IMAGE: Medics and patients at CWG village COVID care centre near Akshardham in New Delh. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI Photo
India’s COVID-19 case count crossed the eight lakh-mark on Saturday with yet another highest single-day spike of 27,114 new cases in the last 24 hours.
As many as 519 deaths were reported during this period.
IMAGE: A medic aids a suspected COVID-19 patient to get down from an ambulance after arriving at M R Bangur Hospital in Kolkata. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI Photo
The total number of positive cases in the country stands at 8,20,916, including 2,83,407 active cases, 5,15,386 cured/discharged/migrated and 22,123 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
IMAGE: Social activists dressed as Lord Yamraj, the Hindu god of death, and wearing coronavirus themed helmets offer face masks to people during an awareness campaign against COVID-19 in Bhopal. Photograph: PTI Photo
With as many as 2,38,461 COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra continues to remain the worst-affected state, followed by Tamil Nadu (1,30,261) and Delhi (1,09,140).
IMAGE: Health workers wearing PPE suits arrive to conduct screening of the residents in a COVID-19 containment zone in Ambujwadi area in Mumbai. Photograph: PTI Photo
Meanwhile, 1,13,07,002 samples have been tested for COVID-19 till July 10.
IMAGE: A medic along with family members carries a suspected COVID-19 patient on a stretcher at LNJP Hospital in New Delhi. Photograph: PTI Photo
Out of these 2,82,511 samples were tested on Friday, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research