Coronavirus Live Updates: India Records Highest Single-Day Spike With 22,771 New COVID-19 Cases

Coronavirus cases in India has crossed the 6 lakh mark

New Delhi:

Coronavirus Live Updates: A huge spike of 22,771 new coronavirus patients was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking India's tally to 6,48,315 cases. A total of 18,655 patients have died since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The number of recoveries stands at 3,94,227. The recovery rate has improved to 60.80 per cent. There are 2,35,433 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country at present.

Maharashtra continues to remain the worst-hit state with over 1,92,990 infections. The death count due to the pandemic rose to 8,376 after 198 new deaths reported on Friday, a health department statement said.

The first made-in-India coronavirus vaccine may be launched by August 15, with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) fast-tracking efforts to develop "Covaxin" in partnership with Bharat Biotech International Limited. A dozen institutes have been selected for clinical trials of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine (BBV152 COVID vaccine), the government's top medical research body has said.

Worldwide, scientists are racing to produce a vaccine for the deadly virus that has infected over 10 million, including 600,000 in India, and caused more than 500,000 deaths.

Here are the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases In India Live Updates:

Jul 04, 2020 10:16 (IST)

Seven US States Post Record COVID-19 Cases, Curfew Ordered In Miami

Alabama and six other U.S. states reported record increases in coronavirus cases on Friday as Florida's most populous county imposed a curfew ahead of the Independence Day weekend and Arkansas joined a push toward mandating mask-wearing in public, reports Reuters.

Jul 04, 2020 10:04 (IST)

Coronavirus latest news: 22,771 new patients was recorded in the last 24 hours

A huge spike of 22,771 new coronavirus patients was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking India's tally to 6,48,315 cases. A total of 18,655 patients have died since the beginning of the pandemic, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.

Jul 04, 2020 09:52 (IST)

3 New COVID-19 Cases In Andaman And Nicobar Islands

Three new COVID-19 cases were reported from the Union Territory on Saturday. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration informed that out of new cases, two are contacts of earlier positive cases and one is a traveller from another state, reports ANI.

Jul 04, 2020 09:44 (IST)

COVID-19 Patient's Body On Bengaluru Street, Ambulance Arrives 2 Hours Later

A family had to wait for nearly two hours for an ambulance after a coronavirus patient died at his home in Bengaluru on Friday. In a video, the body of the 55-year-old man was seen lying on a street outside his residence, with his relatives seen standing beside the body. Read Here

Jul 04, 2020 09:41 (IST)

So far, 11,300 'Make In India' ventilators have been dispatched; 6154 delivered to hospitals. Ministry of Health is also supplying 1.02 lakh oxygen cylinders across India; 72,293 delivered: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare

So far, 11,300 'Make In India' ventilators have been dispatched; 6154 delivered to hospitals. Ministry of Health is also supplying 1.02 lakh oxygen cylinders across India; 72,293 delivered: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/3wduVMLiKH
- ANI (@ANI) July 4, 2020

Jul 04, 2020 08:55 (IST)

UK Allows Quarantine-Free Travel For Some Countries; India, US Excluded

The UK on Friday allowed quarantine-free international travel to nearly 60 "lower risk countries", excluding India and the US, as it released a list of exempt nations posing "a reduced risk" from the deadly coronavirus, reports PTI.

Jul 04, 2020 08:20 (IST)

Number Of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Brazil Surpasses 1.5 Million: Health Ministry

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil has increased within the past 24 hours by 42,223 to 1,539,081, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday, reports ANI.

Jul 04, 2020 07:37 (IST)

COVID-19: 1,892 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 Deaths Reported In Telangana

A total of 1,892 new COVID-19 cases has been reported in Telangana, taking the tally to 20,462 in the state on Friday. The state has reported eight fatalities and 1,126 patients were discharged on Friday, as per the 9 pm bulletin issued by the state government, reports ANI.

Jul 04, 2020 06:57 (IST)

US Records Over 57,000 Coronavirus Cases In Highest Single-Day Spike: Report
The US notched 57,683 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Friday, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed, the third consecutive day with record numbers of new infections.

Jul 04, 2020 06:24 (IST)

Maharashtra Records Highest Single-Day COVID Spike Of 6,364 Cases
Maharashtra reported another single-day highest increase in coronavirus cases on Friday with 6,364 new patients being detected, which took the case count in the state to 1,92,990. Read more here

Jul 04, 2020 06:23 (IST)

COVID-19: Tamil Nadu Crosses 1 Lakh-Mark, Records 4,329 Coronavirus Cases In A Day
Tamil Nadu, the second worst coronavirus hit state in the country, on Friday crossed the one lakh-mark as 4,329 people tested positive for the highly infectious virus in a day.

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