COVID-19: India logs 18,815 fresh cases, 38 deaths in last 24 hours; active cases jump to 1,22,335

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Highlights

According to ICMR, over 86 crore samples have been tested up to July 7 for COVID-19
The daily positivity rate on July 8 was recorded 4.96 per cent
India saw a total of 15,899 COVID discharges in the last 24 hours

COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 18,815 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 38 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Friday (July 8), the country saw a total of 15,899 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.52 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,29,37,876.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 1,22,335, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 1,19,457.

Massive jump in active cases:

An increase of 2,878 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.27 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,25,343. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate on July 8 was recorded 4.96 per cent.

ICMR Testing:

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 86,57,23,159 samples have been tested up to July 7 for COVID-19. Of these 3,79,470 samples were tested on Thursday.

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Delhi COVID tally:

Meanwhile, Delhi reported 579 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and one death, according to data provided by the health department. The positivity rate in the national capital was recorded at 3.46 per cent.

With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's caseload climbed to 19,39,227 and the death toll increased to 26,277, the health department bulletin said. The fresh cases came out of 16,755 tests conducted the previous day, it said.

On Wednesday, Delhi logged 600 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.27 per cent and one death. The city recorded 615 cases with a positivity rate of 3.89 per cent and three deaths on Tuesday.

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	38	2	10045	11	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	1539	121	2306724	187	14731
3	Arunachal Pradesh	61	27	64223	2	296
4	Assam	956	146	716733	50	7988
5	Bihar	1390	120	820548	189	12261
6	Chandigarh	396	28	92620	85	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	1124	97	1140081	122	14039	1		1
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	15	1	11476	2	4
9	Delhi	2590	83	1909782	516	26276	1		1
10	Goa	848	34	244741	182	3841
11	Gujarat	3724	129	1220682	536	10948
12	Haryana	1955	84	1005762	498	10627	1		1
13	Himachal Pradesh	822	36	281942	108	4141
14	Jammu and Kashmir	641	47	450190	66	4757
15	Jharkhand	422	47	430539	45	5321
16	Karnataka	6481	83	3928397	1044	40122
17	Kerala***	30169	1014	6559746	3080	70073	2	17	19
18	Ladakh	127	10	28184	22	228
19	Lakshadweep	1	1	11359		52
20	Madhya Pradesh	761	17	1033528	99	10745	1		1
21	Maharashtra	19981	839	7825114	3974	147956	7		7
22	Manipur	79	17	135146	5	2120
23	Meghalaya	111	4	92336	10	1594
24	Mizoram	447	18	228348	44	706
25	Nagaland	21	6	34746		761
26	Odisha	2010	401	1280382		9126
27	Puducherry	629	87	164500	81	1962
28	Punjab	1031	9	745063	196	17781
29	Rajasthan	912	49	1278671	115	9569
30	Sikkim	59	9	38770	10	455	1		1
31	Tamil Nadu	17717	952	3435090	1791	38027
32	Telangana	4882	129	794944	434	4111
33	Tripura	41	11	99982	4	923
34	Uttarakhand	806	14	430470	36	7696
35	Uttar Pradesh	2401	168	2066672	510	23543	1		1
36	West Bengal	14270	1753	2004441	596	21231	3		3
Total#		119457	4245	42921977	14650	525305	19	17	35
***Note for Kerala 16-No of deaths declared by GoK, further details as below:01 No. Of Deaths in Last 24 Hrs; 15 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 )