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Maharashtra Sees 9,361 COVID-19 Cases, 190 Deaths, 9,101 Recoveries | Maharashtra reported 9,361 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 190 fatalities, taking the tally to 59,72,781 and the toll to 1,17,961 while 9,101 patients recovered, the state Health department said. The overall count of recoveries in Maharashtra now stands at 57,19,457 while the number of active cases is 1,32 241. The case recovery rate in the state now stands at 95.76 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.97 per cent, it said. On Sunday, 15 cities, including Nagpur, didn't report even a single COVID-19 fatality.  Similarly no death due to coronavirus was reported from 12 districts in the state. Mumbai city reported 747 new cases and 19 deaths, which raised its caseload to 7,20,013 and the toll to 15,298, the department said in a release.

The Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Haryana governments on Sunday announced the extension of Covid-19 lockdown in their states, with a few relaxation of curbs.

Yoga has helped us to maintain our physical & mental health: Union Health Min Harsh Vardhan

Relevance of Yoga has increased during #COVID19. Yoga has helped us to maintain our physical & mental health. We should make Yoga or other physical activities a part of our daily life. These will help us to increase our immunity against coronavirus: Union Health Min Harsh Vardhan pic.twitter.com/WXJydqoDVc

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2021

Chhattisgarh Records 352 New COVID-19 Cases, 10 Deaths | Chhattisgarh reported 352 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 10 fatalities, taking the infection count to 9,90,675 and the toll to 13,387, a health official said. The number of recoveries reached 9,68,096 after 115 people were discharged from various hospitals while 566 others completed their home isolation stay during the day. The number of active cases in Chhattisgarh now stands at 9,192, the official told reporters. Raipur district recorded 17 new cases, taking its overall caseload to 1,57,004, including 3,125 deaths so far. Bijapur recorded 27 new cases while Sukma and Korba saw 25 cases each, he said.

Bengal Reports 2,184 New COVID-19 Cases, 53 Fresh Fatalities | West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 14,81,707 on Sunday as 2,184 more people tested positive for the infection. Meanwhile, 53 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 17,348, a health bulletin said. North 24 Parganas district registered the highest number of new cases at 332 followed by Purba Medinipur (225) and Kolkata (185). North 24 Parganas also recorded the highest number of fresh fatalities at 9, followed by Kolkata (7) and South 24 Parganas (7).

India could achieve its highest daily vaccination level on International Yoga Day as the Centre begins its free vaccination exercise starts from June 21.

Jharkhand Reports 138 New Positive Cases

COVID19 | Jharkhand reports 138 new positive cases, 181 recoveries, and zero deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases at 1,596 and total positive cases at 3,44,543 pic.twitter.com/wpIIzbTHHF

— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2021

35,325 Challans Issued for COVID-19 Violations in Delhi from May 31-June 19: Police | More than 35,000 challans were issued against those found flouting Covid norms since the unlocking process began in the national capital on May 31 and over Rs 7.1 crore was collected as fine in the last three weeks, police said on Sunday. According to the data shared by Delhi Police, a total of 35,325 challans were issued from May 31 to June 19. Out of these, 29,901 challans were issued for mask violation and 5,078 for violating social distancing. It said 2,863 FIRs were registered and 2,587 people have been arrested from May 31 to June 19. During the same period, an amount of Rs 7,15,49,945 worth fine was collected by the police for violations of COVID-19 norms, police data showed.