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Highlights: Amid search for virus origin, WHO to send team to China 'next week'

Once the coronavirus hotspot, New York recorded five deaths on Saturday, lowest since the outbreak started in the United States.

By hindustantimes.com | Updated: Jun 30, 2020 04:07 IST
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Highlights: Amid search for virus origin, WHO to send team to China 'next week'

In grim development on Sunday, the number of global Covid-19 cases surged past 9.8 million with a single-day spike of 189,077 cases. According to the World Health Organisation, it was the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.

"Today, we report a record number of new cases in the last 24 hours globally (189,077 cases), with several countries reporting their highest number of new cases in a 24-hour period," the WHO said in its daily statistical bulletin.

Read: The HT Guide to Coronavirus COVID-19

India is among the list of countries recording the highest number of cases. As per the health ministry's data, there are 548,318 cases of coronavirus infections in the country while the death toll stood at 16,475 with 380 new deaths. Delhi, one of the worst-hit states, total infections are at 83,077, including 27,847 active cases.

Last week saw things stabilising-recovery rate has increased to 62%, today more patients are recovering in Delhi than those who are falling ill, number of deaths are coming down, positivity rate is decreasing rapidly, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said on Sunday.

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09:09 AM IST

Total 83,98,362 samples tested for Covid-10 till June 28: ICMR

The total number of samples tested up to 28 June is 83,98,362 of which 1,70,560 samples were tested on Sunday, says Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

08:39 AM IST

Deserted streets of Guwahati

Streets in Guwahati deserted as 14-day complete lockdown takes effect in entire Kamrup Metropolitan since yesterday.

08:24 AM IST

South Korea mulls restrictions as Covid-19 infections continue to rise


Covid-19 infections continued to see steadly clib in South Korea as it recoreded 42 new cases in last 24 hours, forcing authorities to consider stricter restrictions.

The figures announced by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday brought the national caseload to 12,757, including 282 deaths.

08:06 AM IST

Brazil: 30,000 Covid-19 cases in 24-hours, total at 1.3 million

The number of Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 30,476 to 1,344,143 within the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said.

The death toll has risen by 552 to 57,622 within the same period of time. A total of over 733,000 patients have recovered.

07:25 AM IST

Delhi: Nearly 2,000 samples collected during serological survey


Nearly 2,000 samples collected for Covid-19 test during serological survey in Delhi on Sunday.

As part of the survey, blood samples of 20,000 people will be tested to ascertain the presence of anti-bodies, the Union health ministry has said. (ANI)

07:02 AM IST

Covid-19 death toll drops to 5 in New York

Five people died from the coronavirus in New York state, a death toll Gov. Andrew Cuomo called “the lowest number we have had since this started.”

Saturday's total compared to 13 fatalities the day before as the number of fatalities caused by the virus continues to plummet in the state. During the peak of the pandemic in April, nearly 800 people were dying a day from coronavirus.

First published: Jun 29, 2020 06:33 IST