Coronavirus LIVE: India beats Russia in cases, becomes third most affected

India reported the highest single-day spike of 24,850 new coronavirus cases and 613 deaths in the last 24 hours on Sunday. The number of positive cases stand at 679,520 including 247,067 active cases. The death toll is at 19,380, according to Health Ministry.

Maharashtra's coronavirus tally on Sunday rose to 206,619 with 6,555 new cases. With 295 deaths, the death toll due to the pandemic in the state rose to 8,671, said the health department. Meanwhile, the rate of cases turning out positive in Delhi declined to 10.58 per cent after rising to nearly 37 per cent, and the average number of cases has also dropped by almost 1,000 over the previous week.

Coronavirus world update: The global case load from the deadly infection reached 11,425,183 during the day and the fatalities spiked to 534,491. US continues to be hammered by the virus and recorded over 55,000 new cases in 24 hours.