Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: India reports 3.46 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 2,624 deaths in 24 hours

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | As many as 3.46 lakh new COVID-19 cases and 2,624 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: Reported active COVID-19 cases in India now stand at 25,52,940. As many as 1,38,67,997 (1.38 crore) COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 1,89,544, the Union Health Ministry has said.

Coronavirus News LIVE updates | JUST IN: Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 1,66,10,481 (1.66 crore), according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes patients who have recovered and the death toll.

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Maharashtra: Thane district's COVID-19 count up by 5,092, death toll by 56

Thane district in Maharashtra reported 5,092 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed its infection tally to 4.41 lakh, an official said today. These cases were reported yesterday, the official said.

As the virus claimed the lives of 56 patients during the day, the death toll in the district has reached 7,186. The COVID-19 mortality rate is now 1.63 percent, the official added. (Input from PTI)

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Pressure mounts on Biden administration to ship AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, other medical supplies to India

The Biden administration has came under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other COVID-19 vaccines along with several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a second wave of cases. (Input from PTI)

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Delhi sees record 348 COVID-19 deaths, over 24,000 cases in a day

Delhi logged 24,331 new COVID-19 cases and a record single-day jump of 348 deaths yesterday while the positivity rate stood at 32.43 percent, according to the latest health bulletin. The city has reported around 2,100 deaths due to the deadly virus in the last 11 days.

It had recorded306 COVID deaths and 26,169 cases with a positivity rate of 36.24 percent, the highest since the pandemic began a year ago, on April 22.

With the new cases, the national capital's cumulative tally climbed to 9.80 lakh on April 23. The death toll stands at 13,541, the bulletin stated. A total of 75,037 tests, including 43,711 RT-PCR tests, were conducted the previous day, it said. (Input from PTI)

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | ‘Oxygen Express’ train with 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrives in Uttar Pradesh

An ‘Oxygen Express’ train carrying around 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Uttar Pradesh today morning as the state battles a surge in coronavirus cases, news agency PTI cited an official as saying.

The special train carrying two truckloads of medical oxygen arrived in the state capital Lucknow at 6.30 am from Bokaro, Jharkhand.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stand at 1.62 crore. This number includes cases related to foreign nationals, reported active cases, patients who have recovered and the COVID-19 death toll in the country.

While 1.36 crore patients have recovered, 1.82 lakh have died. Total active cases in the country stand at 24.28 lakh.

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates | Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the world stand at 14.50 crore, according to the Reuters tracker. This figure includes COVID-19 patients who have recovered and the overall global death toll which stands at more than 32.16 lakh.

With over 3.19 crore reported cases so far, the United States is the worst-affected country in the world. The US is followed by India, Brazil, France and Russia.

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