Coronavirus India News LIVE Updates: Today is the 147th day since India is under lockdown because novel coronavirus pandemic. India has recorded 26,47,663 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 50,921 deaths.
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have reported the highest increase in cases. India’s recovery rate continues to improve and now stands at 71.9 percent. Globally, there have been over 2.16 crore confirmed cases of COVID-19. More than 7.67 lakh people have died so far.
Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 26,47,663, according to the latest update from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes cases involving foreign nationals, patients who have recovered and the death toll.
The Covid-19 tally in Andhra Pradesh touched 2.89 lakh on Sunday as 8,012 new cases were added while the total number of recoveries crossed the two lakh mark.It said 10,117 patients had recovered from the viral infection in the last 24 hours. The state now has 85,945 active coronavirus cases after 2.01 lakh had recovered so far.
Assam’s COVID-19 caseload shot up to 76,875 yesterday as 1,317 more people tested positive for the infection, while seven fresh fatalities pushed its coronavirus death toll to 189, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.