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Jammu, June 21: A record single-day spike of 15,413 new COVID-19 cases took India’s total number of cases to 4,10,461 on Sunday. The total cases crossed 4-lakh mark from 3 lakh cases in 8 days.
According to Union Health Ministry data, the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities.
The number of recoveries also continued to surge with 2,27,755 patients cured so far, while there were 1,69,451 active cases, according to the updated official figures at 8 am. One patient has migrated.
“Thus, around 55.48 per cent of the patients have recovered so far,” an official said. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners.
India has been registering record single-day spike for the past four days. India registered over 10,000 cases for the tenth day in a row.
The country has witnessed a surge of 2,19,926 infections from June 1 till 21 with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh among the top five states that have seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. (AGENCIES)
