Coronavirus: Nearly 20,000 new COVID-19 cases in India in last 24 hours
Synopsis
India recorded another biggest single-day jump in the cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with more than 19,000 infections recorded in the last 24 hours
New Delhi: India continued to register higher single-day spikes with 19,900 new cases in the last 24 hours as per the ministry of health and family welfare data on Sunday (June 28).
Positive cases in India stand at 5,28,859 including 2,03,051 active cases, 3,09,713 cured/discharged/migrated & 16,095 deaths, according to the ministry.
Meanwhile, schools in the national capital of Delhi will remain closed till July 31 as the city tally crossed Mumbai to become the most affected by the coronavirus.
The health ministry has said eight states account for 85.5% of the active Covid-19 caseload and 87% of the deaths due to the disease in India.
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are the high disease burden states in terms of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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