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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Maharashtra Reports 7,761 New Cases, 124 Deaths In Last 24 Hours

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Coronavirus LIVE, HIGHLIGHTS, July 16: Even as the pandemic's second wave has been waning over the days, Covid deaths crossed 36,000-mark in Karnataka, with 48 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the state health bulletin on Thursday.

"With 48 patients, including 10 in Bengaluru, 7 in Dakshina Kannada and 5 in Mysuru succumbing to the infection during the day, the state's death rose to 36,037 and the city's toll to 15,771 since the pandemic broke out in mid-March a year ago," said the bulletin.

The latest data on Covid-19 tracker of the Union Health Ministry also shows that the southern state ranks second in the number of deaths after Maharashtra, which lost a whopping 1,26,390 lives since March 2020.

Meanwhile, 1,977 new cases were registered on Wednesday, taking the state's Covid tally to 28,78,564, including 32,383 active cases, while recoveries rose to 28,10,121, with 3,188 patients discharged during the day.

Andhra Pradesh on Thursday registered 2,526 new Covid cases, raising the state's overall tally over 19.3 lakh, even as its active caseload dropped to 25,526.

As many as 2,526 more persons recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the state's total number of recoveries over 18.9 lakh.

21:25 PM (IST)  •  16 Jul 2021

Maharashtra Reports 7,761 New Cases, 124 Deaths In Last 24 Hours

Maharashtra Reports 7,761 New Cases, 124 Deaths In Last 24 Hours
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13:17 PM (IST)  •  16 Jul 2021

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Arunachal Pradesh Logs 367 New Cases, 2 Deaths

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13:16 PM (IST)  •  16 Jul 2021

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