{"id":259650,"date":"2020-06-28T06:40:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T10:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=259650"},"modified":"2020-06-28T09:25:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T13:25:16","slug":"india-records-highest-single-day-19906-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/28\/india-records-highest-single-day-19906-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"India records highest single-day 19,906 Covid-19 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The tally of cases has now reached 528,859 in the country. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW DELHI<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 India registered its biggest surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the last 24 hours with 19,906 new patients on Sunday, said the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n

The tally of cases has now reached 528,859 in the country.<\/p>\n

The death toll hit 16,095 after 410 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Guwahati, capital of northeastern state of Assam, will be placed under complete lockdown for a period of 14 days to curb the spread of coronavirus.<\/p>\n

There will be no supply of vegetables and other essentials items for the first seven days, said the state government in a statement.<\/p>\n

The western state of Maharashtra with 159,133 cases is still at number one in terms of Covid-19 cases in the country.<\/p>\n

Delhi with 80,000 cases is the worst-affected city in the country. The total number of deaths has reached 2,558 in the capital.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Indian government on Saturday allowed the use of Dexamethasone as an alternative choice to Methylprednisolone for managing moderate to severe cases of Covid-19. The change has been made after considering the latest available evidence and expert consultation, according to an official statement by the government.<\/p>\n

India is the fourth worst-hit country in the world by the pandemic after the United States, Brazil and Russia.<\/p>\n

1,109 more deaths in Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Sunday, Brazil reported 1,109 more coronavirus-linked fatalities over the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n

The death toll in Brazil reached 57,070, according to Health Ministry data.<\/p>\n

Some 38,693 new cases were reported from Brazil, bringing the total to 1,313,667.<\/p>\n

Sao Paolo is the worst hit region of the country, with 265,581 cases and 14,263 deaths.<\/p>\n

The virus claimed 9,789 lives in Rio de Janeiro, while 108,803 people are infected, making the city the second worst hit in the country.<\/p>\n

Brazil is defined as the epicenter of the epidemic in Latin America.<\/p>\n

In May, at least 4.2 million people showed symptoms similar to Covid-19, according to Brazil Geography and Statistics Institute.<\/p>\n

More than 498,000 people have died in at least 188 countries and regions since the virus emerged in China last December.<\/p>\n

More than 9.9 million cases have been reported worldwide, with recoveries exceeding 5 million, according to figures compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University.\u00a0(Anadolu)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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