The coronavirus cases in India inched towards 160,000 today. The states continued to report over 6,500 case even on Wednesday.
While the country took 109 days to record one lakh coronavirus case, the next 50,000 cases were added in just 9 days. Maharashtra was the worst affected state in India by coronavirus pandemic.
It was the only state to record over 55,000 cases in the country. Mumbai alone recorded over 33,000 cases. The state registered over 2,000 fresh coronavirus cases in last 24 hours.
Mumbai added 1,044 new COVID-19 case on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Dharavi reported one of its lowest case increase in a single day so far.