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COVID-19 Live Updates: Delta Variant Jumps 33,630 In A Week, Making Up Nearly All COVID-19 Cases In UK

COVID-19 Live Updates: Delta Variant Jumps 33,630 In A Week, Making Up Nearly All COVID-19 Cases In UK
Delta Variant Jumps 33,630 In A Week, Making Up Nearly All COVID-19 Cases In UK

As India records a steep fall in the number of active coronavirus from across the country, Delhi is ramping up fight the third wave of coronavirus. Catch all the live updates here.

Written by Satata Karmakar |Updated : June 19, 2021 7:11 PM IST

As India sees a downfall in the daily count of the coronavirus cases, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday apprised Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal of the administration's action plan to battle the possible third wave of Covid in the national capital. With 60,753 new Covid cases being reported in a day, India's total tally rose to 2,98,23,546, while the number of active cases stands at 7,60,019, the lowest in 74 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll climbed to 3,85,137 with 1,647 fresh fatalities and active cases comprise 2.55 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 96.16 per cent, the data updated at 8 am showed. The 1,647 new fatalities include 648 from Maharashtra, 287 from Tamil Nadu, and 168 from Karnataka.

A total of 3, 83,490 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 1,16,026 from Maharashtra, 33,434 from Karnataka, 30,548 from Tamil Nadu, 24,886 from Delhi, 22,030 from Uttar Pradesh, 17,182 from West Bengal, 15,738 from Punjab, and 13,361 from Chhattisgarh. Catch all the live updates here.

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