India's novel coronavirus count has shot past 28,000 after the country recorded 1,463 fresh cases in the last 24 hour amid the 40-day lockdown period, which is now in its final week.
According to the latest Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data, the total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the country increased to 28,380 today.
The death toll due to the highly contagious disease has reached 886 since the outbreak as 60 deaths got reported since yesterday, it added.
Active cases in India now stands at 21,132. There are also 77 foreign nationals who are affected by the virus, the ministry said.