"new-cases"

Between Saturday and Sunday, authorities conducted 81,405 Covid rapid tests of which test results of 1,077 samples are awaited.

India's overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,60,31,991 with 30,27,925 active cases and 2,91,331 deaths so far

The state's single-day death toll scaled a new peak of 773 -- up from the previous high of 568 notched on April 21/22 -- taking its overall fatality numbers to 63,252, the worst in the country

The only possible exemption would be a club which has an active outbreak of Covid-19 with more than 10 new positive cases in a week.

Out of the total Covid-19 cases recorded on Tuesday, 6,25,857 are currently active, 72,01,070 have been discharged, while 1,19,502 lost the battle against the pandemic.

From 61,112 sample tests in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Monday, 3,224 positive cases emerged, taking the gross to 7,58,951, the latest bulletin said

The total number of active cases was 570 now. The city reported 59 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.

According to official figures, there were 12,872 new cases on Saturday, while a further 49 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19.