New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The number of coronavirus cases in India have continued to rise at an alarming rate. According to the data available at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the highly contagious infection has affected over 6.73 lakh people and claimed more than 19,000 lives in India so far. Amid the continuous surge, the government has said that the recovery rate in India has reached 60.77 per cent as 4.09 lakh people have been cured and discharged from hospitals.

The government has also said that several people-centric measures taken as part of the “test, trace, treat” strategy have removed the impediments for COVID-19 testing, adding that facilitation of widespread testing by states or Union Territories has spurred the number of samples tested every day.  

Here are the highlights of July 5 on coronavirus pandemic:

17:05 pm: Iran reports new record one-day coronavirus death toll of 163, reports AFP

16:24 pm: The two terrorists, who were killed in an encounter at Arreh village in Kulgam yesterday, have been tested positive for COVID-19. Their samples were collected while carrying out the medico-legal formalities: Jammu and Kashmir Police

16:08 pm: 18 more personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. There are total 151 active cases and 270 have recovered till date: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

15:31 pm: 43 new COVID-19 cases in Puducherry, tally 946, active cases 484, says state government

15:19 pm: Yesterday we crossed the 75,000 mark which indicates a slow and steady rise in the number of domestic flyers. On 4th July till 23:59 hrs - total movements 1,560, footfalls at airports 1,53,547, and total number of flyers 76,104, says Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri 

14:35 pm: Andhra Pradesh recorded 998 new COVID19 cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total number of cases to 18,697 out of which 10,043 cases are active and 8,422 have recovered. Number of deaths due to the disease rises to 232, says state Health Department

14:34 pm: In the last 24 hours, 36 more Border Security Force (BSF) personnel tested positive for COVID-19 and 33 have recovered. There are 526 active cases and 817 personnel have recovered till date, says Border Security Force

13:45 pm: The hospital is equipped with all the facilities for patients free of cost as well as Army personnel will provide their services 24*7. A garbage dumping land was levelled and cleared to build the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID-19 Hospital, says DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has manufactured 70 Made in India products so far, to fight against COVID-19. We can manufacture around 25,000 ventilators each month if there is a need. We are ready to export them too, says DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy

13:23 pm: 

12:47 am: For now, there is no scarcity of hospital beds, we have over 15,000 beds out of which 5300 are occupied. There is a paucity of ICU beds. If there is any spike in COVID cases, these ICU beds are very critical for us, says Arvind Kejriwal

12:47 am: Himachal Pradesh reports no new COVID-19 positive case today till now. Total number of positive cases stand at 1046 cases including 326 active cases and 9 deaths, says state Health Department

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11:37 am: 4 deaths and 30 police personnel found COVID-19 positive in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in Maharashtra Police is now 5205 including 4071 recoveries and 1070 active cases: Maharashtra Police

11:17 am: Rajasthan reports 224 fresh COVID-19 positive cases and 6 deaths today. Total number of cases rise to 19,756 including 3,640 active cases and 453 deaths, says state Health Department

11:17 am: Odisha reported 469 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 9,070 including 5,934 recovered cases and 3,090 active cases, says state Health Department

10:59 am: 'Today, 9,900 corona beds are free in Delhi': Arvind Kejriwal claims less hospitalisation

10:26 am: The active number of coronavirus cases in India is 2,44,814

10:11 am: The recovery rate, however, stands at 60.77 per cent as 4,09,083 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals

10:00 am: The novel coronavirus has affected 6,73,165 and claimed 19,268 in India so far: Health Ministry

9:36 am: The total number of samples tested up to July 4 is 97,89,066 of which 2,48,934 samples were tested yesterday, says Indian Council of Medical Research

9:16 am: Delhi has reported 94,695 coronavirus cases and 2,923 deaths so far

8:49 am: Less and less people in Delhi are now requiring hospitalisation, more and more people are getting cured at home. Whereas there were around 2300 new patients daily last week, no of patients in hospital has gone down from 6200 to 5300. Today, 9900 corona beds are free, says Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

8:42 am: 139 CRPF jawans had tested positive for COVID-19 here. Till now, three jawans have donated plasma and more are willing to do so, says Deependra Rajput, Commandant 31st Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force

8:17 am: 

7:52 am: Public safety topmost priority: ICMR defends fast tracking Covaxin launch amid backlash

7:21 am: Meanwhile, the recovery rate has improved to 60.81 per cent as 3,94,227 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals 

7:20 am: According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 2,35,433 active coronavirus cases in India

7:17 am: The deadly coronavirus has affected 6,48,315 people and claimed 18,655 lives in India so far


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