Covid LIVE: Karnataka releases unlock plan; 10,697 new cases in Maharashtra

Coronavirus live updates: Tamil Nadu recorded 15,759 cases in the last 24 hours. Kerala registered 14,233 infections, Maharashtra 11,766, Karnataka 8,249, Delhi 238. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Coronavirus LIVE: 10,697 new cases in Maharashtra

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MP records 337 coronavirus cases, 24 deaths

Madhya Pradesh on Saturday recorded 337 new coronavirus infections which raised its caseload to 7,87,909, while the death toll reached 8,534 with 24 new fatalities, the Health Department said here.

 

A total of 985 patients were discharged from hospitals since Friday evening, taking the count of recoveries to 7,74,600, the department said.

 

With 96 new cases, Indore district's caseload went up to 1,52,437, while that of Bhopal district rose to 1,22,607 with addition of 93 infections. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: 12 cases among Venezuela players, staff ahead of Copa America opening match

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Coronavirus LIVE: 733 new cases in Mumbai

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Jammu and Kashmir records 866 fresh Covid cases, 14 more deaths

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 866 fresh cases, taking the infection tally to 3,06,638 on Saturday, while 14 deaths took the toll to 4,174, officials said.

 

Out of the fresh cases, 265 were from the Jammu division and 601 from the Kashmir division of the Union Territory, they said.

 

Srinagar district recorded the highest of 164 cases, followed by 71 each in Budgam and Pulwama districts. (PTI)

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Jharkhand reports only 1 fresh coronavirus death, 291 new cases

Jharkhand recorded only one single-day Covid-19 death and 291 fresh cases, a health bulletin said on Saturday.

 

Accordingly, the state's death toll and coronavirus tally rose to 5,082 and 3,43,065, respectively, it said.

 

No fresh deaths were reported in state capital Ranchi and East Singhbhum, districts that had been witnessing a high number of fatalities. Read here

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Not enough data to say children will be more affected in third wave: Report

There appears to be no substantial evidence to suggest that children will be more affected or have greater illness severity due to Covid-19 in the anticipated third wave, according to a new report.

 

The Lancet Covid-19 Commission India Task Force prepared the report after convening an experts group comprising leading paediatricians from the country to examine the issue of paediatric Covid-19' in India.

 

It said the infection's symptomatology in children in India appears to be globally comparable. Read here

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Coronavirus Latest: Moscow orders new restrictions as infections soar

Moscow's mayor on Saturday ordered a week off for some workplaces and imposed restrictions on many businesses to fight coronavirus infections that have more than doubled in the past week.

 

The national coronavirus taskforce reported 6,701 new cases of infection in Moscow, compared with 2,936 on June 6. Nationally, the daily infection tally has spiked by nearly half over the past week, to 13,510.

 

After several weeks of lockdown as the pandemic spread in the spring of 2020, Moscow eased restrictions and did not reimpose any during subsequent case increases. (AP)

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Covid positivity rate in Kerala falls, but deaths remain high

For the first time in the last few weeks, the Covid test positivity rate (TPR) in Kerala fell to 12.72 per cent, but the death tally continues to be high, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in a statement on Saturday.

 

Vijayan's statement said that 13,832 people turned Covid positive after 1,08,734 samples was tested in the past 24 hours, while there were 1,29,488 active cases across the state.

 

The TPR last month rose as high as 30 per cent following which Vijayan announced a statewide lockdown, which will be in force till Wednesday. (IANS)

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17 deaths, 370 fresh virus cases in Himachal Pradesh

Seventeen more people died from Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking the death toll to 3,368, while 370 fresh cases pushed the infection count to 1,98,313, an official said on Saturday.

 

According to the Health Department, the state now has 5,402 active cases.

 

The number of recoveries has reached 1,89,522 with 830 patients recuperating from the infection in the past 24 hours, the official said. (PTI)

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79 deaths, 524 fresh virus cases in UP

Uttar Pradesh on Saturday reported 79 coronavirus deaths as 524 new cases pushed the state's infection count to 17,02,172, a health bulletin said.

 

So far, the virus has killed 21,735 people in the state.

 

On Saturday, 11 deaths were reported from Kanpur Nagar, nine from Bareilly, eight from Gorakhpur, six from Mathura, five from Jhansi, four from Farrukhabad, three each from Agra, Lakhimpur Kheri, Shahjahanpur, Etawah and Mirzapur. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: 1,771 new cases in Telangana

Telangana reports 1,771 new coronavirus cases, 2384 recoveries and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department

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Any ICMR approved Covid-test okay to enter Goa, says District Collector

Travellers arriving in Goa will be permitted to enter the state after showing a Covid- negative certificate of any test authorised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

 

According to and order issued by the South Goa District Collector, the Covid negative certificate will mean RT-PCR, True Nat, CBNAAT, Rapid Antigen Test, or any other test as approved by ICMR.

