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Coronavirus India Live Updates: 39,796 new Covid-19 instances, 723 deaths in final 24 hours

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Beneficiaries at Asha Samaj Hall in Deonar for Covid-19 vaccination. (Express picture by Amit Chakravarty)
Active Covid instances in Delhi beneath 1,000 for first time since April 2020
Active Covid instances within the metropolis dropped to below 1,000 for the primary time in over a 12 months in Delhi. On Sunday, the Delhi authorities mentioned there have been 992 energetic instances within the metropolis. This is the bottom since April final 12 months, officers mentioned.
The final time that energetic instances had been on this vary (1,000-1,200) was in January and February this 12 months, which was adopted by a sudden spike in instances beginning in March-end.
The variety of instances being recorded per day has been beneath 100 for many elements of the final fortnight, and on Sunday, 94 new infections had been reported out of the 75,000 examined. The positivity charge stood at 0.13% and 111 folks have recovered. Seven deaths had been recorded.
Haryana extends curbs until July 12, permits CA examination
The Haryana authorities on Sunday once more prolonged the lockdown until July 12, but in addition introduced extra relaxations.
“The Institute of Chartered Accountants is allowed to hold Chartered Accountant Examinations from July 5 till July 20 while following standard operating procedures issued by the government as safety protocols for Covid-19. The Common Entrance Exam (CEE) to be held at Hisar by the Army Recruiting Office, Military Station Hisar shall also be allowed to be held, subject to strict observance of social distancing norms, santisation and Covid-appropriate behavioural norms,” the contemporary order issued by Haryana State Disaster Management Authority mentioned.