Coronavirus LIVE: 78,761 new cases, 948 deaths in last 24 hours in India
Coronavirus latest news: India is likely to get an approved coronavirus vaccine by early 2021. The country's total coronavirus case count is now at 3,542,733. Stay tuned for coronavirus LIVE updates
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Last Updated at August 30, 2020 10:55 IST
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Coronavirus LIVE updates: India's Covid-19 case tally crossed 3.5-million mark with a spike of 78,761 new cases and 948 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
The country's trajectory of daily new cases of the coronavirus disease is now the highest ever recorded by any country. This means that the outbreak in India currently is worse than it was at the peak in the United States (US) – the worst-hit nation in the world. The country has overtaken Mexico as the nation with 3rd-highest Covid deaths. The death toll now stands at 63,657.
The country's trajectory of daily new cases of the coronavirus disease is now the highest ever recorded by any country. This means that the outbreak in India currently is worse than it was at the peak in the United States (US) – the worst-hit nation in the world. The country has overtaken Mexico as the nation with 3rd-highest Covid deaths. The death toll now stands at 63,657.
The Union Home Ministry on Saturday issued the Unlock 4 guidelines under which metro trains will be allowed to resume services from September 7 in a graded manner, while political, social and religious congregations of up to 100 people will be permitted from September 21. However, schools, colleges and other educational and coaching institutions will remain closed for students till September 30, with some relaxations for students of classes 9 to 12.
Five most affected Indian states by total tally of cases are Maharashtra (747,995), Tamil Nadu (409,238), Andhra Pradesh (403,616), Karnataka (318,000), and Uttar Pradesh (213,824) and Delhi (1,69,412).
Coronavirus world update: As many as 25,153,562 people around the world have been diagnosed with Covid-19. While more than 17,276,321 have recovered, and 845,925 have died so far. The US, which has 6,136,955 cases, is followed by Brazil, which has 3,846,965.
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