One-and-a-half-month-old baby dies of coronavirus in Delhi hospital; COVID-19 cases cross 17,000

A one-and-a-half-month-old baby boy in Delhi has died of coronavirus becoming the country's youngest victim of the infection which also affected a 12-day-old infant girl in Bhopal, as COVID-19 cases jumped by over one thousand for the sixth straight day on Sunday prompting authorities to scale up rapid antibody based blood tests.

As the number of coronavirus infections in the country crossed 17,000 with a single highest day increase of 1,712 cases reported in the last 24 hours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said rather than playing catch-up, India must be ahead of the curve in the post-COVID world.

In a post on LinkedIn titled "Life in the era of COVID-19", the prime minister also reminded that COVID-19 does not see race, religion, colour, caste, creed, language or border before striking.

"Our response and conduct thereafter should attach primacy to unity and brotherhood. We are in this together," he said.

"Rather than playing catch up, India must be ahead of the curve in the post-COVID world. Let us think about how our people, our skills sets, our core capabilities can be used in doing so."
As per the tally, the highest number of cases was in Maharashtra(4,200), followed by Delhi(1,893), Gujarat(1,743), Tamil Nadu(1,477) Rajasthan(1,431), Madhya Pradesh(1,407) and Uttar Pradesh(1,084)