LIVE News Updates: TN corona count goes up by 3,756 to a total of 122,350

As many as 3,756 persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in Tamil Nadu over the past 24 hours, the state health department officials said.

In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the health department said the state recorded new coronavirus infections for 3,756 persons, taking the total tally to 122,350.

The total number of COVID-19 patients who died over the past 24-hours was 64 taking the death tolling the state to 1,700

On the positive side, 3,051 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged from various hospitals in the state. The total number of cured persons goes up to 74,167.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state after taking into account the cured and dead stands at 46,480.

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Mizoram reports 3 new COVID-19 positive cases; the total number of cases in the state stands at 201 including 58 active cases and 143 cured/discharged: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram, reported ANI

Delhi Court grants bail to foreigners from 21 countries booked for attending Markaz by allegedly violating visa rules, govt guidelines.

During the last 24 hours, a total of 16,883 COVID-19 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure of recovered cases to 4,56,830 so far. The rate of recovery among COVID19 patients continues to increase over the days. It has touched 61.53% today: Union Health Ministry, reported ANI

Bihar reports highest single-day spike of 749 COVID-19 cases; tally now 13,274: State health department

Pakistan initiated an Unprovoked Ceasefire Violation (CFV) along the LoC in Tangdhar Sector, Kupwara, North Kashmir today in the afternoon hours by firing mortars and other weapons. Befitting response being given. Two civilians injured: Chinar Corps, Indian Army, reported ANI

Odisha government issues an order, asking government employees, who are commuting from places other than municipal limits of Cuttack and Khordha, not to attend offices in Bhubaneswar till July 31 in view of rising cases of COVID-19, reported ANI

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Bihar: Patna to remain under lockdown from 10th July to 16th July, orders District Magistrate, reported ANI

Mr Modi believes the world is like him. He thinks every one has a price or can be intimidated. He will never understand that those who fight for the truth have no price and cannot be intimidated, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

Bihar government has issued an order that no visitors will be allowed at State Secretariat and other buildings in the premises, in view of COVID-19 pandemic.

A seven-month-old baby boy from a tribal family died allegedly after he was administered a vaccine in Mokada taluka of Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday.

Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister and senior AIADMK leader P. Thangamani on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus and was admitted to a private hospital for treatment.

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Bangladesh has reported 46 more deaths due to the novel coronavirus, taking the total number of the COVID-19 fatalities in the country to 2,197, health officials said on Wednesday.

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As many as 12,712 isolation beds have been provided in 828 COVID Care Coaches deployed at junctions in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, out of which 12,581 are currently vacant, the Indian Railways stated on Wednesday.

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Puducherry registers highest ever single day spurt of 112 COVID-19 cases, taking aggregate number of those infected in the UT to 1,151.

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Rescue operations are underway after a landslide caused by heavy rainfall swept away nine people on Wednesday in central China's Hubei province.

According to the local flood control and drought relief headquarters, the landslide occurred at around 4 a.m. (local time) on Wednesday in Dahe Township of Huangmei County, Xinhua news agency reported.

A day after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker contracted COVID-19 in Odisha, ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Prasant Behera has also tested positive for coronavirus, said an official on Wednesday.

Salipur MLA Behera is the second Legislator in Odisha to have got the infection.

As many as seven more COVID-19 patients died in Odisha, informed the health department on Wednesday.

Out of the seven deaths, six died of COVID-19 while one patient succumbed to HIV-AIDS.

Small & medium enterprises stand destroyed. Large companies are under severe stress. Banks are in distress.

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Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh District Administration orders opening of footbridges connecting India and Nepal at Dharchula, Jauljibi and Jhulaghat from today till 10 July for Nepal nationals who are receiving pension in India. Health screening and social distancing to be ensured, reported ANI.

173 COVID-19 positive cases, 6 deaths, 8 recovered and 6 discharged today in Rajasthan. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 21,577 including 478 deaths, 16,583 recovered and 16,208 discharged: Rajasthan Health Department, reported ANI

Heard the sad news about officer Manimanjri, a resident of Gazipur, posted in Baliya, UP.

According to the media reports, she was raising questions on the functioning of the state administration.

In order to get justice for Manimanjri’s family, it’s important to bring to out all the facts and have a fair investigation, tweeted Priyanka Gandhi.

A man was arrested here for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman and recording the act after promising to marry her, police said.

According to police, the victim, who is a resident of Kotwali police station area, learnt that the accused Adil was marrying some other woman.

The victim reached the venue and objected to the wedding while police arrested the man and registered a case against him.

The surge in the number of active cases, from 110 on June 25 to 147 on July 7, is causing concern and presenting a huge challenge to the district health officials.

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Gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the cold-blooded ambush and murder of eight policemen last week in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, was seen in a hotel in Haryana's Faridabad near Delhi on Tuesday, police said, reported ANI

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A total of 1,04,73,771 samples tested for COVID-19 till date. Of these, 2,62,679 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), reported ANI

Twenty Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

There were 390 patients still being treated, including six in severe conditions, the commission said in its daily report, Xinhua reported.

Uttar Pradesh reported the highest single-day spike in the corona cases with the number of new cases reaching 1,346 till late on Tuesday night.

The maximum number of cases was reported in Lucknow at 196. The second-highest number of cases was in Ghaziabad at 149 followed by Gautam Buddha Nagar district with 115 cases.

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 540,000 on Tuesday, reaching 540,157, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Meanwhile, total COVID-19 cases around the world rose to 11,691,068, according to the CSSE, Xinhua reported.

The US reported the most COVID-19 cases and deaths, standing at 2,966,409 and 130,902, respectively.

Other countries with over 20,000 fatalities include Brazil, Britain, Italy, Mexico, France, Spain, and India, the CSSE data showed