New Delhi (NVI): As the nation enters lockdown 5.0, the total number of coronavirus cases in India increased to 1,90,535 with 5,394 deaths from the pandemic, Union Health Ministry confirmed.
At least 91,819 patients have been cured of the virus or discharged.
In the past 24 hours, 8,392 fresh COVID-19 infections were reported, the highest single-day spike in the country.
In terms of total number of cases, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state with 67,655 coronavirus cases followed by Tamil Nadu with 22,333 cases and Delhi with 19,844 positive cases.
The other worst affected states are Gujarat (16,779) Rajasthan (8,831) Madhya Pradesh (8,089) and Uttar Pradesh (7,823).
In terms of deaths, Maharashtra tops the tally with 2,286 fatalities, ministry said.
The death toll in the national capital surged to 473 while another 8,478 patients have recovered so far, healthy ministry data shows.
India has now become the world’s seventh worst-hit country in terms of coronavirus cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) coronavirus tracker.
Meanwhile, the Railways said it would begin operations of 200 special trains from today and over 1.45 lakh passengers would travel on the first day.
