Coronavirus India Updates: India Tops 10 Lakh Covid-19 Cases; Over 25,000 Dead
India entered the ‘million cases club’ with its total confirmed Covid-19 cases crossing past the 10-lakh mark today.
Authorities reported nearly 35,000 cases in just 24 hours, taking the total tally to 10,03,832, according to the Health Ministry’s 8 a.m. update on July 17. Of these, more than 6.3 lakh have been cured or discharged, while over 3.4 lakh are active cases.
Key Numbers
- Total number of confirmed coronavirus cases: 10,03,832
- Active cases: 3,42,473
- Cured/discharged/migrated: 6,35,757
- Deaths: 25,602
- New cases in a day: 34,956
- One-day recoveries: 22,942
- One-day deaths: 687
This is the third straight day that the country’s fresh cases have hit a new high. India reported over 34,000 cases for the first time today.
Global Updates
Manila, capital of the Philippines, may return to a lockdown as coronavirus cases rise. Jakarta in Indonesia keeps social-distancing measures that were set to expire amid a surge in cases. Florida and Texas reported record numbers of virus deaths. Brazil surpassed 2 million cases as the virus spreads in the country’s poorer, remote areas.
Globally, total cases have topped 13.7 million with over 588,000 deaths.
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After U.S., India Has Done Most Covid-19 Tests: White House
After the U.S., which has carried out a record 42 million Covid-19 tests, India has done the second largest number of 12 million coronavirus tests, the White House has said.
More than 3.5 million people have tested positive with the coronavirus and 138,000 died in the U.S. Globally, more than 13.6 million have tested positive and over 586,000 have died.
With regard to (the coronavirus) testing, we've done more than 42 million tests. The second-highest number is 12 million from India. We're leading the world in testing, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a news conference on Thursday.
The White House was responding to questions related to the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.
Source: PTI