Highlights: Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally reaches 1,24,331; death toll at 5,893

With 3,827 new coronavirus cases detected, tally of cases in Maharashtra rises to 1,24,331; death toll reaches 5,893 with 142 deaths: state health dept

525 new Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Haryana today, taking the total number of cases to 9743: State Health Department

With 11 Covid-19 fatalities in West Bengal, death toll reaches 529; 355 new cases push tally to 13,090, as per the state health bulletin: PTI

Today, 12,680 people in Delhi were tested for Covid-19 using 'Rapid Antigen Testing' Kit, out of which 951 people were found positive: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava, has directed all states to ramp up testing for Covid-19 in containment zones and hospitals.

Tamil Nadu's Covid-19 tally rises to 54,449 with 2,115 fresh cases; death toll reaches 666 after 41 more people succumb to the disease: Officials

Seventeen new Covid-19 positive cases reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of positive cases in the area to 2,151, says Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC): ANI

Karnataka reported 337 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths on Friday, according to the state health department. The total number of cases now stand at 8,281 and death toll is at 124: ANI

337 new cases and 10 deaths have been reported in Karnataka today. Total number of cases stand at 8281 and death toll is at 124: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/Fx1kbv8Eds

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In Kerala, 118 persons tested positive for Covid-19 today. There are 1,380 active cases and 1,509 recovered cases in the state now, as per the state Health Minister's Office: ANI

Puducherry government says that Covid-19 positive patients who have arrived in the UT from other states since the beginning of this month, must register themselves with nearest primary health centre (PHC) by June 20. PTI

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat has sanctioned an amount of ₹11.25 crore for purchasing three testing machines for Dehradun, Haldwani and Srinagar medical colleges to increase Covid-19 testing in the state: ANI

The Centre has asked all states to replicate the best practices implemented by Karnataka, which includes comprehensive contact tracing of Covid-19 cases and physical or phone-based household survey, for better management of the coronavirus pandemic, reports PTI.

The Union Health Ministry on Friday lauded the two initiatives taken by Karnataka that have been developed as part of the ‘whole of government’ approach with the involvement of multi-sectoral agencies and supported by technology-based solutions and interventions.

With 10,386 patients having recovered from Covid-19 in the last 24 hrs, the total number of recovered patients is now 2,04,710. The recovery rate is 53.79%: Government of India.

The condition of Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain, who has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), deteriorated on Friday and he is being shifted to another hospital in the Capital, officials said.

Satyendar Jain had tweeted on Wednesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. He was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) on Tuesday after he developed high fever and his oxygen saturation levels dropped.

Germany's disease control center reported the highest daily increase in Covid-19 cases in a month, as positive tests from an outbreak at a slaughterhouse enter the statistics, reports AP.

The Robert Koch Institute listed 770 new cases Friday, taking its total tally since the start of the outbreak to 188,534. It was the biggest daily increase since May 20.