Breaking News: July 7, 2020 | As it happened

The number of COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh increased to 3,415 after 99 people, including eight police and five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel,
tested positive on Tuesday, a health official said.

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 figures are as follows: positive cases 3,415, new cases 99, deaths 14, discharged 2,728, active cases 673, people tested so far 1,89,038.

Rajasthan government on Tuesday barred the private schools in the state from taking advance fees till they reopen, a statement said. The state government had on April 9 barred schools in the state from taking an advance fee for three months in view of the corona pandemic and the order was extended today, it said.

“Private schools were directed to not take fees till June 30. Now this order has been extended till reopening of schools,” School Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara said.

Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Tuesday recorded one more death due to COVID-19 and 115 new patients, pushing the tally of cases in the district to 2,935 so far, an official data showed. The district's death toll has now reached 29, while the number of active cases rose to 1,121, according to data released by the Uttar Pradesh Health Department for a 24-hour period.

Also, 23 patients were discharged during the period, taking the overall number of recoveries to 1,785 in the district, the data showed.

Gujarat reported its highest-ever single-day spike of 778 coronavirus positive cases on Tuesday, taking the tally to 37,636, while 17 more patients
succumbed to the infection, five of them in Ahmedabad, the state health department said. The state reported the deaths of 17 more COVID-19 patients, raising the fatalities to 1,979.

Also, 421 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the number of recovered cases in Gujarat to 26,744, the department said in a release.

The Tripura government on Tuesday decided to conduct rapid antigen test in the state's 28 containment zones and all the entry points including Agartala Airport following a spike in COVID-19 cases, Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath said.

Chandigarh on Tuesday reported another fatality due to COVID-19, taking the death toll to seven while five fresh cases pushed the tally to 492 in the Union Territory, according to a medical bulletin.

Goa on Tuesday reported 90 COVID-19 cases, taking the overall count to 1,903, while 95 people were discharged post recovery, leaving the state with 739 active ones, an official said. A total of 3,197 samples were tested during the day, of which 90 returned positive, 2,057 negative and 1,050 reports are awaited, he added.

Eight people, including former state health minister Suresh Amonkar, have died of the infection so far.

Goa's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases: 1,903, new cases: 90, deaths: 08, discharged: 1,156, active cases 739, Samples tested till date: 79,864.

The weather was pleasant in Haryana and Punjab as the maximum temperatures in both the states hovered close to normal limits on Tuesday, the Met office said. Their common capital Chandigarh, which received rain in the evening, recorded a maximum of 35.5 degrees Celsius.

Hisar in Haryana recorded a high of 37.2 degrees Celsius, down two notches against normal while Karnal registered a high of 33.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal.

Ambala recorded a high of 35.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average while Narnaul, which was lashed by rain, recorded a maximum temperature of 27.4 degrees Celsius, ten notches below season's average.

Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala in Punjab recorded near similar below normal maximum temperatures at 35.8 degrees Celsius, 35.7 degrees Celsius and 35.2 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi Police on Tuesday organised its first-ever virtual passing out parade of recruit constables at the Police Training College in New Delhi, officials said.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra spiked by 5,134 on Tuesday, taking the total count to 2,17,121, state Health department said. With 224 more patients succumbing to the infection, the death toll has gone up to 9,250, it said.

A total of 3,296 patients were discharged from hospitals in the day, taking the number of the recovered cases to 1,18,558, an official release said.

The number of active cases in the state now stands at 89,294, it said.

Delhi recorded 2,008 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.02 lakh, while the death toll from the disease mounted to 3,165, authorities said. Fifty fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi health department bulletin.

On June 23, the national capital had reported highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases.

The death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi stood at 3,115 on Monday.

The Tuesday bulletin said the death toll from the coronavirus infection has risen to 3,165, and the total number of cases mounted to 1,02,831.

Nagaland on Tuesday reported 19 new COVID-19 cases, taking the northeastern state's tally to 644, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said. Of the 321 samples tested during the last 24 hours through BSL laboratories and also TrueNat RDRP Gene, 19 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, he said.

Of the total 644 COVID-19 cases, 341 are active and 303 people have recovered from the disease.

