COVID-19: India logs 18,930 fresh cases, 35 deaths in last 24 hours; active cases jump to 1,19,457

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Highlights

According to ICMR, 86,53,43,689 samples have been tested up to July 6 for COVID-19
An increase of 4,245 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours
India saw a total of 14,650 discharges in the last 24 hours

COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 18,930 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 35 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (July 7), the country saw a total of 14,650 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.53 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,29,21,977.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 1,19,457, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 1,15,212.

Massive jump in active cases:

An increase of 4,245 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.26 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,25,305. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate on July 7 was recorded 4.32 per cent.

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ICMR Testing:

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 86,53,43,689 samples have been tested up to July 6 for COVID-19. Of these 4,38,005 samples were tested on Wednesday.

Delhi COVID tally:

Meanwhile, Delhi logged 600 COVID-19 cases and one fatality due to the viral infection while the test positivity rate declined to 3.27 per cent, according to the data shared by the health department here on Wednesday. With the fresh cases and fatalities, Delhi''s Covid tally has climbed to 19,38,648 and the death toll has shot up to 26,276, the department said in a bulletin.

The fresh cases came out of 18,361 tests conducted to detect the infection on Tuesday, it said. Delhi recorded 615 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 3.89 per cent and three fatalities due to the viral disease on Tuesday.

Of the 9,494 beds for Covid patients in the city hospitals, only 149 were occupied on Wednesday, down from 172 a day ago. The beds at the Covid care centres and the Covid health centres are lying vacant, the bulletin said.

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	40	2	10034	8	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	1418	168	2306537	154	14731
3	Arunachal Pradesh	34	5	64221		296
4	Assam	810	100	716683	110	7988
5	Bihar	1270	100	820359	238	12261
6	Chandigarh	424	44	92535	96	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	1027	13	1139959	178	14038
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	14	3	11474	4	4
9	Delhi	2507	431	1909266	1043	26275	3		3
10	Goa	882	81	244559	191	3841	2		2
11	Gujarat	3595	83	1220146	489	10948
12	Haryana	2039	154	1005264	502	10626	1		1
13	Himachal Pradesh	786	110	281834	104	4141
14	Jammu and Kashmir	594	17	450124	67	4757
15	Jharkhand	375	23	430494	55	5321
16	Karnataka	6398	76	3927353	913	40122	2		2
17	Kerala***	29155	434	6556666	3031	70054		6	6
18	Ladakh	137	6	28162	14	228
19	Lakshadweep	0	3	11359	3	52
20	Madhya Pradesh	744	16	1033429	81	10744	1		1
21	Maharashtra	20820	1115	7821140	4207	147949	6		6
22	Manipur	62	13	135141	4	2120
23	Meghalaya	107	1	92326	6	1594
24	Mizoram	429	61	228304	30	706
25	Nagaland	15	6	34746		761
26	Odisha	1609	66	1280382	268	9126
27	Puducherry	542	41	164419	50	1962
28	Punjab	1040	57	744867	221	17781	1		1
29	Rajasthan	863	28	1278556	138	9569	1		1
30	Sikkim	50	2	38760	6	454
31	Tamil Nadu	16765	1149	3433299	1512	38027	1		1
32	Telangana	4753	56	794510	496	4111
33	Tripura	30	5	99978	2	923
34	Uttarakhand	792	46	430434	14	7696
35	Uttar Pradesh	2569	264	2066162	567	23542	1		1
36	West Bengal	12517	1378	2003845	592	21228	3		3
Total#		115212	737	42907327	15394	525270	11	6	28
***Note for Kerala 19-No of deaths declared by GoK, further details as below:2 No. Of Deaths in Last 24 Hrs; 17 Deaths declared in the last 24 hrs but of previous days because of late receiving of documents; 0 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 )