conducting COVID-19 test to Rs 1,600 from Rs 2,500 by all labs including those privately owned.
"The prices of RTPCR test kits and reagents used for COVID tests have come down. Hence, the April order on pricing of the test has been amended. The maximum price of test will now be Rs 1,600," said Additional Chief Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad in an order issued on Thursday evening.
The order was implemented with immediate effect, the state's Health department said.
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