CORONA CASES HIT A RECORD-HIGH IN INDIA WITHIN 24 HOURS FOR THE FIRST TIME! CHECK THE NUMBER OF CASES AND OTHER UPDATES HERE

India has reported 40,425 new coronavirus cases and 681 deaths within the last 24 hours. This is the biggest single- day spike in number of cases the country has witnessed. The total tally of Coronavirus cases in the country including the fresh cases stand at 11,18,043. India is officially the nation with highest number of COVID-19 cases. 

The Total number of deaths stand at 27,497. The country’s recovery rate was 62.61% this morning. According to the data released by Union Health Ministry, 7,00,087 people have recovered so far. 

Maharashtra has reported the highest number of cases, followed by Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.

“Tamil Nadu reported a new single day high of 4,979 fresh COVID-19 cases as the overall tally crossed 1.70 lakh in the state. The cases in capital Chennai now appear to be stable - with 1,200 new cases - after the three-week long complete lockdown. However, Chennai's three neighbouring districts and Madurai in southern Tamil Nadu are continue to see a spike in coronavirus cases,” NDTV reported.