Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Karnataka Student Who Wrote SSLC Exam Tests Positive

Must Try to Increase Daily Testing Capacity to 25,000: UP CM | Yogi Adityanath expressed satisfaction over the daily COVID-19 testing capacity in the state reaching the 20,000 mark, and said the target should now be to increase it to 25,000 each day, an official said. At a meeting with senior officials, the chief minister stressed on encouraging industrial, commercial and business establishments to set up COVID-19 helpdesks to keep people safe from the virus, Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Awasthi said.

8 States Contributed to 85.5% Active Cases | Eight states, including Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu, contributed 85.5% of the active COVID-19 caseload and 87% of the total deaths due to the disease in India, according to the Union Health Ministry. India has reported five lakh COVID-19 cases with the worst single-day jump of 18,552 cases on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 15,685.

24 SP Leaders Booked for Defying Social Distancing Norms | Twenty-four Samajwadi Party leaders, including its district unit president, were booked for allegedly defying social distancing norms while protesting against the fuel price hike, police said. The party leaders had staged a demonstration here on Friday during which they flouted social distancing norms, Superintendent of Police S Anand said.

DU Postpones Open Book Exams by 10 Days | DU postpones online open book exams by 10 days for final-year students, which were scheduled to begin from July 1, in view of prevailing COVID-19 situation

Nanded Congress MLA Tests Positive | A Congress MLA from Nanded district of Maharashtra tested coronavirus positive morning, a top district official said. He was found infected days after a senior minister from Nanded recovered from the infection.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visits Bagichi Allauddin & Nabi Karim areas in Paharganj where samples are being collected for serological survey. Under the survey, from June 27 to July 10, blood samples from 20,000 persons will be tested. The survey is part of the Centre's support to states and Union Territories (UTs) to combat COVID-19.

Puducherry CM's Office to be Closed as Staff is Infected | Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said his office would be closed for the next two days as one of his staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The affected person was admitted to the government hospital.

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital's OPD Services to Resume from July 1 | After remaining suspended for three months, OPD services at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital will resume from July 1 with precautions against the novel coronavirus, hospital authorities said.  The OPD services will function from 8 am to 8 pm as they had been functioning before the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

CRPF Personnel Dies | A 44-year-old CRPF personnel died due to COVID-19 in Delhi. He was also suffering from kidney disease. Total count of COVID-19 cases in CRPF reaches 1,046 including 8 deaths: Central Reserve Police Force

Indian Nationals Return from Pakistan | Indian nationals, who were stranded in Pakistan due to lockdown, return to India via Attari-Wagah border. Shivraj Singh Bal, SDM-2,Amritsar says, "248 people are registered to return today but we're expecting more people as 81 registered people couldn't come in last 2 days."

Mizoram COVID-19 Cases | A 32-year-old man has tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the state's tally to 148, officials said. The new patient, a resident of Champhai district, had recently returned to Mizoram from Delhi, a statement issued by the state Information and Public Relations Department said.

Andhra COVID-19 Cases |  Andhra Pradesh reported 796 new COVID-19 cases, a record single day spike, taking the overall tally in the state to 12,285. Also, 11 patients succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 157 so far, according to the latest bulletin.

SI Tests Positive for COVID-19 in TN | The North Police station at nearby Tirupur was closed temporarily as a sub-inspector tested positive. She had come to Tirupur on June 24 on leave and her blood and swab samples were taken the next day, along with that of her husband, police said.

UP COVID-19 Cases | Uttar Pradesh reported 19 novel coronavirus fatalities and 605 infections as the state's COVID-19 count reached 21,548 while the death toll rose to 649, a senior official said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat chairs a review meeting with all DMs and CMOs over Covid-19 and dengue situation in the state. The CM instructs officers to ensure the conduct of weekly cleanliness drives and awareness campaigns regarding dengue.

