Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra Records 12,207 New Cases, 393 Deaths; Mumbai Daily Tally Above 650
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Thursday, June 10, 2021: Coronavirus positive cases plunged below 18,000 in Tamil Nadu with 17,321 fresh infections being reported on Wednesday, and the recoveries rose to 31,253. West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 14,42,830 on Wednesday as 5,384 more people tested positive for the infection, while 95 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 16,555.
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With 23 New Covid Deaths, Bihar Tally Climbs To 9,542
With 23 new COVID deaths, the toll increased to 9542 in Bihar Thursday, while 551 fresh positive cases spiked the total caseload in the state to 7,15,730, health department bulletin said.
The state government had on the previous day issued the revised death figures of COVID in Bihar after including 3951 unreported casualties from the districts, which had put the tally at 9429.
Karnataka Records11,042 Fresh Cases, 194 Deaths In Last 24 Hrs
India Asks Chinese Govt To Allow Indian Nationals To Travel To China
India on Thursday asked China to allow Indian citizens to travel to that country, especially those who work or study there, saying essential two-way visits should be facilitated keeping in view the fact that Chinese nationals are able to come to India.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also said that India supports the need for a follow up to the WHO's report on the origin of the COVID 19, amid growing global calls to find out how the coronavirus emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019.
Maharashtra Records 12,207 New Cases, 393 Deaths; Mumbai Daily Tally Above 650
Maharashtra on Thursday reported 12,207 coronavirus positive cases and 393 fatalities, which took the state's infection count to 58,76,087 and death toll to 1,03,748, the health department said.
Thursday's case count is slightly higher than what the state had been reporting over the last three days. The number of daily cases in the state had dipped to around 10,000 in the past few days. The state had reported 9,927 cases on March 9 this year.
Meanwhile, Mumbai reported 655 cases and 22 deaths. With this, its tally increased to 7,13,495 and death toll to 15,055.
Centre Asks States To Expedite Second-Dose Coverage Among Healthcare Workers
Terming the low Covid vaccination coverage among the healthcare and frontline workers, especially for the second dose, a cause of "serious concern", the Centre advised the states and Union territories on Thursday to sharpen their focus and prepare effective plans for expediting the second dose coverage among these priority groups.
At a high-level meeting chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan with the states to review the progress of vaccination, it was highlighted that while the national average for the first dose administration among the healthcare workers (HCWs) is 82 per cent, for the second dose, it is only 56 per cent, a statement issued by the health ministry said. PTI
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