India detects 11,000 coronavirus cases in last 24 hours
India's death count rose to 8,884 with a single-day spike of 386 fatalities
FILE PHOTO: Passengers stand in a queue outside a railway station to board a train after a few restrictions were lifted during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in New Delhi, India, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
India has recorded the highest single-day jump so far of 11,458 fresh cases, pushing the total number of cases to 3,08,993, according to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry.
Having the fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases among 10 nations worst-hit by coronavirus, India's death count rose to 8,884 with a single-day spike of 386 fatalities, reports NDTV.
Maharashtra, the worst coronavirus-hit state in the country, has crossed the one lakh-mark after it reported 3,493 cases on Friday.
Delhi's tally of coronavirus infections crossed the 36,000-mark as the number of deaths due to the disease climbed to 1,214, authorities said.
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