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A police constable stops commuters to cross Delhi-Ghaziabad border after it was sealed by the authorities due to a sudden surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in New Delhi.
Coronavirus LIVE: The fifth phase of the coronavirus-induced lockdown begins from today, even as India continues to witness a dramatic rise in the number of Covid-19 cases. According to Worldometer, India has recorded over 8,000 new cases and 221 deaths in the past 24 hours.

The latest figures take the country's tally to 194,504— a few thousands of cases behind Italy, which was once considered a corona pandemic hotspot. India is now the 7th-most-infected country, has the 4th-highest number of active cases globally, and second-highest number of seriouis active cases.

Covid-19 death toll currently stands at 5,448. Delhi government has decided to seal its borders for a week from today.

Among all states, Maharashtra has the highest number of Covid-19 cases, at 67,655, followed by Tamil Nadu (22,333), Delhi (19,844). West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has allowed religious places to reopen in her state from today.

Coronavirus world update: The global tally of coronavirus cases is 6,303,920, and 374,569 people have died from the disease so far.

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