Coronavirus live updates: With 359 deaths, India’s Covid toll crosses 8,000

Latin America surpasses 70,000 deaths from coronavirus, reports AFP

With the increase in number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Delhi, the crematorium ground in Punjabi Bagh has been reserved to cremate bodies of Covid-19 victims: Bhupender Gupta, Standing Committee Chairman South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC)

Rajasthan govt puts curbs on people entering, exiting state

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday imposed regulations on the movement of people and vehicles across the state borders. The restrictions, which come into effect from Thursday, will be in place for the following seven days

Chennai’s Covid toll found double of that reported

At least 460 people died of Covid-19 in Chennai till June 8, which is more than double the 224 announced by TN’s directorate of public health, reports Pushpa Narayan. The discrepancy came to light when DPH officials visited the Greater Chennai Corporation office on Tuesday and found that the death register maintained by its health officer had recorded 236 more deaths than the state register.

Delhi recorded 1,501 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the state's total to 32,810, while the death toll due to the disease mounted to 984. This is the second time over 1,500 cases have been reported in a day in Delhi.

India recorded its highest daily caseload at 10911, pushing the cumulative number of virus-affected people to 2,87,025.

India crossed two grim Covid-19 milestones on Wednesday by registering 359 casualties — breaching the 300-mark in its daily death count for the first time — as the cumulative toll crossed the 8,000-mark to reach 8,105.