Health workers wearing PPE to carry out medical checkup of the residents of a ‘containment zones’ Ambujwadi slums area at Malad, a Covid-19 hotspot, in Mumbai.

Coronavirus update: India has recorded over 28,000 new cases in a day to take its total number of Covid-19 cases to 907,645. This is the third consecutive day when India has recorded over 28,000 new cases. The country’s death toll stands at 23,727. Maharashtra has seen a spike of 6,497 cases in the past 24 hours, while Delhi has added 1,246 cases to its tally.

Coronavirus world update: As many as 13,229,695 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 around the world so far. While more than 7,691,451 have recovered, 574,981 have died, according to Worldometer. 

Country-wise, the United States remains the most affected. It has recorded over 65,000 cases in a day and now has 3,479,483 coronavirus cases and 138,247 deaths. Brazil has 1,887,959 cases, and 72,921 deaths, while India is the third-worst-hit with 907,645 cases and 23,727 deaths.