Coronavirus live updates: Jharkhand cancels Class 10, 12 state board exams

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Haryana reported 539 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1221 recoveries, and 32 deaths today (ANI)

Manipur records 730 new Covid-19 cases, 668 recoveries and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours, reports ANI

Telangana registers 1798 new Covid-19 cases, 2524 recoveries and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, reports ANI

Total cases in the state stands at 5,98,611.

I have decided to cancel the Class 10 and 12 examinations to be conducted by Jharkhand Academic Council, tweets Hemant Soren

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In the view of Covid-19 situation, Jharkhand Academic Council has decided to cancel the class 10 and 12 examinations for this session, says state's directorate of information and public relations, reports ANI

Maharashtra records 12,207 new Covid-19 cases, 11,449 discharges, and 393 deaths in the last 24 hours, reports ANI

Total cases in the state stands at 58,76,087, of these 1,60,693 are active cases and death toll stands at 1,03,748.

Haryana to launch the third round of the Sero survey on June 15, to determine the prevalence of SAR-CoV-2 antibodies in the community and to estimate the prevalence in the children aged 6-17 years, says CMO (ANI)

Karnataka records 11,042 new Covid-19 cases, 15,721 recoveries and 194 deaths in the last 24 hours, reports ANI

Total cases in the state stand at 27,39,290, total recoveries 24,96,132 and death toll stands at 32,485.

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Tamil Nadu reports 16,813 new Covid-19 cases, 358 deaths, and 32,049 discharges today; active cases at 1,88,664

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Himachal Pradesh reports 533 new Covid-19 cases, 862 recoveries and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours.

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