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Coronavirus live updates: Gyms to open, weddings with 50 people allowed in Delhi

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 27, 2021, 02:36:56 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Gyms to open, weddings with 50 people allowed in Delhi

India reports 48,698 Covid cases, 1,183 deaths in last 24 hours. Reflecting the declining trend of Covid-19 deaths in the country, the nationwide daily toll from the virus stayed below 1,000 for the third time in the past four days. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

23:12 (IST) Jun 25

Noida now has 62 active cases, 38 containment zones

23:00 (IST) Jun 25

Mumbai: Reconciliation exercise knocks off 4,467 cases from Covid-19 tally

A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation release said 4,467 progressive positive cases were removed from the cumulative coronavirus tally after a reconciliation exercise with the state figures.

23:00 (IST) Jun 25

Mumbai on Friday reported 693 new cases

22:45 (IST) Jun 25

Delta Plus variant: Govt asks 8 states, UTs to take up immediate containment measures

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22:22 (IST) Jun 25

Telangana reports 1061 new cases, 1556 recoveries and 11 deaths today

22:14 (IST) Jun 25

51 cases of Delta plus variant detected in India

Fifty-one cases of Delta Plus variant of the coronavirus have been detected across 12 states in the country, with Maharashtra reporting the highest number of 22, the Centre said on Friday

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21:48 (IST) Jun 25

Maharashtra's Covid-19 trend

21:44 (IST) Jun 25

Punjab reports 341 new cases of Covid-19, 12 deaths and 768 discharges; active cases in the state are 4,832

21:38 (IST) Jun 25

Italy reports 753 coronavirus cases on Friday, 56 deaths

21:28 (IST) Jun 25

Rajasthan's first case of Delta-plus variant found in Bikaner

The sample of a woman who was tested positive for coronavirus was sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune on May 30 for genome sequencing and her test report came on Friday. “She was asymptomatic and has recovered completely. She had already received both doses of Covaxin,” an official said.

21:21 (IST) Jun 25

Centre writes to 8 states to step up containment and contact tracing for Delta+ variant

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan writes to the Chief Secretaries of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajas… https://t.co/Qi3lN9pcvA
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21:17 (IST) Jun 25

Maharashtra reports 9,677 new cases, 10,138 recoveries and 156 deaths in the last 24 hours

21:16 (IST) Jun 25

Revellers flout Covid norms in Maharashtra

Maharashtra | Flouting COVID19 guidelines, people in large numbers gathered at Aseri Ghat in Palghar on weekend. FI… https://t.co/rXKpZxV8vK
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20:27 (IST) Jun 25

Conduct of marriage functions permitted in choultries, hotels, resorts, function halls, etc involving not more than 40 people and strictly adhering to the conditions stipulated as below from 28th June: Government of Karnataka

20:21 (IST) Jun 25

UK reports 35,204 more Delta variant cases, investigates new Lambda variant

The number of Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the UK have risen by 35,204 since last week to a total of 111,157, representing a 46 per cent increase, health officials said in the weekly report released on Friday. Public Health England (PHE) said of the total Delta variant of concern (VOC) – first identified in India – 42 belong to the Delta AY.1 sub lineage, dubbed as Delta plus in some quarters over fears of its even greater transmissibility.

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20:00 (IST) Jun 25

Uttarakhand Cabinet has decided to issue guidelines for Chardham Yatra for pilgrims from Chamoli, Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts from July 1. All necessary steps will be taken and priests will be vaccinated: Govt Spokesperson Subodh Uniyal

19:45 (IST) Jun 25

776 doctors died in Covid second wave: IMA

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday informed that 776 doctors lost their lives in the second wave of Covid. According to the IMA Covid registry - state-wise Doctors martyrs list, Bihar saw the maximum number of 115 deaths, followed by Delhi at 109, Uttar Pradesh 79, West Bengal 62, Rajasthan 44, Jharkhand 39, and Andhra Pradesh 40.

19:26 (IST) Jun 25

237 people have died due to black fungus (mucormycosis) in Andhra Pradesh so far, 1,513 undergoing treatment: Health department

19:24 (IST) Jun 25

A National Institute of Epidemiology survey confirms at least 6 people tested positive for Covid-19 had delta plus variant. They retrieved 539 samples of which sequences were retrieved for 421 samples.

While 382 (90%) were delta variants, seven were Alpha (UK variant) and six (1.4%) carried Delta plus variant. The remaining 26% (6.2%) were other variants. In addition, of the samples sent by the state to the INSTEM lab in Bangalore, three more samples tested positive for Delta plus.

19:17 (IST) Jun 25

Ratnagiri woman first in Maharashtra to die of Delta Plus variant

Maharashtra on Friday reported the first death from the 'Delta Plus' variant of Covid-19, with an octogenarian woman succumbing in Ratnagiri civil hospital, a senior official said. The woman hails from Sangameswar and was admitted to the hospital, over 330 kilometres from Mumbai, a few days ago, Sanjay Shinde, Additional Collector, Ratnagiri.