India Covid 19 Cases Live Updates, Coronavirus Live TrackerCoronavirus India State Wise Cases Latest Updates, Lockdown 5 News: India has reported the highest single-day spike of 9,987 new COVID-19 cases and 331 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 2,66,598. There are 1,29,917 active cases and 1,29,215 people have been cured/discharged/migrated, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare latest data released on Tuesday said. The death toll has reached 7,466. Meanwhile, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said that the city will 5.5 lakh coronavirus cases by July 31 of the current doubling rate continues. “5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases are expected in Delhi by July 31. We will need 80,000 beds by then,” Sisodia said after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. Sisodia also said that as per the Central government officials there is no community spread of coronavirus in Delhi so far.
Coronavirus cases in India have breached the 2.66-lakh-mark and with over 1.29 lakh people being cured of the highly contagious disease, India’s recovery rate is said to be one of the best in the world. However, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is ‘worsening’ globally. It said that while the situation in Europe, which witnessed thousands of deaths due to coronavirus in past few months, is improving, American, South Asian and African nations are witnessing high number of cases daily. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there are encouraging signs from several countries , but added that ‘complacency’ could be a big threat.