In the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases in the State, Kerala on Tuesday reported 272 fresh infections, taking the infection tally to 5894, while over 1.86 lakh people are under observation.

At least six people, including five National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mizoram, taking the states COVID-19 tally to 197, an official said on Tuesday.

Out of the 1853 people tested today, 1 #COVID19 positive case was reported and the results of 1331 are awaited; 14 people cured in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1078, including 764 cured and 9 deaths.

A police personnel posted at the Howrah Commissionerate succumbed to COVID-19 at a hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday, a senior health department official said.

Nepal on Tuesday reported 204 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 16,168, according to the Ministry of Health and Population which said the country has achieved 46.4 per cent recovery rate.

The Kerala government has stopped issuing daily e-passes for those commuting between neighbouring Kasaragod district and Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada District in Karnataka from Tuesday in the wake of rise in the number of COVID-19 cases on both sides of the border.

1178 COVID-19 positive cases reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 21,197. Death toll rises to 252 and a total of 9745 discharged

Widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls very likely over northeastern states, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Bihar and East Uttar Pradesh from 8 July: India Meteorological Department

Moderate to intense thunderstorm & lightning very likely over Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal and during next 12 hours: India Meteorological Department

A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescues 2 people stuck in the Und river catchment area in Jamnagar district.

Cattle washed away in flood at Khijadiya Mota village in Paddhari, Rajkot due to incessant rainfall.

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat has gone for home quarantine after telephone operator at his official residence detected COVID-19 positive. The swabs of Thorat and 20 others sent for the COVID-19 test. MPCC sources said after the test report Thorat will decide future action.

More than 15 lakh people have been quarantined in Mumbai after contact-tracing so far since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city civic body said.

Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Tuesday.

• Odisha's COVID-19 tally crosses 10,000-mark with 571 fresh cases, toll rises to 42 as four more die: Health Department.
• Zoonotic diseases need to be curbed to prevent outbreaks like COVID-19: UN.
• 234 fresh coronavirus cases in Rajasthan, death toll rises to 465.
• Scientists identify several existing compounds that halt reproduction of virus that causes COVID-19.
• The Shiv Sena says PM Narendra Modi had expressed confidence that the battle against COVID-19 would be won in 21 days, but it has been over 100 days and the crisis still persists.
• International students in US may be deported if their universities switch to online-only classes due to COVID.
• COVID-19: UP's Muzaffarnagar, Shamli districts seal borders to prevent entry of kanwariyas.
• India's COVID-19 tally crosses 7 lakh-mark with 22,252 fresh infections, death toll rises to 20,160 with 467 more fatalities: Government.
• 872 rail employees, kin, ex-staffers test coronavirus positive.

The IMD issued a statement: "The forecast for the next 24-48 hours indicates reduced rainfall activity over the West coast; intermittent intense spells."

Gangotri highway closed near Dharasu in Uttarakashi district, due to falling rocks in Uttarakhand.

People walk on severely waterlogged streets in Shajapur, following heavy rainfall in the district.

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India's COVID19 case tally crosses 7 lakh mark with 22,252 new cases and 467 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total positive cases stand at 7,19,665 including 2,59,557 active cases, 4,39,948 cured/discharged/migrated 20,160 deaths

Hollywood star Brad Pitt is set to feature in the big-screen adaptation of "Bullet Train", based on the Japanese novel "Maria Beetle" by Isaka Kotaro.

The film will be helmed by David Leitch, known for blockbuster actioners like "Deadpool 2" and "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. In the novel, five assassins find themselves on a fast-moving bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with only a few stops in between.

(PTI)

10 Constables transferred to Chaubepur police station. As per IGP Kanpur Mohit Agarwal, all personnel of the police station are under scope of investigation in connection with Kanpur Encounter.

A 60-year old man died by suicide at a quarantine centre of Pune Municipal Corporation in Kondhwa yesterday. He and his son had tested positive for COVID-19. Cause yet to be ascertained

An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Goosu village of Pulwama following information about presence of militants there, a police official said.

He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened firing towards security forces positions.

Ten Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland Monday, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.

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Here's a quick overview: 

The total number of global cases has surpassed 11.7 million, including more than 540,000 fatalities. More than 6,641,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise: