Coronavirus India Cases: 28,39,882 patients have recovered from the infection in the country.
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Coronavirus India Live Updates: India now has over 36.91 lakh coronavirus cases, after 69,921 infections were reported in the last 24 hours. 28,39,882 patients have recovered from the infection in the country.
On Tuesday morning, 819 Covid-linked deaths were reported, pushing the total death count to 65,288.
Maharashtra remains the state hit hardest by the pandemic, with 7,92,541 COVID -19 cases, including 24,583 deaths. Maharashttra is followed by three southern states – Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. India is the country with the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world after the United States and Brazil.
Global coronavirus infections have soared past 2.54 crore, as countries tighten restrictions to halt the health crisis that has upended life for most of humanity.
The US remains the country hit hardest by far by the health crisis gripping the world, with 1,83,203 deaths, the Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed.
Here are the Live Updates On Coronavirus Pandemic:
Indian Scientists Find Higher Viral Load In Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients: Report
Indian scientists have observed a higher association between asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and viral load, or the amount of virus in an infected person”s bodily fluid, in a study of over 200 patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus in Telangana, a “surprise” finding that may better inform the policymakers about the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.
The researchers, including those from the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) in Hyderabad, advise testing asymptomatic primary and secondary contacts followed by surveillance.
The national capital on Tuesday reported its highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases in nearly two months. Government data shows Delhi reported 2,312 fresh coronavirus cases and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total to over 1.77 lakh. The city has reported 4,462 fatalities. The recovery rate is 88.5 per cent. The last biggest one-day spike was 2,505 cases on July 4 – and the cases had been declining slowly until Tuesday. Read more
