Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates: Maharashtra reports 2,962 fresh Covid-19 cases today, Delhi 648

With this, the total tally of BA.4 and BA.5 patients in the state went up to 64.

Germany will not shut schools and non-essential businesses again if the Covid-19 infection rate rises again later this year but protective masks would play a bigger role, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told broadcaster ARD on Sunday. The infection rate in Germany has been on the rise for the past month, reaching close to 700 new cases per 100,000 residents this week, after falling below 200 in late May, but Scholz said that vaccinations should help limit what measures will be needed to curb the spread of the virus.

Ladakh recorded 35 fresh Covid cases that took the overall infection tally to 28,464, officials said on Sunday.This was the highest single-day rise in four months and took the number of active cases to 111 – all in Leh district, they said.Kargil district does not have any active case and the last Covid patient was discharged on June 29, officials said.

Pakistan has reported 650 new Covid-19 cases with two more deaths, the country's ministry of health said on Sunday. The tally of infected people increased to 1,537,947 after adding the new cases, Xinhua reported citing the data released by the ministry. According to the ministry's statistics, a total of 30,401 people died from Covid-19 in Pakistan, with two more deaths recorded on Saturday. Currently, 138 active cases are in critical condition in the South Asian country, reported Xinhua.

Ladakh recorded 35 fresh Covid cases that took the overall infection tally to 28,464, officials said on Sunday. This was the highest single-day rise in four months and took the number of active cases to 111 – all in Leh district, they said. Kargil district does not have any active case and the last Covid patient was discharged on June 29, officials said.