Lockdown, Day 78: Bright spots amid gloom

The number of recovered patients exceeded the total active cases for the first time, even as nearly 10,000 new cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours.

S&P has retained India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook while Fitch forecast shows Indian economy will bounce back with a sharp growth rate of 9.5% next year.

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COUNT SO FAR

• Infections in Delhi cross 31,000-mark
• 218 new cases in AP; count touches 5,247
• Death toll in Rajasthan rises to 256; 123 new cases detected
• Himachal's count reaches 448
• Assam reports 42 new cases, tally at 3,092
• Bihar detects 128 new cases, count jumps to 5,583
• Uttarakhand case count stands at 1,560
• Tripura logs 867 cases
• Odisha reports 110 fresh cases

World		India
Tally	Toll	Tally	Toll
72,38,768	2,77,706	2,76,583	7,745

LIFE UNDER LOCKDOWN

• In Delhi, we will need 80,000 beds by July 31, says Kejriwal
• New SOP drops compulsory tests for all visitors to Goa
• Rajasthan seals borders as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
• Mizoram class-12 board exams to resume on July 1
• Odisha to create a repository on pandemic management
• Virus driving up hunger in vulnerable countries: UN FAO

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

• Sensex surges 290 pts; Nifty reclaims 10,100 level
• India's economy could shrink by as much as 7%: OECD
• Airlines set for worst year on record with $84.3 bn loss
• Inflation likely to have hit six-month low in May: Poll
• Vehicle registration fall sharply in April, May in Maharashtra
• Pharma industry to grow 3-5% this fiscal, says Ind-Ra
• Fuel price hikes turn marketing margin positive for OMC
• Emirates to lay off more pilots, cabin crew

AROUND THE WORLD

• Mexico's case count soars to 124,301
• African virus cases pass 200,000, still climbing
• US records more than 800 virus deaths in 24 hours
• Indonesia reports biggest daily rise in infections
• Cases in Pakistan hit 113,702
• Germany extends travel warning outside Europe
• Russia's case tally approaches 500,000
• Largely re-opened, China announces 3 new cases

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