India reports 18,840 new Covid-19 cases, 43 deaths

India reports 18,840 new Covid-19 cases, 43 deaths

India reported 18,840 new Covid-19 cases and 43 deaths in the 24-hour period ending 8 am on Saturday, according to Union Health Ministry data.

The 43 new deaths include 19 from Kerala, 7 from Maharashtra, 3 each from Delhi and West Bengal, 2 each from Assam and Uttar Pradesh, and one each from Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand.

The top five states are Kerala with a maximum of 3,310 cases, West Bengal with 2,950 cases, Maharashtra with 2,944 cases, Tamil Nadu with 2,722 cases, and Karnataka with 1,037 cases.

India's active caseload stands at 1,25,028. In the last 24 hours, the number of active cases has increased by 2,693.

On July 9, the daily positive rate was recorded at 4.14 percent.

A total of 16,104 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries across the country to 4,29,53,980.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 86,61,77,937 samples have been tested for Covid-19 till July 8. Of these, 4,54,778 samples were tested on Friday.

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— ICMR (@ICMRDELHI) July 9, 2022

India has administered a total of 12,26,795 doses in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of doses administered to 1,98,65,36,288.

Cases 4.36Cr 4,36,00,000 +18,840

Deaths 5.25L 5,25,000 +43

Location	Cases	Deaths
Maharashtra	80L 80,00,000 +2,944	1.48L 1,48,000 +7
Kerala	66.7L 66,70,000 +3,310	70,108 +19
Karnataka	39.8L 39,80,000 +1,037	40,123 +1
Tamil Nadu	35L 35,00,000 +2,722	38,028
Andhra Pradesh	23.2L 23,20,000 +347	14,731
Uttar Pradesh	20.9L 20,90,000 +373	23,547 +2
West Bengal	20.5L 20,50,000 +2,950	21,236 +3
Delhi	19.4L 19,40,000 +531	26,280 +3
Odisha	12.9L 12,90,000 +470	9,126
Rajasthan	12.9L 12,90,000 +137	9,570
Gujarat	12.4L 12,40,000 +636	10,948
Chhattisgarh	11.6L 11,60,000 +296	14,040
Madhya Pradesh	10.5L 10,50,000 +115	10,745
Haryana	10.2L 10,20,000 +353	10,628
Bihar	8.35L 8,35,000 +422	12,262
Telangana	8.05L 8,05,000 +608	4,111
Punjab	7.64L 7,64,000 +208	17,784 +1
Assam	7.26L 7,26,000 +294	7,991 +2
Jammu and Kashmir	4.56L 4,56,000 +101	4,757
Uttarakhand	4.39L 4,39,000 +47	7,697 +1
Jharkhand	4.37L 4,37,000 +132	5,321
Himachal Pradesh	2.87L 2,87,000 +191	4,142 +1
Goa	2.5L 2,50,000 +150	3,842 +1
Mizoram	2.3L 2,30,000 +61	706
Puducherry	1.67L 1,67,000 +194	1,962
Manipur	1.37L 1,37,000 +22	2,120
Tripura	1.01L 1,01,000 +32	923
Chandigarh	94,299 +63	1,165
Meghalaya	94,078 +15	1,595
Arunachal Pradesh	64,648 +25	296
Sikkim	39,342 +29	456 +1
Nagaland	35,541 +7	762 +1
Ladakh	28,555 +12	228
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	11,497	4
Lakshadweep	11,412	52
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	10,224 +6	129

Last Updated: 9 July at 8:52 AM

Data for total cases per https://www.mohfw.gov.in/. Updated state-wise details awaited.