Highlights: Telangana records 269 Covid-19 cases, total tally at 5,675

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his interaction with chief ministers and representatives of 14 states said that the number of patients who have recovered from Covid-19 is greater than the number of active cases in the country, reports ANI.

Continuing with his consultations with state governments on ways to check the spread of Covid-19 amid 'unlock 1.0', Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding interaction with chief ministers and representatives of 14 states and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, reports PTI.

Marise Ann Payne, Australia's foreign minister said China and Russia have used the anxiety around the coronavirus pandemic to undermine Western democracies by spreading disinformation online, reports AP.

Uttarakhand records 43 fresh cases of Covid-19, taking total number of cases to 1985 including 1230 recoveries and 25 deaths: State Health Department

The head of a government task force said that Pakistan is understating its rate of infections and the death toll from the novel Coronavirus, as the country becomes a hot spot for the pandemic in South Asia. Covid-19 cases in the country have increased manifold since the government eased a lockdown in the second week of May after a partial shutdown of about two months, reports Bloomberg.

Sweden has made less progress than expected in achieving immunity to the Covid-19, according to state epidemiologist. After leaving schools, shops and restaurants open throughout the pandemic, contagion rates in Sweden are much higher than anywhere else in the Nordic region, reports Bloomberg.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on held a meeting with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to discuss the Covid management in the capital as the cases are increasing with each passing day, reports ANI.

Had a constructive meeting of Expert Panel with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary(Home), Principal Secretary (Health) & members of the Advisory Committee on #COVID19 management in Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal pic.twitter.com/PtxJS7d7NZ

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2020

Odisha tally crossed 4,300 mark as 175 new cases were reported today. 1,350 cases of Covid-19 are currently active.

175 new #COVID19 cases in #Odisha, tally 4,338, active cases 1,350: Health Dept

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 17, 2020

Andhra Pradesh's Covid-19 tally went up to 5,555 with 275 new cases. 90 people have died so far.

275 new cases of #COVID19 reported in Andhra Pradesh today, taking total number of cases to 5,555 out of which 2,559 cases are active. Number of fatalities stands at 90: State Health Department

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2020

Taiwan will allow people to enter the nation for business purposes but it has decided to limit entry to people coming from low-risk nations.

Reuters reported that HSBC is resuming its plan to axe 35k jobs which it had put on hold due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Thailand has not reported a single Covid-19 case since May 24. Thailand had 2,996 active cases of Covid-19. 58 people died due to the disease.

Rajasthan's Covid-19 cases soared to 13,338 after 122 fresh cases were reported.

1 death and 122 new COVID19 positive cases reported till 1030 am today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 13,338: Rajasthan Health Department pic.twitter.com/3z7dXm0d8o

— ANI (@ANI) June 17, 2020

The number of Coronavirus cases in Germany have gone up to 187,184 while the death toll stands at 8,830. 345 cases and 30 deaths have been reported today, reports Reuters.

With 2,003 deaths in the last 24 hours, India registered the highest single-day spike of coronavirus fatalities on Wednesday, taking the toll to 11903. The overall case tally has climbed to 354,065 with 10,974 cases.