After three months of suspension, Out Patient Department (OPD) services at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi will return to normal and will function from 8 am to 8 pm, says Dr D S Rana, Chairmain (BoM), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

Class 10 SSLC Exam Candidate Tests Positive in K'taka | Class 10 student from Karnataka's Hassan district tests positive for Covid-19. The student appeared today for the Class 10 SSLC Exam, which began on June 25. He had taken treatment for dengue and had given sample for Covid-19 test, too, after which he was declared positive. The state health department is looking at measures to quarantine his contacts. Around eight lakh students are writing SSLC exams in Karnataka this year.

Rises in Cases Lower Than Other Countries: AIIMS Director | Rise in cases in India is still not as high as compared to other countries. In US, there have been almost 40,000 cases per day in last 2 days, India's numbers are not that high. Cases per million population continue to be low and we still have low mortality rate: Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit COVID Care Centre at Radha Swami Beas in Delhi's Chhatarpur area in the evening. 

180 More Cases in Bihar | 180 more Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Bihar, taking the total number of cases in the state to 8,858: State Health Department.

607 New Cases in UP | In the last 24 hours, 607 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh. There are 6,684 active cases, 14,215 patients have been discharged so far and 649 patients have succumbed to the infection, says State Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad.

Kerala Govt Suspends Lockdown on Sundays | Kerala government suspends lockdown on Sundays until further orders. However, night curfews shall remain in place from 9 pm to 5 am on all days including Sunday.

A medical team collects samples for serological survey in Paharganj area in New Delhi. As a part of the 'Revised COVID Response Plan' in line with recommendations of Dr VK Paul committee, serological survey of 20,000 people across Delhi begins today.

Delhi: A medical team collects samples for serological survey in Paharganj area. As a part of the 'Revised COVID Response Plan' in line with recommendations of Dr. VK Paul committee, serological survey of 20,000 people across Delhi begins today. pic.twitter.com/FVezxaDHpY

— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2020

Andhra Tally Rises to Over 12,000 | In the last 24 hours, 796 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths have been reported in Andhra Pradesh. Total number of positive cases stand at 12,285 including 6,648 active cases and 157 deaths: State Covid-19 Nodal Officer.

Country's Recovery Rate Improves to 58%: Harsh Vardhan | The country's recovery rate has gone above 58% and around 3 lakh people have recovered from Covid-19 so far. The mortality/fatality rate is near 3% which is very less. The doubling rate has come down to near 19 days, which was 3 days before the lockdown, says Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.

DMK MLA Tests Positive | The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislator RT Arasu tests positive for coronavirus and has been admitted for treatment in a private hospital. The DMK President MK Stalin, in a tweet, wishes Arasu a quick recovery so that he can carry on with his public work. Arasu representing the Cheyyur assembly constituency is the second lawmaker from DMK party to be infected with the coronavirus.

Andhra CM Anguished Over Inhuman Treatment of Covid-19 Victim's Body | Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy expresses his anguish over the inhuman act of transporting of the mortal remains of a Covid-19 victim using a JCB excavator. The chief minister takes to Twitter to voice his anguish and orders immediate suspension of the officials concerned of Palasa town in Srikakulam district. The municipal officials in Palasa on Friday shifted the body of a man, who died of Covid-19, to cremation ground on a JCB.

Centre Provides 500 Ventilators to Himachal | The Centre provides 500 ventilators to Himachal Pradesh in its ongoing fight against coronavirus, says a senior Health department official. Of these, 178 are transport ventilators and the remaining 322 are ICU ventilators, says Additional Chief Secretary (Health) R D Dhiman. The Centre has provided the ventilators free of cost to the state as Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur raised the issue of inadequate ventilators in a recent video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

Dexamethasone Allowed for Moderate to Severe Patients: Health Min | Union Health Ministry revises clinical management protocol for Covid-19. Glucocorticosteroid dexamethasone is now allowed as alternative to methylprednisolone for moderate and severe Covid-19 patients in need of oxygen support who experience excessive inflammatory response, says Health Ministry.

Police Station in HP's Kinnaur Sealed after 3 Cops Test Positive | A police station in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district has been sealed after three cops posted there tested positive for Covid-19, says a district official. The Bhawanagar police station has been sealed and the entire staff is placed under quarantine to check the spread of the virus. Kinnaur Deputy Commissioner Gopal Chand issues an order to declare Bhawanagar town a containment zone.