COVID-19: India logs 18,257 fresh cases, 42 deaths in last 24 hours

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India recorded 18,257 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 42 deaths.
The country saw a total of 14,553 discharges in the last 24 hours.
The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 1,28,690.

Covid 19 cases today: India recorded 18,257 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 42 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Sunday (July 10), the country saw a total of 14,553 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.5 per cent and total recoveries data reached 4,29,68,533.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 1,28,690, the health ministry data showed today. An increase of 3,662 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.29 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,25,428. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate on July 9 was recorded 4.14 per cent.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 86,66,10,714 samples have been tested up to July 9 for COVID-19. Of these 4,32,777 samples were tested on Saturday.

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	47	7	10060	5	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	1933	117	2307283	167	14732	1		1
3	Arunachal Pradesh	149	24	64227		296
4	Assam	1541	171	716923	40	7991
5	Bihar	1958	216	821152	192	12262
6	Chandigarh	381	6	92802	43	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	1455	92	1140551	163	14043	3		3
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	10	3	11483	3	4
9	Delhi	2264	65	1911756	607	26282	2		2
10	Goa	812	17	245171	93	3843	1		1
11	Gujarat	4046	153	1222381	515	10948
12	Haryana	1940	22	1006868	319	10628
13	Himachal Pradesh	1101	91	282221	88	4142
14	Jammu and Kashmir	754	62	450441	83	4758	1		1
15	Jharkhand	602	60	430717	64	5322	1		1
16	Karnataka	6693	187	3931263	802	40123
17	Kerala***	28571	320	6571442	3482	70132		24	24
18	Ladakh	96	29	28237	35	228
19	Lakshadweep	1		11359		52
20	Madhya Pradesh	788	10	1033869	103	10745
21	Maharashtra	18672	179	7834785	2934	147976	5		5
22	Manipur	130	12	135162	11	2120
23	Meghalaya	82	16	92416	31	1595
24	Mizoram	613	88	228456	17	706
25	Nagaland	32	1	34749	1	762
26	Odisha	2504	168	1281298	344	9126
27	Puducherry	785	37	164784	86	1962
28	Punjab	1148	23	745581	178	17784
29	Rajasthan	1032	79	1278991	71	9570
30	Sikkim	146	45	38798	13	457	1		1
31	Tamil Nadu	18842	155	3442122	2516	38028
32	Telangana	5189	43	796365	485	4111
33	Tripura	106	34	99991	2	923
34	Uttarakhand	843	36	430598	31	7697
35	Uttar Pradesh	2265	15	2067880	367	23547
36	West Bengal	21159	2303	2006351	662	21239	3		3
Total#		128690	3662	42968533	14553	525428	18	24	42
***Note for Kerala 24-No of deaths declared by GoK, further details as below:00 No. Of Deaths in Last 24 Hrs; 14 Deaths declared in the last 24 hrs but of previous days because of late receiving of documents; 10 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 )
#States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
#Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR