coronavirus pandemic in India crossed another grim milestone of 3-lakh cases. The states witnessed a record jump in daily COVID-19 count in the last 24 hours.
For the first time, over 11,000 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus in a day across the country. India's COVID-19 tally surged to 308,993.
Maharashtra became the first state to record over 1 lakh coronavirus cases. The western state accounted for a third of India's COVID-19 count.
India took 10 days to hit 3-lakh mark after crossing 2 lakh cases on June 2.The deadly novel virus claimed 389 lives in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 8,886 in India.