2,701 fresh COVID-19 cases, 81 deaths reported in Maharashtra in 24 hours
The virus has spread rapidly and the country has marked significant and consecutive highest jumps in the COVID-19 tally over a major part of the past two weeks.
The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India has crossed the three lakh-mark as the country, for the first time ever, has become one of the four nations in the world with the highest COVID-19 caseload. Not just this, India is also the biggest epicenter of the pandemic outbreak in Asia.
The COVID-19 death toll in India is also nearing the 10,000-mark. The virus has spread rapidly and the country has marked significant and consecutive highest jumps in the COVID-19 tally over a major part of the past two weeks. However, it is to be noted that the central government still keeps denying that community transmission is taking place in India.
Maharashtra continues to be the epicenter of the coronavirus spread where the number of cases has witnessed an even large spike recently. According to the Health Ministry, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases with more than 1.10 lakh positive cases of infection and over 4,100 deaths. As many as 2,786 new COVID-19 cases were reported from the state in the past 24 hours.
The global number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus infection has surpassed 7.8 million, with over 431,000 fatalities being reported since the start of the outbreak, according to the latest data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. The cumulative global toll of confirmed cases has increased by 132,581 over the past day to 7,823,289, according to the WHO. Over the past 24 hours, 3,911 people died from COVID-19 worldwide, taking the death toll to 431,541. The Americas, with over 3.7 million confirmed cases, remains the epicenter of the epidemic.
Here are all the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related updates in India on June 16, 2020 (Tuesday):
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Covid-19 update in Maharashtra
2,701 COVID-19 cases, 81 deaths reported in Maharashtra in 24 hours
Total number of cases: 1,13,445 (2,701 in 24 hours)
Discharged: 57,851 (81 in 24 hours)
Deaths: 5,537
415 new COVID19 positive cases and 10 death have been reported in West Bengal in last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 11909, death toll is at 495: State Health Department
235 COVID19 cases, 177 recovered & 7 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 13216, including 9962 recovered, 9736 discharged, & 308 deaths: State Health Department
550 COVID19 cases reported in Haryana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 8272, including 3748 recovered/discharged, 4406 active cases & 118 deaths: State Health Department
134 new COVID19 positive cases and 11 deaths have been reported in Madhya Pradesh today. Total positive cases stand at 11069 and death toll is at 476: State Health Department
Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain who had tested negative for COVID19 on Tuesday will once again undergo test on Wednesday. He was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital after he complained of high fever and difficulty in breathing.
191 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Assam today between 11 am to 11 pm. Total cases stand at 4510 including 2411 recovered, 2088 active cases and 8 deaths: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
213 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Telangana today, taking the total number of cases to 5,406. Death toll rises to 191 after 4 deaths were reported today: State Health Department
Coronavirus update in Ghaziabad
45 new cases in last 24 hours
Total - 683
Active - 246
Deaths- 25
Total testing done - 14,104
COVID-19 update in Delhi
1859 fresh COVID-19 positive cases and 93 deaths have been reported in Delhi today. Total number of positive cases stand at 44,688 and death toll is at 1837: Directorate General of Health Services, Delhi
New cases in 24 hours: 1859
Total cases: 44,688
Deaths in 24 hours: 93
Death toll: 1837
Recovered: 16500 (520 discharged today)
Kerala COVID-19 latest update
79 persons have tested positive for COVID19 in the state today. Number of active cases stand at 1366: Kerala Health Department
78 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir — 16 from Jammu division and 62 from Kashmir division. Total number of cases stand at 5298 including 2454 active cases and 63 deaths: J&K Govt
Tamil Nadu coronavirus latest updates
Tamil Nadu reports 1,515 new COVID-19 positive cases and 49 deaths. Number of persons tested positive till date stands at 48,019 & death toll is at 528: State Health Department
Total COVID-19 cases cross 48,000
New cases: 1515
Total cases: 48,016
Active cases: 20,706
Highest deaths 49 today; total 528
7.48 lakh samples tested; 19,242 today
Uttar Pradesh COVID-19 update
516 new cases of COVID19 recorded in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 5259. A total of 8,904 people (61% recover rate) have recovered while 435 others lost their lives due to the disease: Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad
India's recovery rate rises to 52.47%
During the last 24 hours, 10,215 COVID19 patients were cured. A total of 1,80,012 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID19. The recovery rate rises to 52.47%, which is indicative of the fact that more than half of positive cases have recovered from the disease: MoH&FW
Uttarakhand COVID-19 update
67 more COVID19 cases & 5 patients discharged/cured reported in Uttarakhand today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 1912, including 1194 recovered, 680 active cases & 25 deaths: State Health Department
Andhra Pradesh COVID-19 update
193 more COVID19 cases, 2 deaths & 81 discharged in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 5280, including 2341 active cases, 2851 discharged & 88 deaths: State's COVID19 Nodal Officer
Assam COVID-19 update
Assam reports 10 new COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 4319 including 2205 recoveries & 8 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 2103: State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Satyendar Jain health update
Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain tests negative for COVID19. His condition is stable though he still has fever. He was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital after he complained of high fever and difficulty in breathing.