US, Brazil, Russia, Spain, UK and Italy ahead of India
India raced to seventh spot in the global list of the worst affected countries after it left behind Germany and France on Sunday following a spike of over 8,000 confirmed cases during the day. India has now 1,90,536 cases, while France has 1,88,625 cases and Germany has 1,83,420 cases.
On Sunday, India saw a rise of 8,677 cases and 221 deaths. Now the US, Brazil, Russia, Spain, the UK and Italy are ahead of India.
Maharashtra witnessed another harrowing day on Covid-19 front on Sunday, as the pandemic claimed 89 more lives and another 2,487 people tested positive in various parts of the State. With the fresh fatalities and infections, the total number of deaths mounted to 2,286 and infected cases jumped to a staggering 68,655.
With as many as 29,329 patients having been discharged, the State health authorities pegged the number of “active cases” in the State at 36,031.
Of the total deaths reported on Sunday, Mumbai accounted for 52, while there were nine deaths each in Navi Mumbai and Pune, six deaths in Malegaon, five in Thane, four in Kalyan-Dombivli and two in Solapur and one each in Osmanabad and Yavatmal.
Gujarat on Sunday reported 438 cases and 31 deaths, taking the tally of infected people to 16,794 and the number of the deceased to 1,038.
Active cases in the State stand at 5,837 of which 61 patients are on ventilator.
As many as 1,149 new Covid-19 positive cases and 13 deaths were reported in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. The total number of positive cases stands at 22,333 and death count is 176.
Delhi on Sunday reported a sharp rise in cases with 1,295 new infections taking the tally to 19,844. The toll rose to 473 with 57 casualties during the last 24 hours.
Rajasthan reported 76 new Covid-19 infections, taking the total count of infected persons to 8,693. One death on Sunday due to the pandemic took the total fatalities to 194.
West Bengal registered the highest single-day spike with 371 more testing positive for the disease. The total number of coronavirus cases in the State currently stood at 5,501, while active cases rose to 3,027.
Bihar reported 242 new cases stretching the tally to 3,676 where a total of 21 people have succumbed to the disease. There are 2,475 active cases in the State.
Corona cases recorded the biggest spurt in a single day so far in Andhra Pradesh as 110 new infected persons were added in the list of the people hit by the pandemic, taking the overall tally to 3,571. Two more deaths were reported on Sunday, taking the toll in the State to 62.
Karnataka also witnessed a major spike of 299 cases on Sunday, taking the tally of infected people to 3,221. Two more persons died due to the disease on Sunday in the State that has a total death count of 51. As many as 3,221 cases are active in the State.
Haryana also recorded a surge of 168 cases on Sunday, jacking up the tally to 2,091. There are 1,023 active cases and 20 persons have died due to the disease in the State.
Likewise, Odisha added 129 fresh Covid-19 cases where the tally has reached 1,948. Nine persons have died till now and 813 cases are active.
The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir added 105 more Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday, taking the tally of those hit by the pandemic to 2,446. A total of 28 fatalities have been recorded in J&K that has presently 1,491 active cases.
The hill State of Uttarakhand on Sunday reported 158 new cases, taking the total number of infected persons in the State to 907. The State has reported five deaths till now while 907 cases are active till date.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh mounted to 3,486 as 55 more people were found infected in the last 24 hours. The district’s toll due to the virus also went up to 132 with three more persons, including a 65-year-old woman, succumbing to the infection in the last three days.