As the country braces for a staggered lifting of lockdown from next week, the number of coronavirus cases in India has surged past 35,000 after 1,993 new cases were reported in past 24 hours.
This is the highest jump in coronavirus cases in 24 hours. The 35,043 coronavirus cases include 25,007 active cases, 1,147 deaths and 8,889 cured/discharged/migrated), according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
73 deaths were reported in past 24 hours. Here are 10 updates: The total number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, the worst affected state, rose to 10,498.
Maharashtra accounted for 459 coronavirus-related deaths. The other states that have seen the most number of cases include Delhi (3,515), Tamil Nadu (2,323), Rajasthan
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