NEW YORK: Coronavirus cases rise unabated across the globe with 115,749,030 infected by the deadly contagion. While 91,454,588 have recovered, 2,570,614 have died so far. The US remains the worst-hit country with 29,456,377, followed by India, Brazil, Russia and the United Kingdom. However, it terms of the total number of active cases, US tops the charts, followed by France, UK, Brazil and Belgium.
With a daily increase of 18,292 in total cases, India’s tally of coronavirus cases has risen to 11,191,864. Death toll has reached 157,693, with 109 fatalities in a day. India's count of active cases has surged to 181,997. The country continues to be second-most-affected globally, and ranks 13th among worst-hit nations by active cases.
Maharashtra, the most affected state overall, has reported 9,000 new cases. The state has added nearly 80,000 cases in the past 10 days.
The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (2,198,399), Kerala (1,072,437), Karnataka (953,813), Andhra Pradesh (890,441), and Tamil Nadu (853,992).