Breaking News: June 29, 2020 | As it happened

Maharashtra reported 181 deaths and 5257 new COVID-19 positive cases today. Out of 181 deaths, 78 occurred in the last 48 hours and 103 from the previous period. The total number of cases in the state reaches 1,69,883 including, 73,298 active cases. 

Uttarakhand reported 8 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases in the State to 2,831. 

17 new COVID-19 positive cases and 1 death reported from the Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases to 2,262 and death toll to 82. There are 598 active cases now. 

Tamil Nadu reported 3,949 new COVID-19 positive cases and 62 deaths today. The total number of cases stands at 86,224 including  47,749 discharges, 37331 active cases, and 1141 deaths. 

121 persons tested positive for COVID-19 today, taking the total number of cases to 4311. The number of active cases stands at 2,057.

The total number of positive cases in Himachal Pradesh stands at 919, including 363 active cases, 536 recoveries, and 7 deaths. 

Maharashtra Government on Monday extended lockdown in the state till July 31. Concerned District Collector and Commissioners of the Municipal Corporations in the state may enforce certain measures and necessary restrictions in specified local areas on the permitted non-essential activities and movement of persons to control COVID-19. 

77 police personnel found positive for COVID-19 and two others died in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 1,030 and death toll to 59 in the force. 

Himachal Pradesh detects 3 new positive cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 919 including 365 active cases, 534 recoveries and 7 deaths.

Odisha's COVID-19 tally climbed to 6,859 on Monday as 245 people, including two NDRF personnel, tested positive for the disease, while the toll rose to 23 with two more fatalities, a health official said.

Andhra Pradesh reports 793 new cases and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases rise to 13891 including 7479 active cases, 6232 discharged cases and 180 deaths.

Himachal Pradesh's tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti reported its first COVID-19 case on Monday after a 25-year-old labourer from Bihar tested positive for the disease, officials said.

Twelve more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said. Of the total 1,352 cases in the state, 273 are active while 1,079 people have recovered.

Puducherry on Monday reported 42 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally in the union territory to 690, a top Health Department said.

Rajasthan reports 121 new COVID-19 positive cases and 3 deaths till 10:30 AM today. Total number of positive cases rise to 17392, including 402 deaths and 13618 recoveries.

Bangladesh Defence Secretary Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury on Monday died at a hospital here due to the novel coronavirus, the government has confirmed. Chowdhury died during treatment in Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at 9.30 a.m. Monday, bdnews24 quoted Selina Haque, Additional Secretary to the Defence Ministry, as saying.

He was admitted at CMH on May 29 after testing positive for COVID-19 and was put into the intensive care unit on June 6 when his condition deteriorated, Bhasani Mirza, administrative officer of the secretary, told The Daily Star newspaper.

He was on placed on ventilation support on June 18 as his condition deteriorated, he added.

Delhi Pradesh Congress members are registering a protest against rising fuel prices. Group of protesters blocked the road outside IP College in Delhi as they demanded rollback of petroleum prices. Petrol and diesel prices in the country went up this morning, the twenty-second hike in over three weeks. 

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 300 points in early trade on Monday dragged by losses in index-heavyweights HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and Infosys amid negative cues from global markets.

The 30-share index was trading 323. 91 points, or 0. 92 per cent, lower at 34,847.36, while the NSE Nifty fell 83.65 points, or 0.81 per cent, to 10,299.
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Bajaj Finance was the top loser in the Sensex pack, dropping around 4 per cent, followed by Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, HDFC duo and Infosys.

On the other hand, ITC, Sun Pharma, Nestle India and PowerGrid were among the gainers. 

(PTI)

Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 5.48 lakh-mark taking positive patients toll to 5,48,318 including 2,10,120 active cases 3,21,723 recovered and 16,475 deaths, according to the health ministry's figures released on Monday. READ MORE

Nagaland reports 19 new COVID-19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases to 434 including 270 active cases, 164 recoveries and no deaths so far, the State Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

The total number of samples tested up to 28 June is 83,98,362 of which 1,70,560 samples were tested yesterday.

Sri Lankan authorities announced that a night curfew which was imposed in the island nation on June 13, would be lifted completely due to the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A nationwide 24-hour curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the virus since March 20 but it was later imposed from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. effective from June 13, reports Xinhua news agency.

Another 36 COVID-19 patients have died in Britain as of Saturday afternoon, bringing the total coronavirus-related death toll in the country to 43,550, the British Department of Health and Social Care said. The figures include deaths in all settings, including hospitals, care homes and the wider community, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

As of Sunday morning, 311,151 people have tested positive for the disease in Britain, a daily increase of 901, according to the department.

As of Sunday morning, there have been 9,195,132 tests of the novel coronavirus in the country, with 127,709 tests on Saturday, said the department. 

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Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Rashi Hardaha and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat  Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal, Sidhant Mamtany and Sushmita Panda. You can get in touch with us directly on twitter ​@rashihardaha, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais, @SidMamtany, and @sushmitapanda for news, tips, photos, questions and comments.

Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 10.2 million, including more than 504,000 fatalities. More than 5,553,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

• United States- 1,28,437
• Brazil- 57,658
• Italy- 34,738
• Spain- 28,343
• France- 29,778
• United Kingdom- 43,550
• Belgium - 9,732