Coronavirus: Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases in India

New Delhi:

India reported over 2,000 coronavirus deaths for the first time after states updated the number of those who died due to the highly contagious disease. The country has so far reported 3,54,065 coronavirus cases; 1,86,935 have recovered. The number of dead is 11,903. The recovery rate is at 52.79 per cent. Maharashtra has the highest number of cases in the country.

The number of fatalities across the state and its capital Mumbai went up sharply on Tuesday as the records were updated with 1,328 more cases. Mumbai now has 3,167 coronavirus-linked deaths, records show. The state’s total is 5,537, including 81 deaths reported on Tuesday.

The data on the Health Ministry’s website that shows the spike in the number of deaths came after the states including Delhi and Maharashtra reconciled their data from previous days.

Six chief ministers will speak in a video call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to discuss the coronavirus outbreak in the country and the way forward after the current phase of the lockdown ends on June 30.

The Delhi government has started converting the Radha Soami Spiritual Centre in south Delhi into the world’s largest temporary COVID-19 care facility with 10,000 beds.