India is now the seventh worst-hit country by the Coronavirus pandemic with a tally of 1,82,143 cases including 5,164 casualties, according to the World Health Organisation coronavirus tracker.
India overtook France in comparison with the number of active cases, With the states registering over 8,300 coronavirus cases in a single day, the country witnessed the biggest jump in coronavirus count. Originated in China’s Wuhan city, the deadly virus infected over 1.9 lakh people in India.
Over 67 lakh cases of Coronavirus pandemic were detected worldwide. More than 3.5 lakh succumbed to death. The United States was the worst-affected country by coronavirus pandemic. Over 17 lakh people tested positive for novel coronavirus infection in the US. At least 1.4 lakh Americans died to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite India’s surging numbers, it can take solace from the fact that it is still far behind the United States which leads the table with 1,818,983 cases. The US death toll is 101,567 but its casualties have fallen from a high of 5,475 on May 10 to 1,263 on Sunday (May 31).
Brazil is in the second spot with 501,985 cases while Russia is third with 405,843 cases. Also, UK, Spain and Italy are three other countries worse off than India.
India’s death rate has spiked on two days in May. It recorded 195 deaths on May 5 before it shot up to 265 casualties on May 30 for the highest single-day death toll.
India had become the 10th worst affected country on May 25 when the Covid-19 tally went past 138,000. India had then overtaken Iran which had 135,000 cases to enter the top 10 list.
India first recorded coronavirus infection when a student from Kerala had tested positive for the virus on January 30. The central government imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 25 when India had confirmed over 600 coronavirus cases. The pan-India lockdown was later extended four times, considering the situation in the country. Several norms were relaxed in each phase and the states were allowed to frame rules to contain the virus spread. Now, the central government decided to extend the lockdown till June 30 in the containment areas. The country will exit the world’s longest lockdown in a phased manner. All the religious places, shopping malls, and restaurants were allowed to function from June 8 in the first phase of “unlocking” India.
