Coronavirus: Nearly 20,000 new COVID-19 cases in India in last 24 hours
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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.