COVID-19: 5 Lakh Total Cases In India With 17K In One Day

The total number of coronavirus positive cases in India reached nearly 5 lakhs as of today, with a single day spike of 17,296, the highest till date. The COVID-19 number of cases is at 4,90,401 as on Friday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The country also witnessed 407 deaths in the last 24 hours, which pushed the death toll to 15,301. The total number of cases includes 1,89,463 active cases, 2,85,637cured/discharged/migrated cases. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the total number of tests was 77,76,228 while the number of samples tested on 25 June alone is 2,15,446.

Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country with 1,47,741 cases. The active cases in the state are 63,357. The number of people cured or discharged stands at 77,453 while the death toll is at 6,931.

Delhi has so far reported 73,780 cases. The active cases in the national capital stood at 26,586. While the cured and discharged numbers stood at 44,765. The death toll in the city is 2,429. Tamil Nadu has so far reported 70,977 COVID cases. With active cases at 30,067 and the number of cured or discharged cases at 39,999, while the death toll stood at 911.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that a complete lockdown will be imposed in the entire Kamrup Metropolitan district from the midnight of June 28 for the next 14 days, due to rise in COVID-19 cases.

According to the Maharashtra Police, a total of 56 policemen have lost their lives due to the virus so far in the state while 3,444 police officials have been recovered. As many as 868 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Border Security Force (BSF) so far, including 245 active cases, informed BSF. While in Odisha, as many as 218 new COVID19 cases were reported in the state yesterday; the total number of positive cases in the state stands at 6180, said Odisha Health Department.

Andhra Pradesh has reported 10,884 COVID-19 positive cases so far including 136 deaths, 4,988 cured/discharged/migrated and 5,760 active cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Goa has reported 995 COVID-19 positive cases so far while Haryana has reported 12,463 cases till now.

Uttar Pradesh has reported 20,193 COVID-19 positive cases till now including 6,463 active cases, 13,119 cured/discharged/ migrated and 611 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. West Bengal has reported 15,648 COVID-19 positive cases so far while Uttarakhand has reported 2,691 cases.

Source: ANI