Coronavirus Latest Updates: Triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala); cases rise in Jharkhand, Rajasthan

The latest Covid-19 numbers reported on Friday were shared by the Union Health Ministry.

Coronavirus Lockdown State Wise Latest Updates: India recorded a total number of 489,596 confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 in the country on Friday. More frightening was the total number of casualties reported on the same day which stood at 757 which is also the single-day biggest spike so far. On Thursday, the country had reported 49,310 positive cases which was the single-day biggest jump in the total number of Coronavirus cases and 740 deaths due to Coronavirus.

The latest Covid-19 numbers reported on Friday were shared by the Union Health Ministry. With the addition of the numbers on Friday, the country has crossed the 13 lakh figure in Covid-19 cases and the total number of cases stands at 13,36,861. This was the second successive day when the country reported close to 50000 new cases of Covid-19 cases. The latest number of Coronavirus patients who have recovered from the disease after contracting the virus stands at 8,49,431. Presently the total number of active cases in the country who are still in the grip of the virus and need observation stands at 4,56,071. The total number of deaths related to Covid-19 stands at 31,358 deaths.

Read Coronavirus Lockdown State Wise Latest Updates

• Kerala lockdown: Streets in Thiruvananthapuram deserted amid weekend ‘Triple lockdown’ which entails police intervention on three levels – general containment strategy, focus on specific clusters and houses of those infected, reports ANI.
• Bhopal Coronavirus Update: Police conducted a raid at a lounge in Bhopal on 23rd July and arrested 33 people yesterday for violating night curfew. Additional SP Crime Branch-Bhopal said, “Case registered. The 2 main accused took lounge on rent and were conducting similar activities, from past 4 months.” (ANI)
• Jharkhand COVID-19 case rally rises to 7627 with 377 new infections. The total number of active cases in the state is 4197 and 3354 recovered cases; death toll 76, says State Health Department
• Among the states which are worst affected due to the spread of Coronavirus are Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka among others.
• The states which have recently started registering more cases of Covid-19 and are fast emerging as the new hotspots of the disease include Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana among others.
•  Falling back on the option of imposing lockdown in the region to contain the spread of Coronavirus, the state governments of Bihar, Nagaland and Sikkim have announced complete lockdown.
•  Many states which are not in a position to afford a blanket lockdown have instead opted for the lockdown on the two days of the weekend. The states which have imposed the weekend lockdown include U.P, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand.