COVID-19: India logs 18,840 fresh cases, 43 deaths in last 24 hours; active cases jump to 1,25,028

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Highlights

India saw a total of 16,104 COVID-19 discharges in the last 24 hours
An increase of 2,693 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours
The active cases comprise 0.29 per cent of the total infections, the health ministry said

COVID-19 India News Updates: India recorded 18,840 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 43 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday (July 9), the country saw a total of 16,104 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.51 per cent and total recoveries data reached to 4,29,53,980.

The total active cases of COVID-19 in India have risen to 1,25,028, the health ministry data showed today. Yesterday, the registered active cases were 1,22,335.

Massive jump in active cases:

An increase of 2,693 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The active cases comprise 0.29 per cent of the total infections, the ministry said.

The total death toll in the country is now at 5,25,386. In India, the first death due to the COVID pandemic was reported in March 2020.

The daily positivity rate on July 9 was recorded 4.14 per cent.

ICMR Testing:

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 86,61,77,937 samples have been tested up to July 8 for COVID-19. Of these 4,54,778 samples were tested on Friday.

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Meanwhile, Delhi reported 531 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths on Friday, data provided by the health department suggested. The national capital's positivity rate was recorded at 3.13 per cent. This is the second consecutive day when the daily case count has remained in the range of 500-600.

With the fresh infections and fatalities, Delhi's caseload climbed to 19,39,758 and the death toll increased to 26,280, the health department bulletin said. The fresh cases came out of 16,956 tests conducted the previous day, it said. Delhi on Thursday recorded 579 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.46 per cent and one death.

On Wednesday, the city logged 600 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 3.27 per cent and one death. The capital recorded 615 cases with a positivity rate of 3.89 per cent and three deaths on Tuesday.

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Death During Day (a)	Death Reconciled (b)	Total (a+b)
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	40	1	10055	5	129
2	Andhra Pradesh	1816	156	2307116	191	14731
3	Arunachal Pradesh	125	24	64227	1	296
4	Assam	1370	232	716883	60	7991	2		2
5	Bihar	1742	168	820960	254	12262
6	Chandigarh	375	7	92759	70	1165
7	Chhattisgarh	1363	160	1140388	136	14040
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	13	1	11480	1	4
9	Delhi	2329	151	1911149	679	26280	3		3
10	Goa	795	4	245078	153	3842	1		1
11	Gujarat	3893	14	1221866	622	10948
12	Haryana	1918	14	1006549	367	10628
13	Himachal Pradesh	1010	80	282133	110	4142	1		1
14	Jammu and Kashmir	692	27	450358	74	4757
15	Jharkhand	542	74	430653	58	5321
16	Karnataka	6506	52	3930461	984	40123	1		1
17	Kerala***	28891	881	6567960	4172	70108	1	18	19
18	Ladakh	125		28202	12	228
19	Lakshadweep	1		11359		52
20	Madhya Pradesh	778	10	1033766	125	10745
21	Maharashtra	18851	562	7831851	3499	147971	7		7
22	Manipur	118	21	135151	1	2120
23	Meghalaya	98	1	92385	16	1595
24	Mizoram	525	28	228439	33	706
25	Nagaland	31	4	34748	2	762	1		1
26	Odisha	2336	266	1280954	204	9126
27	Puducherry	748	85	164698	109	1962
28	Punjab	1125	55	745403	152	17784	1		1
29	Rajasthan	953	8	1278920	129	9570
30	Sikkim	101	19	38785	9	456	1		1
31	Tamil Nadu	18687	309	3439606	2413	38028
32	Telangana	5146	149	795880	459	4111
33	Tripura	72	29	99989	3	923
34	Uttarakhand	807	28	430567	18	7697	1		1
35	Uttar Pradesh	2250	25	2067513	346	23547	2		2
36	West Bengal	18856	2310	2005689	637	21236	3		3
Total#		125028	2693	42953980	16104	525386	25	18	43
***Note for Kerala 19-No of deaths declared by GoK, further details as below:01 No. Of Deaths in Last 24 Hrs; 16 Deaths declared in the last 24 hrs but of previous days because of late receiving of documents; 02 No of deaths declared as per appeal G.O.(Rt) No.2110/2021/H&FWD (Appeal Cases Filed).
*(Including foreign Nationals)
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )