Chandigarh: The Administrator, UT Chandigarh, noted that in the recent past, the maximum number of positive COVID cases have been found in persons coming from outside. He appealed to the local Residents Welfare Associations, Voluntary Agencies, Social Workers, etc., to cooperate with the Health and Police Authorities in monitoring the stay and movement of persons coming from outside. He advised that in case of any symptom, the matter should immediately be brought to the notice of Health Authorities. Suppression of such vital information will lead to further spread of infection.

Punjab: To provide further relief to entrepreneurs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Punjab Cabinet has decided to extend the One-Time Settlement of their dues with the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation and Punjab Financial Corporation till December 31, 2020. The Chief Minister said the move was necessary as the industries needed support in these difficult times. The move will help in releasing the blocked industrial investment and assets and enable the state to put the same to productive use for the revival of the existing industries, which had been shut down after the lockdown in March.

Haryana: A state-level control room set up by various departments to exchange information related to Corona pandemic during the nationwide lockdown received 4,78,369 calls, of which 4,54,000 calls were answered from March 24 to June 21, 2020. 95 percent of the calls were successfully answered with an average waiting time of less than 10 seconds. Similarly, tele-counseling was also made available to 31,592 persons. It is noteworthy that in a meeting of Chief Ministers, held under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister, the Health Secretary appreciated state-level control room set up for better arrangements made by Haryana during Covid-19 and for helping and supporting the citizens.

Himachal Pradesh: Chief Minister while presiding over the video conference with the Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and Chief Medical Officers said that the home quarantine mechanism must be made more effective and constant vigil must be kept on the people so that the persons do not jump home quarantine. He said that more facilities of institution quarantine must be created so as to ensure that there was no dearth of beds if in any case the number of people with ILI symptoms increases. Chief Minister said that all the people coming from red zone cities must be kept under institutional quarantine and after 4-5 days they would be tested for Covid-19 and only negative persons would be allowed to go home for home quarantine.

Maharashtra: The current count of COVID19 patients in the state of Maharashtra is 1,35,796 with the addition of 3,721 new patients during the last 24 hours. The number of recovered patients is 67,706 and total active cases are 61,793.Meanwhile, eight trainee cadets of INS ShivajiLonavala, which is one of the premier training establishments of the Indian Navy, have tested positive for novel coronavirus. The infected cadets are part of a batch of 150 trainees. All the positive cadets have been admitted to the military hospital at Wanowarie in Pune.

Gujarat: The total cases of COVID-19 detected so far have reached up to 27,880 with 563 new cases reported during the last 24 hours. Also, 21 patients lost their lives in this period, taking the total death toll of COVID-19 in the state up to 1,685.

Rajasthan: In Rajasthan, the number of active cases has crossed 3,000 today, after about 15 days. According to the report issued by the Health Department, 199 cases have been reported today. The total number of infected people has gone up to 15,431.

Madhya Pradesh: 175 new Corona patients have been reported in the state in the last 24 hours but at the same time 200 patients went back home after recovery. At present, out of a total of 12,078 cases in the state, the number of active cases is only 2,342.
Arunachal Pradesh: Out of the 126 active positive cases in the Arunachal Pradesh, 74 cases detected from Changlang, 20 from capital complex Itanagar and 12 from West Kameng district. The Health Department of Arunachal Pradesh says SoPs are being followed strictly and the state is still under the Green Zone category.

Manipur: As on date there are 5000 persons in official quarantine, 14,000 in community quarantine and 5500 people are availing paid quarantine facilities in Manipur.Manipur has ramped up testing to over 2200 tests per day. So far over 38,000 tests have been done in the state.

Mizoram: 7 more COVID-19 patients discharged from Zoram Medical College-ZMC; the total number of cured(discharged) patients in Mizoram now stands at 19 and the active cases at 123.

Nagaland: Out of 312 samples tested in the last 24 hours, 50 new cases of COVID-19 positive have been reported in Nagaland. The total positive cases in the state are 330 out of which 189 are active and 141 patients have recovered so far.
Sikkim: Sikkim govt to pay tribute to the 20 soldiers who laid down their lives at Galwan, Ladakh recently through a programme, 'Salute to the Bravehearts' on 25th June at Gangtok informs Chief Secretary.

Chhattisgarh: The number of Covid-19 cases in Chhattisgarh increased to 2,302 with 46 more people testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. A total of 12 deaths have been reported in the state due to coronavirus infection so far.
Goa: 46 new COVID-19 infections have been identified taking the state tally of COVID-19 to 864, while there are 711 active cases presently.

Kerala: One more person died of Covid-19 in Kerala today. With this, the number of Covid-19 deaths in the state rose to 23. A 68-year-old man who was under quarantine, died in Kozhikode today. His swab samples have been sent for testing. A man who is undergoing institutional quarantine in Kannur, after returning from Mumbai tested positive for Covid-19 on the 24th day of quarantine. The Centre, after consulting with Indian Embassies in various countries, has rejected Kerala’s request for conducting TrueNat test for Covid-19, on expats returning to India, pointing out that the recommendation is impractical. The state’s suggestion that a special flight be permitted for expatriates confirmed of Covid has also been turned down. Meanwhile, more than 2,000 expatriates will arrive in Kochi today from various countries. Showing an upward trend for the past four days, 138 new cases were reported in the state yesterday. Currently 1,540 patients are under treatment in various districts.

Tamil Nadu: With a spike in cases, the need for extra beds on the rise in Madurai; it is now the sixth district in the State in terms of the number of active cases (452). Complete lockdown will be enforced in Madurai and neighboring areas from Wednesday till June 30. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court directs the State government to respond on the feasibility of providing face shield to all police personnel involved in Covid-19 duty. With 2,710 new cases being reported yesterday, State’s COVID tally past 60,000 now. 1358 recoveries & 37 deaths reported yesterday. 1487 cases from Chennai. Total Active cases: 27178, Deaths: 794, Active cases in Chennai: 18372.

Karnataka: State government issues order fixing treatment rates for Covid-19 patients in private hospitals. As per the order, 50% of beds in private hospitals having facility to treat Covid-19 patients shall be reserved for the treatment of patients referred by public authorities. 249 new cases, 111 discharges & five deaths reported yesterday. Total positive cases: 9399, Active cases: 3523, Deaths: 142, Discharges 5730.

Andhra Pradesh: Ruling YSR Congress Party MLA from Srungavarapukota (Vizianagaram Dt.), K Srinivasa Rao, and his personal security officer tested COVID positive on June 22. The MLA had recently returned from the US and was under self-isolation.CM instructs the officials to conduct comprehensive screening and tests covering all households within 90 days by making use of the 104 ambulance service for the purpose. Krishna district administration has decided to conduct at least 2,000 Covid-19 tests in the district and arranged 10 IMASQ buses (Intelligent Monitoring Analysis Service Quarantine), which are used to collect swab samples to conduct tests. AP Public Service Commission released the revised schedule of dates for conducting APPSC 2020 examinations, which were earlier postponed due to the Covid-19 lockdown. 462 new cases, 129 discharged and five deaths reported during the last 24 hours; of the 407 new cases, 40 are inter-state cases and 15 from abroad. Total cases: 9834, Active cases: 5123, Discharged: 4592, Deaths: 119.

Telangana: Health Minister, EtelaRajender warns private diagnostic laboratories against commercially exploiting the general public while conducting Covid-19 tests. Alert in Telangana against likely invasion of locusts on June 25 with a new swarm of locust entering India from Pakistan, Total cases 8674, Active cases: 4452, Deaths 217, Recovered 4005.