#COVID19 cases rise in India – #WHO warns pandemic ‘nowhere near over’
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By @VaamanaaSethi
The daily #COVID19 tally in India jumped by 24% in the last 24 hours with over 16,900 new cases being reported on July 13 even as #WHO warned that the pandemic was ‘nowhere near over’.
Active cases has surpassed the one lakh mark, comprising 0.3% of the total infections.
Over 45 deaths due to #COVID19 have also been recorded, taking the total tally to 5,25,519. Odisha reported its first Covid death in two months yesterday.
Most of the deaths were recorded in Kerala, which saw 17 deaths, while #Maharashtra & #WestBengal accounted for 13 deaths.
#Mumbai has reported a 79 percent surge in daily Covid cases, with 400 reported on Wednesday. The state of Maharashtra, recorded 2,435 fresh cases.
Odisha saw its caseload rise to 1.2 lakhs and West Bengal's #COVID19 death toll rose to 21,251 after five more died in the state.
Telangana stands sixth in the list of most-active cases with 5,000 cases. Kerala has the second-highest caseload and has been witnessing a steady rise in the number of deaths too.
New Delhi's positivity rate is at 2.90% with 400 cases and one death on June 12.
#COVID19
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) also warned all country governments and healthcare systems to take steps to curb the spread of infection as the number of new cases worldwide had risen by 30% in the last two weeks.
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