<p><strong>Covid in India:&nbsp;</strong>India reports 43,071 new cases in the last 24 hours. India's Active Caseload has declined to 4,85,350. Active cases constitute 1.59% of the total cases</p> <p>As 52,299 patients recovered during last 24 hours, total Recoveries across the country so far are 2,96,58,078.</p> <p>Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 52nd consecutive day.</p> <p>Recovery Rate has increased to 97.09%. 955 patients have lost their life againt the virus in the last 24 hrs.</p> <p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) informed that 41,82,54,953 samples tested for Covid 19 </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">up to 3rd July 2021. Of these, 18,38,490 samples were tested yesterday.</span></p> <h3><strong>Covid 3rd wave may see half the cases recorded during second surge, says govt panel scientist</strong></h3> <p>A possible third wave of coronavirus infection can hit its peak between October-November if Covid-appropriate behaviour is not followed, but it may see half the daily cases recorded during the second surge, said a scientist of a government panel tasked with modelling of COVID-19 cases.<br /><br />However, Covid infection can spread faster during the third wave if any new virulent variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerges, said Manindra Agarwal who is working with the Sutra Model-- the mathematical projection of the COVID-19 trajectory.<br /><br />The panel was formed by the Department of Science and Technology last year to forecast the surge of coronavirus cases using mathematical models.<br /><br />Besides Agarwal, who is a scientist with IIT-Kanpur, the panel also has M Vidyasagar, another scientist with IIT-Hyderabad, and Lt. Gen Madhuri Kanitkar, Deputy Chief (Medical) of Integrated Defence Staff, as members.<br /><br />The panel had earlier received flak for not predicting the ferocity of the second wave of COVID-19 in the country.</p>

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