India registers 17,092 fresh COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths in last 24 hours; active cases jump to 1,09,568

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Highlights

The total death toll due to COVID in the country is now at 5,25,168
An increase of 2,379 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours
India saw a total of 14,684 COVID discharges in the last 24 hours

COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 17,092 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 29 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday (July 2), the country saw a total of 14,684 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.54 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,28,51,590.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 1,09,568, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 1,07,189.

Massive jump in active cases:

An increase of 2,379 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.25 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

As per data, Covid active cases on February 28 stood at 1,02,601. On March 1, it declined to 92,472.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,25,168. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate on July 2 was recorded 4.14 per cent.

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Maharashtra COVID tally:

Meanwhile, Maharashtra recorded 3,249 fresh coronavirus cases, a marginal dip from the day before when the state recorded 3,640 new coronavirus cases on Thursday. The state recorded four more deaths linked to the infection, the state health department said.

With these additions, the state's overall COVID-19 tally rose to 79,79,363, while the death toll increased to 1,47,929, the health department said in a bulletin. On Thursday, the state had recorded 3,640 cases and three fatalities. The bulletin said 4,189 patients recovered from the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, taking their cumulative count to 78,07,438 and leaving the state with 23,996 active cases.

The coronavirus recovery rate in the state stood at 97.85 per cent, it said. The health department said 42,443 tests were conducted in the state in the last 24 hours, taking their total count to 8,20,44,129.

Maharashtra's coronavirus figures are as follows: Total cases 79,79,363, fresh cases 3,249, death toll 1,47,929, recoveries 78,07,438, active cases 23,996, total tests 8,20,44,129.

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Death During Day (a)	Death Reconciled (b)	Total (a+b)
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	41	3	10003	8	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	977	109	2306088	114	14731
3	Arunachal Pradesh	6	1	64220	1	296
4	Assam	468	73	716470	65	7988
5	Bihar	1030	36	819656	142	12260	1		1
6	Chandigarh	546	26	92213	96	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	983	50	1139454	78	14038	1		1
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	21	3	11458	1	4
9	Delhi	3703	211	1905720	1021	26264	3		3
10	Goa	1033	16	243978	109	3838
11	Gujarat	3289	247	1218426	384	10947	1		1
12	Haryana	2509	104	1003335	537	10624
13	Himachal Pradesh	607	57	281513	47	4141
14	Jammu and Kashmir	545	52	449882	42	4756
15	Jharkhand	330	22	430313	32	5320
16	Karnataka	6134	238	3924232	834	40118	1		1
17	Kerala***	29669	165	6543017	3724	70023	2	13	15
18	Ladakh	82	3	28119	8	228
19	Lakshadweep	0	3	11356	3	52
20	Madhya Pradesh	592	42	1033162	85	10742
21	Maharashtra	23996	944	7807438	4189	147929	4		4
22	Manipur	24	4	135130		2120
23	Meghalaya	82	3	92298	10	1594
24	Mizoram	301	1	228143	40	703
25	Nagaland	4	2	34744		761
26	Odisha	925	204	1279910		9126
27	Puducherry	402	60	164261	50	1962
28	Punjab	1194	73	744180	119	17776	2		2
29	Rajasthan	920	10	1278043	98	9566	1		1
30	Sikkim	35	6	38748	2	454
31	Tamil Nadu	12158	1064	3427386	1321	38026
32	Telangana	4702	59	792593	403	4111
33	Tripura	14	4	99972		923
34	Uttarakhand	770	19	430281	59	7696
35	Uttar Pradesh	3199	176	2064180	606	23538
36	West Bengal	8277	1283	2001668	456	21219
Total#		109568	2379	42851590	14684	525168	16	13	29
***Note for Kerala 15-No of deaths declared by GoK, further details as below:2 No. Of Deaths in Last 24 Hrs; 12 Deaths declared in the last 24 hrs but of previous days because of late receiving of documents;01 No of deaths declared as per appeal G.O.(Rt) No.2110/2021/H&FWD (Appeal Cases Filed).
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )