COVID-19: Maha’s Biggest 1-Day Spike, India’s Tally at 1,18,447
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Maharashtra on Friday, 22 May recorded the highest spike of 2940 COVID-19 cases in a single day, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 44,582.
Delhi too reported 660 new COVID-19 positive cases and 14 deaths in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 12,319.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now at 1,18,447, including 66,330 active cases and 3,583 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In the biggest one-day spike, 6,088 COVID-19 cases and 148 deaths were reported in last 24 hours.
- Airports Authority of India on Thursday issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for airports and passengers for recommencement of domestic flights
- Within two hours of online booking opening, 1.49 lakh tickets booked on Thursday, for the first set of 73 special passenger trains that will be run from 1 June
- Global coronavirus cases surpassed 5 million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases worldwide
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