At 6th rank, India races ahead of Italy

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At 6th rank, India races ahead of Italy

Saturday, 06 June 2020 | PNS | New Delhi

India climbed to the sixth spot in the world table of worst-hit coronavirus nations by leaving behind Italy after recording the fourth straight day of 9,000 plus new cases on Friday. Now the US, Brazil, Russia, Spain, and the UK are ahead of it.

The country recorded 9,279 new cases and 286 deaths on Friday, which took its overall count of new cases to 2,36,001 and deaths to 6,649.

Maharashtra sank into deep despair on Friday as the State recorded highest-ever day’s tally of 139 deaths and as many as 2,436 new infected cases. With the fresh deaths and infections, the total number of deaths rose to 2,849, while the total infected cases jumped to 80,229.

Taking into the total number of deaths so far and the fact that 35,156 patients have been discharged from various hospitals so far, the State health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” at 42,215.

Of the deaths reported on Friday, Mumbai accounted for 54 deaths, while there were 30 deaths in Thane, 14 deaths each in Pune and Jalgaon, eight deaths in Malegaon, seven deaths in Kalyan-Dombivli, five deaths in Ratnagiri, two deaths each in Solapur and Nashik, one death each in Vasai-Virar -1, Bhiwandi, and Aurangabad-1.

Tamil Nadu saw 1,438 persons testing positive for coronavirus on Friday, the highest ever number to be tested positive on a single day. With the addition of 1,438 patients into the pool, Tamil Nadu has 12,697 active Covid-19 cases as on Friday. Till date 28,694 persons have tested positive for the pandemic in the State, according to a medical bulletin by the Tamil Nadu Government.

The death tally on Friday was 12 and this took the total number of fatalities till date to 232. Out of the 12 who breathed their last on Friday, four were in the 80-82 age group, three were in 70-72 group, one was 68, two were 56 and 50 years of age, and a 44-year-old person.

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At 6th rank, India races ahead of Italy 

 

While eight persons were having diabetes mellitus and hypertension as co-morbid conditions, there were two cases of allergic bronchitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Two of the deceased were suffering from chronic kidney ailments.

Closely following Tamil Nadu, Delhi registered 1,330 new Covid infections stretching the tally of infected citizens to 26,334. As many as 49 deaths were recorded during the day where 708 persons have died due to the infectious disease.

Gujarat witnessed 510 new cases where a total of 19,119 persons have been diseased by the pandemic. Thirty-Five deaths on Friday made up the tally of deceased to 1,190.

Uttar Pradesh notched a tally of 496 new cases, ballooning the total infected persons to 9,733 The State recorded 12 deaths in the last 24 hours where 257 people have succumbed to the viral infection.

West Bengal recorded 427 new cases where the tally of infected persons has reached 7,303. As many as 11 deaths were reported during the day, taking the death count to 366.

Karnataka recorded 515 new cases where the tally of diseased persons has reached 4,835. The State did not register any casualty due to the pandemic on Friday where 57 persons have died due to the deadly virus.

Haryana recorded 316 new Covid-19 cases where so far 3,597 infections have been punched. No death was reported in the State that has witnessed 24 fatalities till now.

Andhra Pradesh reported 138 new cases, spiralling the total count of infected persons to 4,250. Two deaths on Friday shot up the tally of deceased to 73.

Odisha reported 130 new infections where the tally of those hit pandemic stands at 2,608. One person succumbed to the disease on Friday where the total deaths count now is 10.

Kerala marked 111 new Covid-19 cases where 1,700 people have been infected due to the pandemic. The State did not report any death on Friday and only 15 persons have died due to the disease till so far. Telangana reported 143 fresh infections, taking the tally to 3,290. The state has reported 113 deaths so far including eight casualties on Friday.

Bihar recorded 146 cases on Friday where the tally of infected persons now stands at 4,598. One person died due to the infection where the total death count is 29.

Rajasthan reported 68 new cases where the total count of infected persons is 9,930, just 70 below the 10,000 marks.

The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir on Friday recorded 182 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the total tally of cases to 3,324 and active cases to 2,202. In Kashmir, a 5-day-old baby from Kulgam tested positive along with five doctors, and seven pregnant women.

However, senior Government functionaries heaved a sigh of relief after test reports of senior bureaucrats and other Government officials of the Health Department tested negative in Jammu. These officers had come in contact with a senior IAS officer at a high-level meeting in Jammu. The IAS officer had later tested positive after his return from Srinagar.

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