Coronavirus LIVE: India records 54,319 new cases, tally at 30,082,169
Corona updates: India has recorded 54,319 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total coronavirus caseload to 30,082,169. India also recorded a spike in new deaths with 978 fatalities being reported yesterday. The death toll now stands at 392,014.
Kerala reported 12,787 new infections, followed by Maharashtra (10,066), Tamil Nadu (6,596), Andhra Pradesh (4,684), Karnataka (4,436), Delhi (111) West Bengal (1,852).
The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (5,997,587), Kerala (2,842,247), Karnataka (2,819,465), Tamil Nadu (2,443,415), Andhra Pradesh (1,862,036).
World coronavirus update: Covid-19 is continuing to spread around the world, with 180,344,772 confirmed cases 3,906,774 deaths across nearly 200 countries recorded since China reported its first cases in December 2019. The US remains the worst-hit country with 34,448,896, followed by India, Brazil, France Turkey.
To read updates from our yesterday’s blog, click here