Jharkhand reports 460 new COVID-19 cases rise, state's tally at 10,488

The single-day increase of coronavirus cases crossed the 55,000-mark for the first time on Friday, pushing India's COVID-19 caseload to 16,38,871, while the recoveries surpassed 10.5 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The country registered a record increase of 55,079 infections in 24 hours while the death-toll climbed to 35,747 with 779 people succumbing to the disease in a day, the ministry data updated at 9 am showed.

There are 5,45,318 active cases of coronavirus in the country.

The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients was 64.54 percent.

The total number of confirmed cases also includes foreigners.

The number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the 18-million mark in the country.

According to ICMR, a total of 1,88,32,970 samples have been tested up to July 30 with 6,42,588 samples being tested on Thursday. 

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31 July 2020

11:15 IST

460 new COVID-19 cases reported in Jharkhand today. Total number of cases in the State is now at 10,488, including 6,208 active cases, 4,176 recovered & 104 deaths as State Health Department. (ANI input)

10:54 IST

1,499 new COVID-19 cases reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 31,877. The number of recovered cases is 19,745 and active cases are 11,918. (ANI input)

10:03 IST

Former US presidential candidate Herman Cain dies of coronavirus. 

09:31 IST

India COVID-19 cases: Coronavirus crosses 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, 10,57,806 cured/discharged & 35,747 deaths as per the Ministry of Health data.

06:45 IST

Over 8.78 lakh Indians have returned from abroad under Vande Bharat Mission: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Vande Bharat continues undaunted!

More than 878K have been evacuated since 6 May through various means. More than 280K have returned through flights operated by @airindiain @FlyWithIX & private carriers. More than 114K have flown out of India.

These numbers continue to grow. pic.twitter.com/VlIWdvs2t2

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) July 30, 2020

06:44 IST

175 more people test positive for COVID19 in Chhattisgarh; tally rises to 8,775: Officials

06:41 IST

Sikkim records 14 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 610.

06:40 IST

Rajasthan records highest single-day spike of 1,156 new COVID-19 cases; death toll reaches 66. (PTI input)