COVID-19 Cases Surpass 96,000-Mark In India

Update: 2020-05-18 06:03 GMT
India witnessed the highest surge of the positive cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as more than 5,000 cases were reported in the country which takes the COVID-19 cases to 96,169.

If the positive cases continue to rise in the same phase, within no time the positive cases in India will surpass the one lakh-mark. Earlier India surpassed China in terms of positive cases of COVID-19.

157 lives were claimed in the country in the past 24 hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic and with this, the toll of the COVID-19 fatalities surpass the 3,000-mark in India.

The positive cases in Maharashtra stood at 33,053 with more than 2,000 cases reported in the state in the past 24 hours, which is the highest spike in a single day for any state.

Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi also witnessed a rise in the fresh cases of the novel Coronavirus in the state which in turn resulted in the massive rise of the cases. Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi turned out as the next worst-hit states in the country followed by Maharashtra with 11,379, 11,224, and 10,054 cases respectively.
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