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Highlights: Dharavi’s Covid-19 case count rises by 12 to 2,359

In Latin America, Covid-19 continues its indiscriminate spread with Brazil and its neighbouring Andean nations suffering from the worst medical health crisis in modern times. US and India continue to see infections rise steadily.

By Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Updated: Jul 13, 2020 05:55 IST
Highlights: Dharavi’s Covid-19 case count rises by 12 to 2,359

Covid-19 continues to rage across the Americas as the US, Mexico and Brazil report high rates of new infections on a daily basis along with a large number of deaths. Bolivian and Brazilian state premiers have already been infected.

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In the Eurasian region, Russia continues to report high numbers of infection. The daily number of new cases have seen a slight dip. In India, experts have started fearing community transmission but the government has assured that is not the case. India also has a lower number of cases per million.

11:29 AM IST

Jharkhand reports 170 new cases

Jharkhand currently has 1,129 active cases and has recorded 23 deaths.

10:46 AM IST

China reports 4 new cases of Covid-19

China reported four new cases of Covid-19. All the cases were imported.

10:03 AM IST

Maharashtra records 596 cases of Covid-19 in its jails

Nagpur leads the tally in Covid-19 cases among prisoners and jail staff in Maharashtra with 276 cases. The state has 596 cases in prisoners and 167 cases among staff.

09:31 AM IST

India records 26,506 cases and 475 deaths in 24 hours

India's single-day case tally surges past 26,500 cases.

<p>India records 26,506 cases and 475 deaths in 24 hours</p>
08:51 AM IST

China warns of new pneumonia sweeping Kazakhstan

China has warned its citizens in Kazakhstan that a new type of pnuemonia is sweeping across the nation. It said that hundreds of people have died from the disease.

07:21 AM IST

US Covid-19 daily tall surges past 65,000

Covid-19 cases in US crossed 3.1 million mark with 65,551 new cases.

07:21 AM IST

Bolivian interim president Jeanine Áñez gets Covid-19

Three Cabinet ministers in the administration of Bolivian leader Jeanine Áñez along with her have tested positive for Covid-19.

<p>Bolivian interim president Jeanine Áñez gets Covid-19</p>
FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers conduct a blood test on Bolivia's Interim President Jeanine Anez during the World Blood Donor Day campaign at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, June 12, 2020. Picture taken June 12, 2020. Anez said on July 9, 2020, that she has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Courtesy of Bolivian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

First published: Jul 10, 2020 06:57 IST