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India sees highest single-day spike of 19,906 Covid-19 cases, tally reaches 5,28,859

With 19,906 new cases, highest single-day spike so far, India's Covid-19 count touched 5,28,859 including 2,03,051 active cases, 3,09,713 cured/discharged/migrated, according to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. 410 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours and the cumulative toll reached 16,095 deaths. Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra have climbed to 1,59,133 while Delhi's tally stands at 80,188. Read more

The total number of samples tested up to 27 June is 82,27,802 of which 2,31,095 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research

410 deaths and highest single-day spike of 19,906 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours. Positive cases in India stand at 5,28,859 including 2,03,051 active cases, 3,09,713 cured/discharged/migrated & 16,095 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

It is for the first time since the initial days of the pandemic that the number of active cases in Telangana was almost double the number of recovered patients. Telangana currently has 8,265 active cases while 4,928 patients have recovered so far.

Telangana became the fourth state in the country after Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi to register over 1,000 cases in a single day, when as many as 1,087 people tested positive for the virus in the state. The total count of cases now stands at 13,436. In the last 24 hours, six more patients succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 243.

As many as 414 deaths from the virus were reported during the day, taking the overall toll past 16,000, to 16,095. The total Covid-19 cases in India stood at 5,29,533 while active cases crossed the 2-lakh mark even as the number of patients who have recovered rose to nearly 3.1 lakh, as per data collated from state governments.

Fresh cases reported on Saturday: Tamil Nadu, with 3,713 cases, Telangana (1,087), Karnataka (918), Andhra Pradesh (796), Gujarat (615), Bihar (301), Kerala (195), Goa (89) and Puducherry (87). Numbers remained high in Delhi, which reported 2,948 fresh cases, Uttar Pradesh (607), Haryana (543) and Bengal (521), among others.

Fresh cases surged to 20,060 on Saturday, just a day after breaching the 18,000 mark for the first time. While Maharashtra reported the highest jump in numbers, recording as many as 6,368 new cases with Mumbai’s count crossing 2,000 for the first time, at least nine other states and Union territories witnessed their highest single-day spurt in infections.

In the biggest spurt in Covid-19 infections in India, more than 20,000 new cases were reported from across the country on Saturday, nearly 1,500 more than the previous high recorded just a day earlier.

India's Covid-19 fight people-driven: Modi

India's fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic is driven by its people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, attributing the "success" against the pandemic to the implementation the nationwide lockdown in its initial phase. In an address during the virtual meeting of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) on Saturday, Modi said Covid-19 had been used as an opportunity to work towards making the country self-reliant.

US tops with 2.5 million coronavirus cases, with deaths now exceeding 125,000

Global coronavirus cases approach 10 million (Reuters)

Mexican health ministry confirms 4,410 new coronavirus cases, 602 deaths, reports Reuters

Brazil coronavirus cases rise past 1.3 million, deaths total 57,070, reports Reuters

US sees 45,000+ cases, global count up by 1,91,000

At least six US states — Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, South Carolina and Utah — reported their highest oneday case totals, and Anthony Fauci, the country’s top expert, warned that outbreaks in the south and west was a “serious problem” and could engulf the country. Read full story

Like HIV, corona hits immune cells: Studies

In May, John Wherry, an immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania, and his colleagues posted online a paper showing a range of immune system defects in severely ill patients, including a loss of virusfighting T cells in parts of the body. Read full story

There were 2,500,419 confirmed cases in the US, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University , with US deaths now exceeding 125,000, approximately one-fourth the world total of over 495,000, reports AFP