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Testing ramped up to 9 lakh a day, positivity rate now stands at 6.1%

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Seven of the 10 districts in India with the highest Covid-19 positivity rate are from Maharashtra

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Private hospitals in Nagpur treating Covid-19 patients are denying cashless admission under any Third Party Assurance system

Hospitals are asking for advance payment in cash, with those having insurance being asked to get the expenses reimbursed later, instead of the popular cashless service. While insurance policy holders are suffering due to this, hospitals have their own reasons to back this policy.

Madhya Pradesh Higher Education minister Mohan Yadav tests positive for coronavirus, reports PTI

1347 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths reported in Rajasthan today; 1306 recovered and 1469 discharged

The total positive cases in the state rise to 63,977 including 898 deaths, 48,960 recovered patients and 48,518 discharged. Active cases stand at 14,119, reports ANI quoting state health department

Covid-19 tally rises to 12,961 in Uttarakhand with 497 more people testing positive, 6 more deaths push toll to 164; active case count 4,024, reports PTI quoting health department

Jharkhand's health minister Banna Gupta tests positive for Covid-19

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Bihar registers 16 more Covid deaths, 3,257 fresh cases

Sixteen Covid-19 fatalities reported in the past 24 hours increased the death toll in Bihar to 558, while 3,257 fresh infections took the total coronavirus cases in the state to 1,09,875, the health department said on Tuesday. The state also registered more recoveries than new infections for two days in a row. While 4,034 patients were cured of the disease on Tuesday, 4,140 people recovered on Monday when 2,525 others tested positive for the virus. The recovery rate of the state, which was hovering between 62 and 66 per cent during the past one month, improved to 73.48 per cent on Tuesday, the health department said in a bulletin.

Rajasthan reports 1,347 new Covid-19 cases and 11 deaths as of 8:30 pm today, says state health department (ANI)

The total number of cases in the state stands at 63,977 and the death toll is at 898. There are 14,119 active cases.

Delhi reports 1,374 new Covid-19 cases, 1,146 discharged/recovered/migrated cases and 12 deaths today

Total number of cases now at 1,54,741 including 1,39,447 dischraged/recovered/migrated cases, 11,068 active cases and 4,226 deaths, reports ANI quoting Delhi government

Surat records 252 new Covid-19 cases; 348 recover, 7 die

Surat's Covid-19 tally neared the 18,000-mark with 252 new cases on Tuesday, the highest for a district in Gujarat, the state health department said. With 252 new cases, Surat district's tally rose to 17,985, the health department said.