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Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,703,444 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 838,929, Andhra Pradesh 835,953, Tamil Nadu 736,777 and UP 491,354. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

12:52 AM

Europe coronavirus deaths surge past 300,000 according to an AFP tally

12:47 AM

Odisha reports 1,494 new Covid-19 cases, 1,641 recoveries

Odisha's Covid-19 tally on Friday rose to 2,98,768, with 1,494 more people testing positive for the infection, while 15 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,393, a health department official said.

 

The state also registered recovery of 1,641 coronavirus patients taking the total number of cured people to 2,85,174, which is 95.44 per cent of the total caseload.

 

Odisha currently has 12,148 active patients, the official said.

 

Of the 1,494 new cases reported from all the 30 districts, 867 were from quarantine centres, and the rest detected during contact tracing.

12:19 AM

Jharkhand reports 356 new Covid-19 cases and 401 recoveries today

12:10 AM

Tamil Nadu registers 2,370 new coronavirus cases, 27 more deaths, pushing count to 739,147 and toll to 11,299; active case at 19,002: Health department

12:09 AM

Madras High Court Chief Justice A P Sahi tests positive for coronavirus: Health official

11:22 PM

Covid-19: 598 cases, 26 deaths reported in Pune in last 24 hours; 298 recover

10:04 PM

Mumbai's coronavirus tally rises to 262,476 with addition of 792 cases; 22 deaths take toll to 10,396

9:54 PM

UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar records 184 new Covid-19 cases, infection tally climbs to 19,016; active case count 1,519

9:54 PM

Maharashtra reports 5,027 coronavirus cases, 11,060 recoveries; 161 die

9:11 PM

Haryana reports 2,267 new coronavirus cases today

9:08 PM

Delhi govt to augment Covid-19 beds capacity in hospitals to combat 'third wave'

The Delhi government issued orders on Friday to add a total of over 1,100 beds for COVID-19 patients at various state-run and private facilities to "combat the third wave" of spread of the infection.

 

Delhi recorded6,715 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the infection tally in the national capital to over 4.16 lakh, even as 66 new fatalities pushed the death toll to 6769.

 

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday tweeted and shared copies of official orders issued by his department to increase capacity of beds at city government hospitals and 14 private facilities.

8:40 PM

Gujarat records 1,035 new Covid-19 cases, 1,321 recoveries

As many as 1,035 persons in Gujarat were found positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 1,78,633 on Friday, the state Health Department said. During the same period, four patients died due to the infection, taking the toll to 3,751, said a release by the Health Department.

 

Also, 1,321 patients recovered during the day and discharged from hospitals, it said.

 

Gujarat COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 1,78,633, new cases 1,035, deaths 3,751, discharged 1,62,846, active cases 12,036, people tested so far 63,65,202.

8:27 PM

778 new coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, 12 deaths, 856 recover

The COVID-19 caseload of Madhya Pradesh rose to 1,75,603 on Friday with 778 more people testing positive for the viral infection, a health official said. With 12 new fatalities, the death toll reached 3,004, he added.

 

A total of 856 patients were discharged from hospitals since Thursday evening, taking the state's overall recovery count to 1,64,923.

 

Two COVID-19 patients each died in Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Rajgarh, and one each in Sagar, Betul, Khandwa and Damoh districts, the official said. Of 778 new cases, Bhopal accounted for 179, Indore 74, Gwalior 55 and Jabalpur 26.

8:07 PM

Nagaland's Covid-19 recovery rate rises to 87.86%

The COVID-19 recovery rate in Nagaland rose to 87.86 per cent as the state for the 10th consecutive day on Friday reported more patients recuperating from the disease than fresh cases, a health department official said. At least 117 patients recovered from COVID-19 on Friday, taking the total number of recoveries to 8,195, the official said.

 

The COVID-19 tally of the state mounted to 9,327 as 63 fresh cases were reported in the day, he said. 63 positive cases of COVID-19 detected today. Dimapur 41, Kohima 16, Mon 3, Mokokchung 2, Peren 1. Also, 117 positive patients have recovered Dimapur 76, Kohima 37, Zunheboto 2 and one each in Wokha and Kiphire districts," said Minister for Health and Family Welfare, S Pangnyu Phom in a tweet.

 

The state presently has 997 active COVID-19 patients, which is 10.68 per cent of the caseload, said Director of Health Department, Dr Denis Hangsing in the daily COVID-19 bulletin.

7:55 PM

473 new coronavirus cases in Uttarakhand, nine deaths

Nine more people died from the novel coronavirus in Uttarakhand, taking the toll to 1,056 on Friday, while the number of infections rose to 64,538 with 473 more cases, the Health Department said. There are 3,736 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 59,227 people have recovered and 519 migrated, according to a health bulletin.

 

Dehradun district registered the highest number of 163 new cases, followed by 57 in Udham Singh Nagar, 55 in Haridwar, 48 in Chamoli and 40 in Pauri Garhwal. There were 39 new infections in Nainital, 17 in Almora, 16 in Rudraprayag, 14 in Pitgoragarh, 12 in Tehri Garhwal, seven in Uttarkashi, three in Champawat and two in Bageshwar, it said.

 

Nine more coronavirus patients died in the state, taking the total number to 1,056, the bulletin said.