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Coronavirus update: PM Modi meets Amit Shah to discuss lockdown 5.0 plan

Covid 19 news: In percentage terms, the highest daily rise in cases was reported on Thursday by Meghalaya (33%), Assam (27%), Uttarakhand (17%), Manipur (13%), Himachal Pradesh & Tripura (11% each)

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Passengers in protective gear at Delhi International Airport on Monday. Photo: Dalip Kumar
Coronavirus update: India has recorded its biggest single-day spike of 7,466 in coronavirus cases. Its total tally has now reached 165,799. While Tamil Nadu's count is nearing the 20,000 mark, Delhi as gone past Gujarat to be become the third-most-affected state. Its biggest single-day jump of 1,024 cases on Friday took Delhi's total to 16,281. Maharashtra continues to have the highest number of Covid-19 cases, at 59,546. Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to chief ministers of all states and sought their views on extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown beyond May 31. According to media reports, a lockdown 5.0 could be imposed in India for 15 days.

With the lastest spike in corona cases, India has replaced Turkey to be the ninth-most-affected nation in this pandemic. India has the 5th-highest count of active cases, fewer only than the US, Brazil, Russia and France. India has also overtaken China in death toll; Covid-19 fatalities in the country now stand at 4,710.

Coronavirus world update: The global tally of coronavirus cases has reached 5,906,202, and 362,024 people have died from the disease so far.

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