New Delhi: India has recorded the biggest single-day jump of 5,611 new coronavirus cases, with the total cases hitting 1,06,750, including 3,303 deaths, Union Health Ministry figures this morning show. 140 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. The spike comes a day after the country’s coronavirus cases crossed the one lakh mark. The country’s recovery rate – number of patients who have successfully fought the illness – stood at 39.62 per cent this morning. 42,298 people have recovered, the Health Ministry said.
Tamil Nadu has become the state with the most number of coronavirus cases after Maharashtra. The southern state reported 688 cases on Tuesday, taking the total to 12,448. Until Tuesday, Gujarat had the second-highest number of coronavirus cases. Gujarat now has 12,140 cases.
Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, is seeing increasing cases of coronavirus among migrant workers who have just returned home. Fifty migrants who have returned home were found infected with coronavirus in UP’s Basti district, 190 km from state capital Lucknow. The state has 4,926 COVID-19 cases.
Telangana has stopped issuing passes to people wanting to return home from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The state government is of the view that migrants is emerging as a new category testing positive for coronavirus. The state has reported 1,634 cases so far.
Assam too has seen a spike in cases in COVID-19 cases with more people stranded in other states returning home. Assam currently has a total of 142 cases of which 25 were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Railways has said that passenger train service will expand from the existing 15 trains to more than 200 from June 1. The decision comes days after the government extended the countrywide lockdown for a third time but lifted the bar on bus service and other public transport.
As the country fights the pandemic, the east coast of India faces Cyclone Amphan, the worst storm over the Bay of Bengal in years. The cyclone is set to hit Wesy Bengal later today. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) chief told that the cyclone, along with the virus crisis, throws up a double challenge for the country. He said the authorities are trying to ensure social distancing in cyclone shelters where over three lakh people have been taken to.
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