cases across the four main metropolitan regions of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai has increased to nearly 1.14 lakh -- accounting for nearly 48% of the nationwide tally.
Their collective count of fatalities has also neared 3,150, which is more than 46 per cent of the nationwide death count, PTI reported.If areas from adjoining districts also get added to the tallies of the top metro cities, the number would increase further.
While Mumbai is the worst-hit city in the country, Delhi and Chennai have also been hit hard. Other major urban clusters affected by the deadly virus outbreak include Ahmedabad, Pune and Indore.