India’s total case tally reaches 4 crore
The Hindu
2.71 new COVID cases recorded; active cases surpass 22.2 lakh mark
The country recorded 2,71,434 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The total number of infections has reached 4 crore, and the active cases have crossed the 22.2 lakh mark.
The figures are based on the State bulletins released until 10 p.m. on Wednesday. However, Uttar Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Tripura,Jharkhand and Lakshadweep had not yet released data for the day.
Kerala recorded 49,771 infections on Wednesday, followed by Karnataka (48,905) and Maharashtra (35,756).

Issue 21 lakh new pattadar passbooks in first phase from August, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu tells Revenue officials. The Chief Minister also directs officials to issue succession certificates in respect of inherited lands and complete regularisation of unobjectionable government lands by the end of 2025. He also instructs officials to bring out a new Revenue Manual by August, and also look into the issue of sanctioning house sites for journalists