India registers more than 2.76 lakh COVID-19 cases, toll climbs to 7,745. The country on Tuesday reported another surge in the number of coronavirus disease cases. India recorded 9,987 cases in the last 24 hours, which took the overall tally to 2,76,583.
As per the health ministry update, The number of active cases in the country stands at 1,29,917, while 1,29,214 have been cured or discharged. The number of those killed by the disease reached 7,466 on Tuesday after 266 fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours.
The figure includes cases involving active cases, foreign nationals, patients who have recovered, and the COVID-19 toll.
In Maharashtra, 2,259 more individuals tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. This takes the total of cases in the state to 90,787. It remains the worst affected state in the country. Maharashtra’s financial hub, Mumbai on Tuesday crossed 50,878 coronavirus cases, which was around 700 more than China’s Wuhan, where the global pandemic first surfaced in December.
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said India is better positioned in the fight against COVID-19 compared to other nations. As the country entered the “Unlock 1.0 phase” where malls, offices, and restaurants have opened in many states outside containment zones. Vardhan stressed that people should ensure norms of physical distancing, use of face covers, hand hygiene, and respiratory etiquette.
India is the fifth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic after the US, Brazil, Russia, and the UK, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Globally, the coronavirus has infected more than 72.37 lakh people and claimed over 4.11 lakh lives so far, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As many as 33.70 lakh people have recovered.
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