Deccan Chronicle

No let up, Covid cases continue to increase

India logs 7,584 fresh cases, 24 more deaths in a day

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New Delhi, June 10: India’s Covid-19 case tally rose by 7,584 in a day to reach 4,32,05,106 while the number of active cases has increased to 36,267, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday.

The toll has climbed to

5,24,747 with 24 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Active case tally increased by 3,769 and now comprise 0.08 per cent of the total infections, while the national

Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.70 per cent, the health ministry said.

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.26 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was also recorded at 1.50 per cent.

The number of people who have recuperate­d from the disease surged to

4,26,44,092, while the case

fatality rate was recorded at 1.21 per cent. The total number of Covid vaccine doses administer­ed in the country so far has exceeded 194.76 crore.

India’s Covid tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September

28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October

29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the onecrore mark on December

19. India crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4, 2021, and three crore on June 23.

The 24 new fatalities include 17 from Kerala, two each from Delhi and Rajasthan and one each from Maharashtr­a, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh.

A total of 5,24,747 deaths have been reported so far in the country, including

1,47,867 in Maharashtr­a,

69,824 in Kerala, 40,108 in Karnataka, 38,025 in Tamil Nadu, 26,216 in

Delhi, 23,524 in Uttar Pradesh and 21,205 in West Bengal.

The health ministry has stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidit­ies.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research,” the ministry said on its website, adding that state-wise distributi­on of figures is subject to further verificati­on and reconcilia­tion.

Meanwhile, a 90-year-old woman, who had not been inoculated against Covid, died of the infection at a hospital in Indore, a health official said on Friday.

The nonagenari­an was suffering from high blood pressure and other ailments for a long time, said Dr. B. S. Saitya, the chief medical and health officer.

 ?? — PTI ?? Border Security Force personnel stand guard during the flagging off ceremony of India-Bangladesh cross-border bus services, after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 pandemic, in Agartala, on Friday. Altogether 28 passengers boarded the 40-seater bus for Kolkata via Dhaka, and the service will be available for six days a week.
— PTI Border Security Force personnel stand guard during the flagging off ceremony of India-Bangladesh cross-border bus services, after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 pandemic, in Agartala, on Friday. Altogether 28 passengers boarded the 40-seater bus for Kolkata via Dhaka, and the service will be available for six days a week.

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