COVID-19: India Records Biggest 1-Day Spike; Tally Above 2.97 Lakh

Thequint.com, 12 June 2020: According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday, 12 June, India has reported the highest single-day spike of 10,956 new COVID-19 cases and 396 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 2,97,535, including 1,41,842 active cases, 1,47,195 cured/discharged/migrated and 8,498 deaths.”

India has now taken the fourth spot in the list of nations worst-hit by coronavirus by surpassing the United Kingdom on the list on Thursday evening.

Meanwhile, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram Bhargava, in a press briefing on Thursday, said the country is not in community transmission stage of COVID-19. "India is such a large country and prevalence is very low. India is not in community transmission stage," he was quoted as saying.

Snapshot:

• Maharashtra and Delhi recorded the biggest-one day spikes on Thursday, taking their tallies to 97,648 and 34,687, respectively
• SC has taken suo motu cognisance of reports of improper handling of COVID-19 patients as well as undignified disposal of victims’ bodies
• The recovery rate in India stands at 49.21%, a Health Ministry representative said on Thursday, with the number of patients recovered exceeding the number of active cases
• The ICMR on Thursday pointed out that India’s cases per lakh population (20.77), as well as mortality per lakh population (0.59), were among the lowest in the world
• According to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University, there are over 7.3 million COVID-19 cases globally.

(Courtesy, source and link- The Quint- https://www.thequint.com/news/breaking-news/coronavirus-covid-19-cases-unlock-1-live-updates-12-june)