New Delhi, June 10 (UNI) India’s active Covid-19 cases have risen to 6,815 with 324 fresh infections as on 8 am across the country since the previous day on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. Regarding fatalities, the total death toll from Covid-19 in India for the year 2025 stands at 68, with three new deaths reported on Tuesday during the period. This included one death from Jharkhand, a first from the state this year.
The Covid tally showed Karnataka has recorded the highest number of new cases, with 136, followed by Gujarat (129), Kerala (96), Madhya Pradesh (9), Haryana (8), Maharashtra (6), Odisha (5), Chhattisgarh (3), Jharkhand (2), and Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Manipur, each reporting 1 case, as per the latest bulletin reports. States such as Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh (UT), Jammu and Kashmir (UT), Mizoram, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Tripura did not report any new cases in the past 24 hours.
Additionally, since January 2025, 7,644 patients have been discharged, with 783 of them being discharged until June 10. However, Covid-19 data from West Bengal is still pending.
Among those died in the past 24 hours, were 90-year-old woman from Delhi who died from comorbidities, a 44-year-old man in Jharkhand with multiple health conditions, and a 79-year-old man from Kerala who passed away due to complications from Covid-19. Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of deaths (18), followed by Kerala (16), Karnataka (9), and Delhi (8), among other states.
Underlying comorbidities were a significant factor almost all the fatalities, including heart and kidney diseases and respiratory conditions.
In terms of case numbers, Kerala has surpassed 2,000 active cases, while Gujarat has crossed the 1,000 mark. Health officials attribute the rise to highly transmissible Covid-19 variants, such as NB.1.81 and LF.7, which are affecting coastal regions. Kerala, with 2,053 active cases, has also seen a rise in cases due to the JN.1 variant, which, while not causing severe symptoms, has led to fatal complications in some cases.
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