India crosseed the 3-lakh mark -reported highest single-day spike of 11,458

Thequint.com, 13 June 2020: India on Friday, 13 June crosseed the 3-lakh mark as it reported the highest single-day spike of 11,458 new COVID-19 cases.

The total cases rose to 3,08,993 including 1,45,779 active cases, 1,54,330 cured/discharged/migrated and 8,884 deaths according to the figures released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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• The pandemic has killed 425,282 people with the US still the country with the most recorded deaths at 114,643, ahead of Brazil with 41,828 deaths, and Britain 41,481 deaths, according to AFP
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be interacting with chief ministers of all states and Union territories on 16 and 17 June
• India has now taken the fourth spot in the list of nations worst-hit by coronavirus, surpassing the UK in terms of the number of cases.

Krishna Murti, a 97-year-old man was admitted at the hospital on 30 May after being tested positive for COVID-19. The patient was discharged after his test report was negative for COVID-19.

A 4-month-old boy has recovered from COVID-19. He was admitted with severe respiratory illness. It gives us immense pleasure that he was treated successfully, this shows that treating children/infants is possible: PV Sudhakar, Principal of Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam,AP.

Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan are scheduled to hold a meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal over the national capital’s COVID-19 preparedness on Sunday, 14 June at 11 am.

Shah will also be meeting the mayors of Municipal Corporations of Delhi at 5 pm. Kejriwal will also be attending this meeting.