Coronavirus India Updates: Total Cases Top 1.9 Lakh As Infections Continue To Spike

Total Covid-19 cases in the country have topped 1.9 lakh -- surpassing France and Germany -- at a time when India plans to lift the lockdown in a staggered manner.

That includes 8,392 cases added in the 24 hours preceding the Health Ministry’s 8 a.m. update on June 1. Authorities reported 230 deaths and 4,835 recoveries during the same period.

That brings the total death toll to 5,394 and total recoveries to 91,819. India still has more than 93,000 active cases.

This was the fourth straight day of fresh Covid-19 cases hitting new highs.