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India records 39,796 fresh Covid cases, 723 new fatalities

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05 Jul 2021 10:37:58 | Update: 05 Jul 2021 13:52:45
India records 39,796 fresh Covid cases, 723 new fatalities
Passengers arriving on international flights get their Covid-19 screening done at the Anna International airport in Chennai. — AFP file photo

India on Monday logged 39,796 new cases of the Covid-19 disease and 723 more deaths, taking the caseload and death toll to 30,585,229 and 402,728 respectively, reports the Hindustan Times. 

The total recoveries climbed to 29,700,430 after 42,352 people recovered from the viral disease in the last 24 hours. The daily recoveries continued to outnumber the new cases for the 53rd straight day, according to the Union health ministry. 

The active cases have further declined to 482,071 and constitute 1.59 per cent of the caseload.

Monday’s case count is 3,275 less than that of Sunday’s when 43,071 cases were reported. On the other hand, the toll on Monday is 232 less than that of Sunday’s when 955 succumbed to the viral disease.

A total of 419,777,457 samples have been tested for the Covid-19 disease so far of which 15,22,504 were tested in the last 24 hours, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday.

As the daily infections in India have been dipping for nearly two months and the country has not seen a peak since May 7, states and Union Territories (UTs) have further eased their Covid-19 related restrictions.

The National Capital Delhi, as a part of its sixth phase of the unlock process, on Sunday allowed stadiums and sports complexes to open without spectators from Monday. However, all forms of public gatherings are prohibited. Auditoriums, spas, amusement parks, schools and colleges continue to remain closed in Delhi.

The administration in Jammu and Kashmir announced that there will be no weekend lockdown in 13 districts from Monday. But the daily curfew in these districts will remain in force from 8:00pm to 7:00am.

Meanwhile, according to the Union health ministry, a total of 351,221,306 vaccine doses against the Covid-19 disease have been administered to beneficiaries so far of which 287,137,161 have received the first dose and 64,084,145 have received both doses. Over 6.38 million beneficiaries were inoculated in the last 24 hours.

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