India recorded over 1.14 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Sunday, taking the country’s total infections to over 2.88 crore.
This is the lowest spike of daily cases in two months. Out of these, over 14 lakh are active cases while over 2.69 crore people have recovered after testing positive. With 2,677 new deaths, the toll now stands at 3,46,759. Tamil Nadu remains the topmost contributor with 21,410 new cases. Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Goa governments on Saturday extended the Covid restrictions in their respective states till June 14.
However, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said though lockdown will be in place, some of of the curbs will be eased from Monday, except in 11 districts where the number of new cases reported was still high. Both Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh government also announced cancellation of Class 12 state board examinations.
News Source : The Economic Times
