Coronavirus Outbreak: MHA Records 1000 Cases In 24 Hours

  • The health ministry said that India’s COVID-19 count had for the first time seen an increase of more than 1,000 cases in 24 hours. 
  • Delhi, meanwhile, recorded five deaths of coronavirus patients in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day.
  • Delhi has so far recorded 1,069 cases, the second city after Mumbai to cross the four-figure mark. 
  • Meanwhile, ICMR said it had tested 1,79,374 samples for the COVID-19 infection from 1,64,773 individuals in the country till 9 pm.
  • It further added that out of those, 4.3% were positive.
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