Global COVID-19 cases surge over 1.38 crore, death toll crosses 5.9 lakh

India's tally of COVID-19 cases mounted to 10,03,832 on Friday (July 17, 2020), while the death toll climbed to 25,602 as a total of 34,956 cases of coronavirus infections and 687 fatalities were recorded in a single day, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Saturday, July 18, 2020 - 00:35

India's tally of COVID-19 cases mounted to 10,03,832 on Friday (July 17, 2020), while the death toll climbed to 25,602 as a total of 34,956 cases of coronavirus infections and 687 fatalities were recorded in a single day, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The number of recoveries stands at  6,35,757 while there are 3,42,473 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country. The recovery rate is 63.34 percent.

As per the Ministry, Maharashtra, the worst-affected state, has a total of 2,75,640 COVID-19 cases and 10,928 fatalities. While Tamil Nadu has a tally of 1,51,820 cases and 2,167 deaths due to COVID-19 and Delhi has reported a total of 1,16,993 cases and 3,487 deaths due to COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has tested 1,30,72,718 samples for COVID-19 till July 16, of these 3,33,228 samples were tested yesterday.

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17 July 2020, 17:03 PM

Global coronavirus COVID-19 cases reached 13,830,933 and the death toll stood at 590,601 at 5 pm (IST).

17 July 2020, 14:08 PM

Himachal Pradesh detects 7 new COVID19 positive cases today, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,384 including 375 active cases, 985 recoveries and 9 deaths as per the State Health Department

17 July 2020, 08:47 AM

India COVID-19 data: COVID19 cases cross the 10 lakh mark in India with the highest single-day spike of 34,956 cases, and 687 deaths. Total positive cases stand at 10,03,832 including 3,42,473 active cases, 6,35,757 cured/discharged/migrated and 25,602 deaths as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data.

17 July 2020, 07:28 AM

A total of 892 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Assam on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 20,646, said State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

17 July 2020, 06:36 AM

Karnataka: COVID19 tally surpasses 50,000 with biggest single-day spike of 4,169 cases; 104 deaths raise toll to 1,031. (PTI input)

17 July 2020, 06:33 AM

Punjab: Nine more people succumb to COVID-19 in Punjab, pushing death toll to 230 while 298 new cases take tally to 9,094.

17 July 2020, 06:32 AM

Bihar's COVID-19 tally reaches 21,558 with 1,385 fresh cases; 10 more fatalities take death toll due to the disease to 167 as per the state health department.

17 July 2020, 06:31 AM

Odisha government announces complete lockdown in Ganjam, Khurda, Cuttack and Jajpur district and Rourkela city from 9 pm on Friday to July 31 amid a rapid spurt in COVID-19 cases in the state. (PTI input)