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COVID-19 update, 10 June 2025: India's active tally nears 7,000; Maharashtra reports 89 new cases, Delhi woman succumbs
Covid-19 Update, June 10: The active Covid-19 tally in India on Tuesday neared the 7,000-mark, with states like Gujarat, Kerala and Karnataka continuing to report the most number of cases. The coronavirus cases have been steadily surging over the past few weeks, from just 257 on May 22 to nearly 7,000 on June 10. Over the past 24 hours, the number of active Covid-19 cases in India surged to 6,815, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health's Covid dashboard. India has been recording a steady rise in Covid-19 cases since the last week of May.
India recorded as many as 324 Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, as per the health ministry's data. During this time, 783 people were discharged from hospitals or recovered.
The death toll due to Covid-19 related causes have climbed to 68 since the start of this year, with three patients from Delhi, Kerala and Jharkhand succumbing to the viral infection in the past 24 hours. Two patients from Karnataka and one from Maharashtra also succumbed to the disease, as per PTI. In Delhi, a 90-year-old woman with co-morbidities died due to Covid-19. The patient had respiratory acidosis, Congestive Heart Failure (CCF) and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), according to the health ministry data. This pushed Delhi's Covid-19 toll since January 1, 2025 to eight.
Jharkhand reported its first death due to Covid-19 since the beginning of this year, as well as the current wave. A 44-year-old man, who had tested positive for the infection, died in Ranchi while receiving treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences here. The man had aspirational pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, hypertension and hypothyroidism. Jharkhand currently has six active cases of Covid-19. Meanwhile, Kerala reported its 16th Covid-19 death this year as a 79-year-old man with co-morbidities succumbed to the infection. He had Type 2 diabetes among other diseases, as per the health ministry.
Kerala has the highest number of active cases at 2,053. The state reported 96 new cases over the past 24 hours, while 255 people recovered from Covid-19 during the same period. Kerala is the only state that has over 2,000 active cases, with Gujarat rallying behind at 1,109. Of these, Surat has reported 58 cases, with the active tally standing at 166.
Karnataka reported the most number of cases at 136 over the past 24 hours, followed by Gujarat at 129 and Kerala at 96. Interestingly, Delhi recorded a dip in cases in the past 24 hours, with 691 active cases. In Karnataka, two deaths have been reported. Maharashtra reported 89 new Covid-19 cases and one death on Tuesday, as per state health officials. The news of the death was not updated on the Centre's Covid-19 dashboard. Of the latest cases, 32 were recorded in Mumbai and 23 in Pune.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday hailed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's support during the Covid-19 pandemic and said that the Centre stepped up when the previous government was 'hiding'.
