Covid-19: India sees biggest single-day spike, surpasses China's death toll

Here's a look at major coronavirus related developments across the world

Kanishka Gupta New Delhi
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A young boy walks past medics waiting to check the temperature of passengers at Majestic bus stand in Bengaluru. Photo: PTI

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1 min read Last Updated : May 29 2020 | 12:37 PM IST

India has reported 7,446 new Covid-19 cases, which is the biggest single-day spike in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s official toll to 165,799 out of which 89,987 are active and 71,105 have recovered.
 
Talking about the capital, Delhi has reported its biggest single-day jump of 1,024 cases on Friday taking its total to 16,281.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra continues to have the highest number of Covid-19 cases, at 59,546.
 
Well, that’s not all of it. The country has also surpassed China’s death toll by reporting 4,706 deaths to date.
 
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First Published: May 29 2020 | 12:27 PM IST

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