Coronavirus update: COVID-19 cases in India cross 2.50 lakh; 9,983 new cases in last 24 hours
The death toll from coronavirus infection in India crossed 7,000To restart the economic activities, India is all set to 'unlock' the country from today
PremiumIndia witnessed another huge spike in daily coronavirus count with 9,983 people testing positive for the virus in last 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country zoomed to 256,611. Maharashtra saw over 3,000 cases in a day for the second time since the outbreak. Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal also recorded their highest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Coronavirus claimed 206 lives in last 24 hours. The death toll in India crossed 7,000-mark.
There were 125,381 active coronavirus patients in the country. On the brighter side, at least 1.24 lakh people were recovered from the disease.
Maharashtra's COVID-19 count inched towards 90,000 on Sunday. The state reported 3,007 fresh coronavirus cases in last 24 hours. Mumbai alone accounted for 1,420 COVID-19 cases. At least 91 people succumbed to death in the state, taking the toll to 3060.
Tamil Nadu saw its biggest rise in COVID-19 count on Sunday as 1,515 people had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The total number of COVID-19 patients in the state stood at 31,667.
Ahmedabad reported 21 deaths in last 24 hours, bringing the death toll in the district to 1,015. Gujarat was the second district after Mumbai to record over 1,000 fatalities. Gujarat's COVID-19 count surged past 20,000 on Sunday.
Delhi continued to add over 1,300 cases even on Sunday. The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital rose to 27,654. There were 16,229 active coronavirus patients in Delhi, second highest in India after Maharashtra.
The first coronavirus case in India was reported in India on January 30. It took 74 days for COVID-19 infections to rise from one to 10,000. The country added 50,000 cases in last five days.
To restart the economic activities, India is all set to "unlock" the country from today. The shopping malls and restaurants were allowed to open their doors for customers after over two months. The central government announced strict guidelines to maintain social distancing in public places.
Here is state-wise status of coronavirus cases in India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 33
Andhra Pradesh - 4,708
Arunchal Pradesh - 51
Assam - 2,565
Bihar - 5,088
Chandigarh - 314
Chhattisgarh - 1,073
Dadar Nagar Haveli - 20
Delhi - 27,654
Goa - 300
Gujarat - 20,070
Haryana - 4,448
Himachal Pradesh - 413
Jammu and Kashmir - 4,087
Jharkhand - 1,099
Karnataka - 5,452
Kerala - 1,914
Ladakh - 103
Madhya Pradesh - 9,401
Maharashtra - 85,975
Manipur - 172
Meghalaya - 36
Mizoram - 34
Nagaland - 118
Odisha - 2,856
Puducherry - 99
Punjab - 2,608
Rajasthan - 10,599
Sikkim - 7
Tamil Nadu - 31,667
Telangana - 3,580
Tripura - 800
Uttarakhand - 1,355
Uttar Pradesh - 10,536
West Bengal - 8187
Over 70 lakh people diagnosed positive for coronavirus infection from across the world. The causalities from COVID-19 increased to 4.02 lakh worldwide. The United States was the worst affected by coronavirus pandemic. The US confirmed more than 19 lakh cases since the outbreak. Coronavirus killed 1.10 lakh people in America alone. India reported the fifth highest coronavirus cases in the world.
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