India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours with 19,906 new patients on Sunday, taking the total to 5,28,859 infections, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. The country also witnessed 410 COVID-19 related deaths during the period, taking the total number of casualties to 16,095. This is the first time that more than 19,000 fresh infections have been reported in a single day. India is the fourth worst-hit country in the world by the pandemic after the United States, Brazil and Russia.
This is the fifth consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 15,000. There has been a surge of 3,38,324 infections from June 1 till date. The number of active cases stands at 2,03,051, while 3,09,712 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the updated data at 8 am.
Maharashtra reported over 5,000 cases for the second consecutive day today, taking the state's tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,59,133. With 1,400 new infections, Mumbai's tally has climbed to 74,252. The state has reported 167 COVID-19 related deaths. Of these 86 deaths occurred in the last 48 hours and the rest 81 are from the previous period.
Delhi, the worst-affected city in the country, has over 80,000 infections now. The total number of deaths in the national capital has mounted to 2,558 as the city-state grapples with the shortage of hospital beds. "As some people could not get beds due to the shortage, the death count started rising," Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
India has recorded over five lakh confirmed cases since the outbreak began in China in December last year. Of these, 2,03,051 are active cases and 16,095 are deaths linked to the infectious virus. The country has seen a worrying surge in fresh cases over the past two weeks - coinciding with "Unlock1". That number has increased steadily, day-by-day since June 22, when 14,821 new cases were logged.
This is the fifth consecutive day that coronavirus infections have increased by more than 15,000. There has been a surge of 3,38,324 infections from June 1 till date. The number of active cases stands at 2,03,051, while 3,09,712 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the updated data at 8 am.
Maharashtra reported over 5,000 cases for the second consecutive day today, taking the state's tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,59,133. With 1,400 new infections, Mumbai's tally has climbed to 74,252. The state has reported 167 COVID-19 related deaths. Of these 86 deaths occurred in the last 48 hours and the rest 81 are from the previous period.
Delhi, the worst-affected city in the country, has over 80,000 infections now. The total number of deaths in the national capital has mounted to 2,558 as the city-state grapples with the shortage of hospital beds. "As some people could not get beds due to the shortage, the death count started rising," Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.
India has recorded over five lakh confirmed cases since the outbreak began in China in December last year. Of these, 2,03,051 are active cases and 16,095 are deaths linked to the infectious virus. The country has seen a worrying surge in fresh cases over the past two weeks - coinciding with "Unlock1". That number has increased steadily, day-by-day since June 22, when 14,821 new cases were logged.
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