New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded over 1.32 lakh, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,85,74,350 according to the Union Health Ministry data.
The COVID-19 active caseload is 16,35,993 which now comprises 5.73 per cent of the total infections.
The recovery rate is 93.08 per cent, the data stated.
A total of 1,32,364 new infections were registered in a day, while the death count increased to 3,40,702
with 2,713 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Meanwhile, just after announcing a five-level unlock plan on Thursday, the Maharashtra government clarified that new rules to phase out Covid restrictions in place since mid-April are "still under consideration". This time, no timeline has been specified for the new plan.
Last evening, Maharashtra Relief and Rehabilitation minister Vijay Waddettiwar announced that five levels of unlocking the state had been decided on the basis of positivity rate and total oxygen beds occupancy. Level 1, for example, would mean that the lockdown can be lifted completely. Level 5 is the Red Zone, meaning a complete lockdown, he explained.
Mr Waddettiwar, who briefed the media after a meeting with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, also said 18 districts had been listed for Level 1, including Thane.
