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Live: Delhi records highest single-day spike with 2,137 new Covid-19 cases

Experts have warned that a second wave of Covid-19 infection is underway and this will be stronger than the first one. India currently is the fourth worst-hit nation from the virus.

By hindustantimes.com | Updated: Jun 12, 2020 22:57 IST
Live: Delhi records highest single-day spike with 2,137 new Covid-19 cases

Day by day, India continues to witness a surge in the number of cases and deaths due to the novel Coronavirus infection with an uncertainty of when the country would reach its peak and the numbers would start falling, something which other nations are facing too. Experts have warned that a second wave of infections is underway and this will be stronger than the first one. India currently is the fourth worst-hit nation from Covid-19. On Friday, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India recorded 297,535 cases and 8,498 deaths due to Covid-19. Metropolitan cities such as Delhi and Mumbai continue to be worst-hit from the pandemic and lack of health infrastructure creates more problems for patients, both at the initial and serious stages who are looking out for requisite treatment.

Covid-19 infections in United States have surpassed 2 million and as per a study conducted, the death toll can reach 200,000 by the month of September. New Zealand, which has recovered from Covid-19 will allow entry of maritime vessels into the country as it removed all restrictions and declared itself free from the disease.

Here are the live updates on Coronavirus:

11:01 AM IST

Covid lockdown will not be extended in Delhi, says state health minister

Satyendra Jain, the health minister of Delhi said that lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 will not be extended in the national capital, reports ANI.

10:59 AM IST

Covid-19 cases in Rajasthan nearing 12,000; 92 new cases reported

92 more cases and four deaths due to Covid-19 were reported in Rajasthan today. The total number of cases in the state have reached 11,930 which includes 2,818 active cases. So far 269 people have died and 8,843 have recovered so far, reports ANI.

10:44 AM IST

BJP delegation placed under preventive house arrest

A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation was placed under preventive house arrest after it announced that it will meet Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to present a memorandum regarding Covid-19 situtation in the state, BJP leader Dr K.Laxman said, reports ANI.

10:35 AM IST

Australia to allow 10,000 spectators at small stadiums, says PM Scott Morrison

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that crowds up to 10,000 will be allowed at small stadiums to watch sporting events as the country plans to ease social distancing restrictions in the month of July. Prime Minister Morrison also said that will also apply to concerts and festivals, reports Reuters.

10:15 AM IST

Covid-19 cases in Mumbai Police mount to 2,028; death toll at 22

Coronavirus cases in Mumbai Police have reached 2,028 and the death toll stands at 22. Five Officers and 77 personnel of the State Reserve Police Force have also tested positive for Covid-19, reports ANI.

10:04 AM IST

14 more people test positive for Coronavirus in Sikkim

14 more people tested positive for Coronavirus in Sikkim, taking the total number of cases in the state to 27. The active cases stand at 24, an official said, reports PTI.

09:41 AM IST

India records more than 10,000 new Covid-19 cases for the first time

India on Friday registered the biggest single day spike in Coronavirus cases as more than 10,000 cases and 396 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The total infections in the country have now reached 297,535 and the death toll stands at 8,498.

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09:15 AM IST

South Korea to extend Covid-19 guidelines on prevention, sanitation

South Korea will extend its prevention and sanitation guidelines to combat Covid-19 until daily cases drop to single digits, the health minister said. The announcement came as such cases persist in the mid-double digits following a series of new clusters in the area around the capital city of Seoul which recorded with 56 new cases on Thursday taking the national tally to 12,003, and 277 deaths, reports Reuters.

08:57 AM IST

Brazilians to participate in Chinese Covid-19 vaccine trial

The Sao Paulo state government announced that Brazil's Instituto Butantan reached an agreement with the Chinese laboratory Sinovac Biotech to produce an experimental vaccine against Covid-19. Around 9,000 Brazilians will participate in tests beginning in July, representing the third and last stage of testing before distribution, reports AP.

08:12 AM IST

Global Covid-19 infections surpass 7.5 million

Global cases of Covid-19 surpassed 7.5 million as India added more than 10,000 confirmed infections. Asian stocks slid after a rout on Wall Street triggered by concerns about the spread of the virus, reports Bloomberg.

07:47 AM IST

Mexico registers 4,790 Covid-19 cases, 857 deaths in last 24 hours

Mexico's health ministry reported 4,790 new confirmed coronavirus infections along with 587 additional fatalities on Thursday, bringing the total in the country to 133,974 cases and 15,944 deaths, reports Reuters.

07:29 AM IST

Covid-19 deaths in Brazil top 40,000, cases surpass 800,000

Brazil on Thursday recorded 805,649 cases and 40,000 deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Total Coronavirus cases in Latin America have surpassed 1.5 million, reports AFP.

07:14 AM IST

Goa reports 30 more Covid-19 cases, state tally at 417

30 more people tested positive for Coronavirus in Goa, taking the total number of cases in the state to 417. Out of the total cases, 350 are active cases whereas 67 have recovered from the infection, reports ANI.

06:54 AM IST

Arunachal Pradesh records 67 fresh Covid-19 cases

Pema Khandu, the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh said that 67 new Coronavirus cases were reported in the state which includes 63 active cases and four recoveries, reports ANI.

06:39 AM IST

United States records 941 Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hrs

The United States has recorded another 941 coronavirus-related fatalities in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's death toll so far to 113,774, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University, reports AFP.

First published: Jun 12, 2020 06:29 IST