Coronavirus Live Update: With 116 deaths, Maharashtra today recorded the highest number of deaths in a single day.
"As many as 2,682 more people have tested positive of coronavirus today, taking the total count in the state to 62,228. One hundred and sixteen people have succumbed to the disease today. Till now, 2,098 deaths have been reported," read an official statement issued by the state's Health Department.
Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country with nearly 62,000 cases.
Earlier in the day, Home Minister Amit Shah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss lockdown strategy. The meeting comes a day after Mr Shah reached out to all Chief Ministers for feedback on the lockdown and their views about its extension or lifting after May 31, when the current phase is scheduled to end. All Chief Ministers have given their views on how they want to move forward. Over the last few days, the Prime Minister's Office has been busy reviewing the entire lockdown period to decide on the way forward from June 1.
The first case of the novel coronavirus emerged in China last December and since then it has spread to virtually all parts of the world infecting more than 59 lakh people globally. More than 3.5 lakh have died too across the world, but very few new cases are being reported in China for the last few days.