 

"The order is issued as per the direction of the High Court in Public Interest Litigation wherein the state administration will ensure that no person who does not possess a Covid negative certificate based on a test done a maximum of 72 hours before seeking entry into Goa, will be permitted to enter the State," the order stated. (ANI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Manipur reports 554 new case

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Coronavirus LIVE: Kerala sees 13,832 new infections

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Coronavirus LIVE: Goa sees 472 new cases

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Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka govt allows economic activities in phased manner from June 14

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Private hospitals used only 17.05% of vaccines received in May

In a shocking revelation at a time when there is vaccine shortage in the country, only 17.05 per cent of the total vaccines received from the Centre were used by the private hospitals in May, says government data.

 

As per the Health Ministry's June 4 data, the Central government provided total of 7.4 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses to hospitals across the country in May, of which 1.85 crore doses were earmarked for private hospitals.

 

Of the 1.85 crore vaccines earmarked for private hospitals across India, 1.29 crore doses were provided to them in May, however, the government data showed, only 22 lakh doses were used. Read here

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Congress alleges Centre's 'incompetence' responsible for India's woes during second wave

The Congress on Saturday alleged that the country paid the price for the Modi government's "incompetence" during the second wave of Covid-19.

 

"When the Modi government should have finalised public health policy to take on the coronavirus on a war footing, it was busy saving the illusory image of the prime minister," it alleged on its Twitter handle.

 

"We lost our brothers and sisters due to this government's incompetence, we will never forget," the Congress tweeted as the opposition party and its leaders targeted the Centre over the handling of the pandemic with the hashtag "ZimmedarKaun" (who is responsible) and raised the issue of shortage of beds, oxygen and medicines when India was at the crest of the second wave. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: 213 new cases in Delhi

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Govt working towards effective Covid management in rural India, says health ministry

The Government of India has been working towards effective Covid-19 management in rural India by a sustained strengthening of the rural health infrastructure and through focussed public health measures in active collaboration with the States, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Saturday.

 

As per the ministry's release, there have been some media reports alleging inconsistency from the Government of India response in providing adequate healthcare infrastructure and services and 'scaling of the tragedy' in rural areas, terming it as 'invisibilisation of rural India' during the pandemic.

 

The Government of India has been proactively working towards effective Covid-19 management in rural India by a sustained strengthening of the multi-level health infrastructure, and through focussed public health measures in active collaboration with the States, the ministry said. (ANI)

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Russian Covid cases spike 47% in a week

Russia's national coronavirus taskforce on Saturday reported that the country's tally of daily new infections has risen by nearly 50 per cent over the past week and more than doubled in Moscow.

 

It said there were 13,510 infections recorded in the previous day, sharply higher than the 9,163 reported on June 6. Nearly half the new cases were in Moscow 6,701 compared with 2,936 a week ago.

 

Faced with the spiking figures, Moscow authorities said enforcement of mask- and glove-wearing on mass transit, in stores and in other public places would be strengthened and that violators could face fines of up to 5,000 rubles ($70). (AP)

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Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 due to Covid

Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

 

The kingdom made the announcement Saturday on its state-run Saudi Press Agency.

 

It cited the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah for making the decision.

 

In last year's hajj, as few as 1,000 people already residing in Saudi Arabia were selected to take part in the hajj. Read here

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Coronavirus LIVE: Looks like 80-90% of cases in most countries are of Delta variant, says former CCMB chief

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Coronavirus LIVE: Committed to data transparency on Covaxin, says Bharat Biotech

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Kerala launches largest inoculation drive for state's IT professionals

Kerala IT Parks and the Technopark Employees Cooperative (TEC) Hospital here, in collaboration with various IT Companies, launched the largest Covid-19 vaccination drive for the state's software professionals and their family members.

 

The vaccination programme was inaugurated on Saturday by

 

MLA Kadakampally Surendran at a facility set up by the H&R Block in Technopark here. (PTI)

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Coronavirus LIVE: Sero-survey will tell us how far are we from herd immunity, says former CCMB chief

Coronavirus LIVE: Sero-survey will tell us how far are we from herd immunity, says CCMB chief

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Coronavirus LIVE: GST Council approves 'Nil' tax on Tocilizumab, Amphotericin B medicines

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FM says vaccines will be free and won't be a burden on consumer

FM Sitharaman says the Centre is buying 75 per cent of  vaccine production. "Jabs will be free, it won't be much of a burden on the consumer."