A worker wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sanitizes plants as barrier tape cordons off a bench area to enforce social distancing at the Ambience Mall in New Delhi. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)
Coronavirus India Updates: Infections Top 2.5 Lakh; Over 7,000 Dead
Covid-19 infections crossed the 2.5-lakh mark on Monday, the day the country ended its two-month lockdown. This comes a day after India’s total tally surpassed Italy and Spain’s, now at the fifth spot.
The world’s second-most populous nation added 9,983 fresh cases in the 24 hours preceding the Health Ministry’s 8 a.m. update on June 8, taking the total tally to 2,56,611. This includes 7,135 deaths and 1,24,095 patients who have recovered.
Authorities reported 206 deaths and 4,802 recoveries during the same 24 hours.
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