Coronavirus cases in India spiked to 23,077 as per data, 1,684 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in past 24 hours across the country.
New Delhi| India is 10 days away from ending its Lockdown 2.0 which was imposed to contain the spread of the highly infectious novel coronavirus.
The country is witnessing a steady rise in cases every day by recording more than 1200 cases every day.
The number of COVID-19 cases in India has surged to 23,077, including 718 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.
1,684 new cases were reported 37 people died in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data.
4,748 people who were infected with COVID-19 have been discharged or cured of the virus.
In Maharashtra, 778 new coronavirus cases were reported on Thursday, taking the state’s novel coronavirus tally to 6,427. 14 COVID-19 patients died on Thursday, taking the total to 283.
With 522 more people testing positive, Mumbai alone has 4,025 coronavirus cases now. The rise was the single-biggest surge for the city since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of deaths in the city rose by six to 167, officials said.
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In Mumbai’s Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum that houses over 8 lakh people, the number of cases rose to 214 and the number of deaths to 13.
So far, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in India, over 5 lakh samples have been tested for COVID-19.
Globally, the total number of coronavirus cases has topped 2.7 million, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll has gone above 1.9 lakh.
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