Highlights: Karnataka reports 11,042 new Covid-19 cases, 194 deaths

Chhattisgarh on Thursday reported 1,034 new Covid-19 cases and 14 deaths, taking the infection count to 9,84,950 and the death toll to 13,285, a health official said.

Following reports about hacking, the central health ministry has said that the reports appear to be fake. Also, Empowered Group on Vaccine Administration said that the government is also checking the issue.

Kerala on Thursday reported 14,424 new Covid-19 cases and 194 deaths in the last 24 hours. The caseload now stands at 2,658,565 and toll at 10,631, reported PTI.

In a high-level meeting chaired by Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday states were advised to focus on the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine coverage of healthcare workers and frontline workers.

Delhi on Thursday reported 305 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate now stands at 0.41 per cent, according to the health bulletin.

The World Health Organization on Thursday warning Europeans about Covid-19 urged them to travel responsibly during the summer holidays. The WHO said the continent is "by no means out of danger" despite the steady decline in Covid-19 infection rate, reported Reuters.

Ladakh on Wednesday reported 55 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the tally to 19,385, PTI quoted the officials as saying.

Puri Rath yatra will be held this year following appropriate Covid-19 restrictions, said Odisha special relief commissioner Pradeep K Jha. There will be no participation of devotees, and only servitors will be allowed to take part, he added. "The Supreme Court guidelines, issued last year to conduct the Rath Yatra, will be followed" he said.

Only Covid-19 negative and fully vaccinated servitors will be allowed to take part in the rituals.

Singapore will start a phased easing of its Covid-19 restrictions from Monday its health ministry said, after domestic transmission of the virus slowed and the number of new cases declined.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday inspected the construction of a 57 tonne liquid oxygen storage tank near Siraspur. He said, "To ensure there's no oxygen shortage during the third wave of the pandemic, we have set up oxygen tanks at various places." Two oxygen generation plants with 13.5 tonne capacity each are to be set up as well, while 19 more oxygen tanks are to be launched, he added.

The total number of Covid-19 fatalities in Bihar took a drastic upward leap of 3,951 in a day after the figures were revised by the state health department on Wednesday.

India saw a massive jump of 6,148 deaths due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, as the country's death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 359,676, the Union ministry of health and family welfare’s (MoHFW) data showed on Thursday morning. This is the highest number of fatalities recorded in India due to the Covid-19 pandemic in a single day. Read More

The Group of Seven is set to vow to deliver at least 1 billion extra doses of Covid-19 vaccines over the next year to help cover 80% of the world’s adult population, a move designed to end the pandemic in 2022, according to a draft communique seen by Bloomberg News. It will also call for a new study into the origins of the coronavirus.

Days after bodies were found floating in Ganga in the state, samples collected from the river have been sent for testing to check for Covid-19 contamination in the water, informed Bihar state pollution control board scientist, Navin Kumar.

Markets in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal will reopen from Thursday after the easing of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)-induced curfew. This was announced by the state minister for medical education, Vishvas Sarang, on Monday. Bhopal was put under 'corona curfew' on April 1 to check the spread of Covid-19 cases during the deadly second wave. The unlocking began on June 1.