Coronavirus News Highlights: Karnataka reports 1,564 fresh Covid-19 cases, 4,775 patient discharges, and 59 deaths

The state on Sunday reported 1,564 fresh cases and 59 deaths, taking the total number of infections to 28,53,643 and toll of fatalities to 35,367, the Health Department said.

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. A park is being developed at a Hindu crematorium in Bhopal using the ashes of those who died due to Covid-19 infection during the second wave of the pandemic this year, its management committee has said.

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. The Haryana government on Sunday extended the lockdown clamped in the state to curb the spread of the coronavirus by another week till July 12, while allowing some examinations to be held.

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. America's top infectious disease expert says about 99.2 per cent of recent Covid-19 deaths in the United States involved unvaccinated people.

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. Owing to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, participating countries will be allowed to have 'stand-by' or 'alternate' players as part of certain team squads during the upcoming Tokyo Games, the International Olympic Committee has said.

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. Hassan Deputy Commissioner R Girish has issued orders extending the lockdown for another week from July 5 till 5 am on July 12, as the positivity rate is still above 5%. The Covid positivity rate as on July 3 was 5.64%.

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. The wearing of face coverings in England will become a personal choice and the data that will determine if lockdown restrictions can be lifted this month was looking "very positive", Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Sunday.

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. Andhra Pradesh reports 3,175 fresh Covid-19 cases, 3,692 recoveries, and 29 deaths in the past 24 hours

Active cases: 35,325 Total recoveries: 18,54,754 Death toll: 12,844

. Menstruating women in North Karnataka have reportedly been asked to seek Covid jabs five days after their cycle, while eligible beneficiaries from Raichur, Belagavi and Bidar being allegedly asked to return later.

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. The United Arab Emirates has approved Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the fifth vaccine to receive such approval by the Gulf Arab state, the health ministry said in a statement on state news agency WAM on Sunday.

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. Indonesia has ordered oxygen makers to prioritise medical needs amid growing demand from Covid-19 patients, the government said on Sunday, following more than 60 deaths in a hospital where supply of the life-saving gas was almost exhausted.

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. To fight future outbreaks of Covid-19 in different parts of the national capital, the Delhi government will soon enforcea colour-coded management system.

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. A member of the Serbian Olympic rowing team has tested positive for Covid-19 while trying to enter Japan for the Tokyo Olympics that are to open in just under three weeks.

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. Ladakh has reported 14 new cases of Covid-19, officials said on Sunday.

The union territory has registered 202 Covid-related deaths so far with the worst-hit Leh accounting for 144 fatalities followed by 58 in Kargil district, they said.

Leh district recorded recovery of 16,253 persons out of the total 16,607 Covid patients, while 3,416 people were cured out of the total 3,508 in Kargil district, they said. ( PTI )

. The data that will decide if final lockdown restrictions in England can be lifted on July 19 is looking "very positive", thanks to the success of the vaccination programme, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Sunday.

"The data that we're seeing that the Prime Minister is reviewing at the moment ahead of his decision point on the roadmap looks very positive," he told Sky News. ( Reuters )

. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna should be given this year to all doctors, nurses and paramedics who served the people amid the pandemic.

It will a true homage to doctors who lost their lives, he said.

"The 'Indian Doctor' should receive Bharat Ratna this year. 'Indian Doctor' means all doctors, nurses and paramedics. It will be a true homage to all martyred doctors. It will be an honour of those who have been serving without caring for their lives and families. The whole country will be glad at this," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi. ( PTI )

. The union territory of Puducherry reported 172 new coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours taking the overall tally to 1,17,959, a senior official of the Department of Health and Family Welfare Services said on Sunday.

A 60-year old male patient succumbed to the infection at Puducherry government hospital, taking the toll to 1,761, Director of Health S Mohan Kumar said.

. Tourists have been thronging Himachal Pradesh as the heatwave has hit the plains and the second wave of COVID-19 seeing a significant decline in the country.

People from the plains are visiting tourist hotspots like Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Dalhousie, Manali, Lahaul and other places in the hill state in large numbers to get rid of the scorching heat.

The occupancy in the hotels has increased in the past few days but it has yet to reach its peak, said Mohinder Seth, president of Tourism Industry Stakeholder Association. ( PTI )

. India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed the35-cr mark (35,12,21,306).

. The union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands reported only three new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 7,478, a health official said on Sunday.

All the new cases were detected during contact tracing, he said.

The archipelago now has only 20 active Covid-19 cases, of which 18 are in the South Andaman district and two in the North and Middle Andaman district. The Nicobar district of the union territory is now Covid-19 free, the official said.

. Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally rose to 36,937 as 365 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said here on Sunday.

The Covid-19 death toll in the frontier state remained at 176 as no fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours, the official said.

The Capital Complex Region reported the highest number of new cases at 90, followed by Tawang (49), Lohit (32), Changlang (29), Papumpare (28), West Kameng (22), East Siang (20) and Lower Subansiri (15), State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. ( PTI )

. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.34 per cent. It has been less than five per cent for 27 consecutive days, the ministry said, adding that the weekly positivity rate has declined to 2.44 per cent.

Recoveries continue to outnumber daily new cases for 52 consecutive days.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has increased to 2,96,58,078, while the case fatality rate has risen to 1.32 per cent, the data stated.

Cumulative vaccine doses administered so far has reached 35.12 crore under nationwide Covid vaccination drive.

. Voters in Japan's capital are electing the Tokyo city assembly amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise.

In Sunday's balloting, 271 candidates are vying for 127 seats. Eligible voters total 9.8 million people in the megacity with a population of nearly 14 million.

Public opinion surveys show most people want the Games cancelled or postponed again. Behind the fears is the lagging vaccination rollout, with only about 10 per cent of the population fully vaccinated. ( AP )

. Mizoram reported 243 new positive cases on Saturday, taking the total cases to 21,246 in the state. The death toll is at 95 while active cases are at 3,897.

. The first batch of Moderna vaccine will be arriving in India in the next few days,sources told News18 .

. A San Francisco Bay Area zoo is inoculating its big cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus as part of a national effort to protect animal species using an experimental vaccine.

Tigers Ginger and Molly were the first two animals at the Oakland Zoo to get the vaccine this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday. The doses were donated and developed by veterinary pharmaceutical company Zoetis in New Jersey.

Alex Herman, vice president of veterinary services at the zoo, said none of the animals have gotten the virus, but they wanted to be proactive. ( AP )

. Many states offer incentives, but Ohio was the first state to announce a cash lottery, on May 12and a $1 million prize winner. (It ended the program last week.)

California, Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington and West Virginia have also awarded, or will award, seven-figure prizes. ( NYT )

. The Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow visited the residences of journalist Subhash Mishra, MLA Suresh Srivastava, former mahanagar unit president Pradeep Bhargava and Mayo hospital's former chairperson KN Singh -- who died during the pandemic, a press release said.

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. The world is in a very "dangerous period" of the Covid-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which is continuing to evolve and mutate, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned.

Coronavirus News Highlights: Karnataka reports 1,564 fresh Covid-19 cases, 4,775 patient discharges, and 59 deaths

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