The Covid-19 virus has infected 1,38,445 people in India so far, with 6,977 of those reported in the last 24 hours.

• Active cases: 77,103
• Cured/discharged/migrated: 57,721
• Deaths: 4,021

The last 24 hours have seen 3,280 recoveries and the death of 154 people.

The total number of Confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country neared the 1.4 lakh mark, as the country looks to resume domestic flights from most states, starting today.

India added 6,977 new confirmed Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry's 8 a.m. update. The last 24 hours also saw 154 deaths and 3,280 people who recovered.

The total number of cases how stand at 1,38,845, including 57,721 who have recovered and 4,021 deaths. The number of active cases is now at 77,103.

Domestic flight operations will resume across the country today in a phased manner, exactly two months after they were grounded to a halt on March 24.

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri made the announcement on Twitter, that barring Andhra Pradesh, which will resume operations on May 26 and West Bengal, which will resume operations on May 28, domestic flights will restart across the country starting today.

There will also be limited flights from Mumbai, the minister wrote. Mumbai has crossed 30,000 positive cases as of Sunday evening.

The total number of cases globally has crossed 5.4 million. Over 3.44 lakh people have died from the virus as countries begin to re-open in a phased manner.

Japan is set to end its nationwide state of emergency by lifting the order for Tokyo and other regions. The U.S. is set to limit some travel from Brazil, the country with the second highest cases.

China’s foreign minister warned that some in America were pushing relations to a “new Cold War.” The director of a laboratory in Wuhan, where the virus first took hold, said any claims the pandemic originated at the institute are fabricated.

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