The number of coronavirus cases in India rose by 32,695 to 9,68,876 on Thursday, 16 July, in what is the biggest one-day spike yet. Meanwhile, the death toll increased by 606 to 24,915.
According to the Union Health Ministry data, there are now 3,31,146 active cases across the country, while 6,12,814 patients have been cured or discharged, and one has migrated.
Meanwhile, the United States on Wednesday posted a new daily record of 67,632 new coronavirus cases, news agency AFP reported, citing the Johns Hopkins University tally. The country that is the worst-affected by the COVID-19 outbreak has recorded close to 3.5 million cases so far.
- The Centre on Thursday said that the recovery rate among COVID-19 patients has improved to 63.24 percent
- Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 7,975 new cases, taking its tally to 2,75,640, while Delhi saw 1,647 new infections, taking its total number of cases to 1,16,993
- The Meghalaya government will block entry into the state from 24 to 31 July in view of rising COVID-19 cases
- Globally, over 13.5 million coronavirus cases have been recorded so far, with the death toll being over 5.83 lakh
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Odisha Announces Complete Lockdown in Several Parts
Odisha government has announced a 14-day complete lockdown in Ganjam, Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur district and Rourkela Municipal Corporation area from 9 pm of 17 July 31 to July mindnight, ANI reported quoting State Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy.
Movement of Non Essential Services Restricted in Goa Till 10 August
North Goa District Magistrate issues an order restricting movement of people for all non-essential activities between 8 pm to 6 am with immediate effect till August 10, ANI reported.
Delhi CM Kejriwal Discusses COVID-19 Situation With MLAs, MPs
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting today with all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from Delhi, over the preparations being done to fight COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Minister's Office notified.
In the meeting, the CM said that Delhi model of fighting COVID-19 has been possible due to the collective efforts and support from all political parties, MPs and MLAs, it said.
735 New Cases in MP
At least 735 new COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 20,378, of which 5562 are active cases. Death toll stands at 689.