(ET)
The number of coronavirus infected in India neared 28,000 today, the latest Health Ministry update showed. As of 8 am, the official count stood at 27,892. 6,185 people have been cured/discharged. The number of the dead stands at 872.
These numbers come a day after the country reported its highest-ever single-day increase in cases so far.
Of the 872 deaths, Maharashtra has the most at 342, followed by Gujarat at 151, Madhya Pradesh at 103, Delhi at 54, Rajasthan at 33 and Andhra Pradesh at 31. The death toll reached 29 in Uttar Pradesh, 26 in Telengana, 24 in Tamil Nadu, 20 in West Bengal while Karantaka has reported 19 deaths.
