Coronavirus LIVE: Number of cases in India jump by record 17,296 in 24 hrs

Coronavirus update: The number of Covid-19 cases in India increased by a record 17,296 in 24 hours for the first time on Friday pushing the total tally to 4,90,401, over half of which have been reported from 10 cities and districts, according to Union Health Ministry data.

The death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 new fatalities. This was the seventh day in a row that India registered over 14,000 cases. Delhi recorded 3,390 fresh coronavirus cases today, taking the Covid-19 tally in the city to 73,780. Several experts have reasoned that the aggressive Covid testing is behind the spiralling of cases in Delhi.

The total number of confirmed virus patients have risen to 1,47,741 after 4,841 more patients tested positive in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours. A central team, led by Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal, will visit Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana between today and June 29 to coordinate with state officials in strengthening Covid-19 management efforts in those areas, the ministry said on Thursday.

Coronavirus world update: Worldwide, at least 9,711,197 people have been confirmed to have coronavirus infections, more than 5,254,966 have recovered, and more than 490,978 people have died, according to Worldometer.

Country-wise, the United States is the worst-hit country with 2,504,298 cases and 126,771 deaths. It is followed by Brazil (1,233,147 cases,  55,054 deaths), Russia (613,994 cases, 8,605 deaths), and India (491,170 cases, 15,308 deaths).

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