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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
859 coronavirus cases tallied in last 24 hours — ministry
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Health Ministry says there are now 25,547 confirmed coronavirus cases, a jump of 859 new cases since Tuesday morning.
The 24-hour tally would appear to be the largest since the start of the outbreak.
In another worrying sign, the ministry says the percentage of cases testing positive so far on Wednesday is over 5 percent.
The death toll remains at 320. The number of serious cases is up to 56, though the number of patients on ventilators remains at 24.
The ministry also confirms that there were 773 cases recorded on Tuesday, from just over 20,000 tests.
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