The number of deadly coronavirus infection cases in India has crossed 16 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 55,079 positive cases &amp; 779 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases stand at 16, 38,871 including 5, 45,318 active cases while 10, 57,806 have been cured/discharged. 35,747 people lost their lives to the virus in the country so far, Union Health Ministry said.

The country is gearing for the third phase of Unlock from August 1 as the Centre has allowed a few relaxations to the existing lockdown norms in an effort to boost economic activity.&nbsp;

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases.&nbsp;

However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 64.5 percent.

Meanwhile, the total number of cases around the world stood at 17,237,642, while the fatalities rose to 671,909, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The World Health Organization (WHO, on Thursday issued a statement warning young people and urging them to stay home and stay safe.

“We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: young people are not invincible,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing in Geneva.

The fears of possibility of second wave have even forced some countries to reimpose travel bans and prepare for another complete lockdown if need be.

(With inputs from agencies)

The number of deadly coronavirus infection cases in India has crossed 16 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 55,079 positive cases & 779 deaths in the last 24 hours.

The number of deadly coronavirus infection cases in India has crossed 16 lakh mark with the highest single-day spike of 55,079 positive cases & 779 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases stand at 16, 38,871 including 5, 45,318 active cases while 10, 57,806 have been cured/discharged. 35,747 people lost their lives to the virus in the country so far, Union Health Ministry said. The country is gearing for the third phase of Unlock from August 1 as the Centre has allowed a few relaxations to the existing lockdown norms in an effort to boost economic activity. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Gujarat have reported the highest number of cases. However, infections are rising rapidly in states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Yet, India’s recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 64.5 percent. Meanwhile, the total number of cases around the world stood at 17,237,642, while the fatalities rose to 671,909, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update. The World Health Organization (WHO, on Thursday issued a statement warning young people and urging them to stay home and stay safe. “We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: young people are not invincible,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing in Geneva. The fears of possibility of second wave have even forced some countries to reimpose travel bans and prepare for another complete lockdown if need be. (With inputs from agencies)

Highest single-day hike takes India's tally past 16 lakh, 5, 45,318 active cases

India is setting grim milestones each day, but the national capital is giving some positive news amid the gloom as the recovery rate in Delhi is inching closer to 90 per cent.&nbsp;

According to the data by the state health ministry, Delhi on Thursday recorded 1,093 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 134,403 cases.

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Delhi also confirmed 29 new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3,936.&nbsp;

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However, the national capital's recovery rate increased to 89 per cent, which is 35 per cent more than the national average of 64.4 per cent.&nbsp;

Delhi, which was witnessing a sharp rise in coronavirus cases after the government started to phase out the nationwide lockdown, on Monday recorded its lowest cases, 619 in two months.

However, it has recorded over 1,000 cases in the last two days, raising concerns that the deadly outbreak might have still not peaked.&nbsp;

With over 1 million tests so far, Delhi also ranks high in terms of testing at state level. Nearly half of 1 millions tests in Delhi are being done in the past one month, reflecting a ramp up in testing.

As many of 10,743 are active COVID-19 cases in Delhi.&nbsp; 
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India is setting grim milestones each day, but the national capital is giving some positive news amid the gloom as the recovery rate in Delhi is inching closer to 90 per cent.

India is setting grim milestones each day, but the national capital is giving some positive news amid the gloom as the recovery rate in Delhi is inching closer to 90 per cent. According to the data by the state health ministry, Delhi on Thursday recorded 1,093 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 134,403 cases. Also read | Over 1 million recovered in India from coronavirus: Health ministry Delhi also confirmed 29 new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 3,936. Also read | West Bengal extends lockdown in containment zones till Aug 31 However, the national capital's recovery rate increased to 89 per cent, which is 35 per cent more than the national average of 64.4 per cent. Delhi, which was witnessing a sharp rise in coronavirus cases after the government started to phase out the nationwide lockdown, on Monday recorded its lowest cases, 619 in two months. However, it has recorded over 1,000 cases in the last two days, raising concerns that the deadly outbreak might have still not peaked. With over 1 million tests so far, Delhi also ranks high in terms of testing at state level. Nearly half of 1 millions tests in Delhi are being done in the past one month, reflecting a ramp up in testing. As many of 10,743 are active COVID-19 cases in Delhi.

With over a million tests and recovery rate nearly at 90%, Delhi offers India hope

Delhi's COVID-19 recovery rate improved to over 86 per cent and active cases dipped to 13,681, lowest in the last seven weeks, even as 1,025 fresh instances were recorded on Friday, the health bulletin said.

With 32 fresh fatalities, the death toll climbed to 3,777.

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The Friday bulletin said 1,866 patients recovered from the deadly virus. The number of people recovered from the infection now stand at 1,10,931. The coronavirus count in the city now stands at 1,28,389.

The recovery rate has improved to 86.4 per cent, said a tweet by the Chief Minister's Office. The national recovery rate stands at 63.45 per cent.

The active cases have been lowest since June 4, which had recorded 14,456 active cases.

Of the 15,475 dedicated beds in the city for coronavirus patients, 12,265 are vacant. Similarly, of the 9,554 beds in dedicated COVID Care Centres, 8,032 are vacant.

The number of containment zones in the city stand at 702.

In related developments, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain took a meeting with senior officers of the Health department to discuss the sero-surveillance, enhancement of ICU beds, and other issues related to the management of COVID-19.

On Wednesday, he announced that a sero-surveillance will be conducted in the city every month to formulate better policies for tackling COVID-19.

Principal Secretary Health Vikram Dev Dutt also held a meeting with Nodal officers, Medical Directors, Medical Superintendents of the Delhi government dedicated COVID hospitals to discuss the steps taken to reduce mortality due to coronavirus.

