Coronavirus: India reports highest single-day spike in last 24 hours
India reported 311 deaths and the highest single-day spike of 11,929 new positive cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, as of Sunday morning. The total number of cases in the country has increased to at 3,20,922 including 1,49,348 active cases, 1,62,379
cured and discharged and 9,195 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
As the graph of coronavirus cases in India has been rising constantly, there are speculations that complete lockdown can be imposed again after June 15. However, the same has been denied by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced the stricter lockdown on weekends and public holidays.
Earlier on May 8, AIIMS Director was quoted by news agency ANI as saying: "According to modeling data and the way our cases are increasing, it is likely that peak can come in June and July. But there are many variables and with time only we will know how much they are effective and the effect of extending the lockdown.”
Likewise, Punjab Chief Minister, while announcing weekend lockdown, had said that the coronavirus peak is yet to hit the state, which is said to be expected in August.
India is one of those countries that brought the idea of lockdown much earlier to contain the spread of coronavirus. On day 1 of the nationwide lockdown, which was announced by PM Narendra Modi, the total number of coronavirus cases in India was around 600 with just 13 deaths.
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Currently, India is having the 4th worst coronavirus case tally in the world. The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 7,872,619 out of which 432,475 patients died while 4,042,463 have been recovered.
-PTC News
