Reportedly India has been grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic for over five months now. After around two months of lockdown, the country opened up in a phased manner from june 8 and people are getting used to the new normal. Some states are continuing to see a rise in coronavirus patients and continue to enforce restrictions. According to the Union health Ministry, the total number of cases in india as of 9.30 am on june 26 stands at 4,90,401 with 17,296 new cases in the past 24 hours. Of these, 1,89,463 patients are still under treatment.
Meanwhile a total of 2,85,636 patients have recovered. With 407 deaths in 24 hours, the number of deaths due to COVID-19 stands at 15,301, as per government data. As testing increases and due to the influx of people from across india and countries, some states are recording spikes in cases and number of deaths. Experts say that india should still be testing more than it currently is.
Furthermore as per report it was stated that in tamil Nadu, 70,977 people have tested coronavirus positive till date, of which 30,064 are under treatment. 39,999 people have recovered, and 911 people have died due to the disease. On june 25, 3,509 new cases were reported.
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