A decision was also taken that there should be no delay in shifting of patients from triage area to ICU.

In a related development, the two plasma banks for COVID-19 operated by the Delhi government are getting tepid response, doctors said, attributing it to unfounded apprehensions about associated health risks and the tendency to put off donation for any future need of family members.

Just about 320 people have donated plasma in Delhi since the initiative began on July 2, whereas more than 1,00,000 COVID-19 patients have recovered till July 23, officials said.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government would provide plasma for free and people do not need to buy or sell it.

The chief minister and other senior members of the government have repeatedly appealed to people, who have recovered from COVID-19, to donate plasma to other patients.

But the response to the calls has been muted at the first-of-its-kind 'plasma bank', inaugurated by Kejriwal at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) here on July 2, and another one opened a week ago at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, a dedicated coronavirus facility. 
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Delhi's COVID-19 recovery rate improved to over 86 per cent and active cases dipped to 13,681, lowest in the last seven weeks, even as 1,025 fresh instances were recorded on Friday, the health bulletin said.

Delhi's COVID-19 recovery rate improved to over 86 per cent and active cases dipped to 13,681, lowest in the last seven weeks, even as 1,025 fresh instances were recorded on Friday, the health bulletin said. With 32 fresh fatalities, the death toll climbed to 3,777. Also read | Delhi reports under 1,000 coronavirus cases first time in over 35 days The Friday bulletin said 1,866 patients recovered from the deadly virus. The number of people recovered from the infection now stand at 1,10,931. The coronavirus count in the city now stands at 1,28,389. The recovery rate has improved to 86.4 per cent, said a tweet by the Chief Minister's Office. The national recovery rate stands at 63.45 per cent. The active cases have been lowest since June 4, which had recorded 14,456 active cases. Of the 15,475 dedicated beds in the city for coronavirus patients, 12,265 are vacant. Similarly, of the 9,554 beds in dedicated COVID Care Centres, 8,032 are vacant. The number of containment zones in the city stand at 702. In related developments, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain took a meeting with senior officers of the Health department to discuss the sero-surveillance, enhancement of ICU beds, and other issues related to the management of COVID-19. On Wednesday, he announced that a sero-surveillance will be conducted in the city every month to formulate better policies for tackling COVID-19. Principal Secretary Health Vikram Dev Dutt also held a meeting with Nodal officers, Medical Directors, Medical Superintendents of the Delhi government dedicated COVID hospitals to discuss the steps taken to reduce mortality due to coronavirus. A decision was also taken that there should be no delay in shifting of patients from triage area to ICU. In a related development, the two plasma banks for COVID-19 operated by the Delhi government are getting tepid response, doctors said, attributing it to unfounded apprehensions about associated health risks and the tendency to put off donation for any future need of family members. Just about 320 people have donated plasma in Delhi since the initiative began on July 2, whereas more than 1,00,000 COVID-19 patients have recovered till July 23, officials said. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the government would provide plasma for free and people do not need to buy or sell it. The chief minister and other senior members of the government have repeatedly appealed to people, who have recovered from COVID-19, to donate plasma to other patients. But the response to the calls has been muted at the first-of-its-kind 'plasma bank', inaugurated by Kejriwal at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) here on July 2, and another one opened a week ago at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, a dedicated coronavirus facility.

Delhi's COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 86% as active cases stand at lowest in seven weeks

Delhi on Monday reported 954 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hour-period, first day since June 1 when less than 1,000 infections were found.&nbsp;

This comes on a day when the Delhi government once again urged the Centre to accept that&nbsp;community spread has started in the country.&nbsp;

With the latest figures revealed by the officials, the total number of cases in the national capital stands at 123,747, which includes 15,166 active cases.&nbsp;

In the last 24 hours, 35 people died of the deadly virus in Delhi, taking the overall toll to 3,663.&nbsp;

Earlier today, Sanjay Singh, senior leader of AAP (ruling party of Delhi) urged Central government to acept community spread in the country and increase the scale of testing.&nbsp;

"The Centre needs to accept that community spread is taking place and ramp-up testing on a large scale and more testing kits must be made available. They must replicate what the Delhi government did," Singh, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP, said, reported news agency PTI.&nbsp;

In the last two weeks, the coronavirus infections have reduced signficantly in the national capital and the daily recoveries are higher than the number of cases detected.&nbsp;

On Monday, 1,784 patients recovered from the COVID-19 infections, taking the overall tally to 104,918. &nbsp; 
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Delhi on Monday reported 954 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hour-period, first day since June 1 when less than 1,000 infections were found. This comes on a day when the Delhi government once again urged the Centre to accept that community spread has started in the country.

Delhi on Monday reported 954 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hour-period, first day since June 1 when less than 1,000 infections were found. This comes on a day when the Delhi government once again urged the Centre to accept that community spread has started in the country. With the latest figures revealed by the officials, the total number of cases in the national capital stands at 123,747, which includes 15,166 active cases. In the last 24 hours, 35 people died of the deadly virus in Delhi, taking the overall toll to 3,663. Earlier today, Sanjay Singh, senior leader of AAP (ruling party of Delhi) urged Central government to acept community spread in the country and increase the scale of testing. "The Centre needs to accept that community spread is taking place and ramp-up testing on a large scale and more testing kits must be made available. They must replicate what the Delhi government did," Singh, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP, said, reported news agency PTI. In the last two weeks, the coronavirus infections have reduced signficantly in the national capital and the daily recoveries are higher than the number of cases detected. On Monday, 1,784 patients recovered from the COVID-19 infections, taking the overall tally to 104,918.

Delhi reports under 1,000 coronavirus cases first time in over 35 days