On global scale, India contributing 12% of coronavirus cases daily

New Delhi : As India is getting higher and higher in terms of positive coronavirus cases every day, it is also becoming a major contributor in boosting the global tally. In the last nine days, the country has recorded more than 22,000 Covid-19 cases daily.

According to Worldometers, due to the rapid spread of the disease, India’s share in daily global cases has reached 12 per cent.

On Sunday, India registered more than 28,000 new coronavirus cases in less than 24 hours.

In fact, an analysis of the daily trend shows India has been continuously recording over 11 per cent of the global cases in the last few days.

Ever since the lockdown restrictions were eased in the nation, a sudden spike of cases has been registered.

The country’s Covid-19 tally currently stands at 8,49,553. The death toll is at 22,674 after a record 551 Covid-19 fatalities were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data.

The number of recoveries stands at 5,34,620, while there are 2,92,258 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country, the data at 8 am showed.

Maharashtra has reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases at 2,46,600 followed by Tamil Nadu at 1,34,226 Delhi at 1,10,921, Gujarat at 40,941, Uttar Pradesh at 35,092, Karnataka at 36,216 and Telangana at 33,402.