With 9983 new COVID-19 cases, India records highest single-day jump; total tally crosses 2.50 lakh mark

India continues to see a rise in coronavirus cases as 9983 cases were reported on Monday (June 8, 2020) making it yet another highest single-day jump. The total tally in India crosses 2.50 lakh mark and te death toll stood at 7,135.

New Delhi: India continues to see a rise in coronavirus infection as 9983 cases were reported on Monday (June 8, 2020) making it yet another highest single-day jump. The total tally in India crosses 2.50 lakh mark and the death toll stood at 7,135.

The worst-hit state Maharashtra surpassed China's COVID-19 tally with 85975 confirmed cases. The state saw over 3,000 cases in a day for the second time since the outbreak. In the last 24 hours, 3,007 fresh coronavirus cases were reported in Maharashtra. Mumbai alone accounted for 1,420 COVID-19 cases. At least 91 people succumbed to death in the state, taking the toll to 3060.

Delhi continued to add over 1,300 cases even on Sunday. The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital rose to 27,654. There were 16,229 active coronavirus patients in Delhi, second highest in India after Maharashtra.

Here's the state-wise list of coronavirus cases:

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*	Cured/Discharged/Migrated*	Deaths**	Total Confirmed cases*
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	0	33	0	33
2	Andhra Pradesh	1951	2682	75	4708
3	Arunachal Pradesh	50	1	0	51
4	Assam	1946	615	4	2565
5	Bihar	2578	2480	30	5088
6	Chandigarh	36	273	5	314
7	Chhattisgarh	786	283	4	1073
8	Dadar Nagar Haveli	18	2	0	20
9	Delhi	16229	10664	761	27654
10	Goa	235	65	0	300
11	Gujarat	5186	13635	1249	20070
12	Haryana	2286	2134	28	4448
13	Himachal Pradesh	184	224	5	413
14	Jammu and Kashmir	2830	1216	41	4087
15	Jharkhand	602	490	7	1099
16	Karnataka	3259	2132	61	5452
17	Kerala	1096	803	15	1914
18	Ladakh	52	50	1	103
19	Madhya Pradesh	2658	6331	412	9401
20	Maharashtra	43601	39314	3060	85975
21	Manipur	120	52	0	172
22	Meghalaya	22	13	1	36
23	Mizoram	33	1	0	34
24	Nagaland	110	8	0	118
25	Odisha	953	1894	9	2856
26	Puducherry	63	36	0	99
27	Punjab	451	2106	51	2608
28	Rajasthan	2718	7641	240	10599
29	Sikkim	7	0	0	7
30	Tamil Nadu	14399	16999	269	31667
31	Telengana	1747	1710	123	3580
32	Tripura	608	192	0	800
33	Uttarakhand	814	528	13	1355
34	Uttar Pradesh	4076	6185	275	10536
35	West Bengal	4488	3303	396	8187
	Cases being reassigned to states	9189			9189
	Total#	125381	124095	7135	256611

Meanwhile, the government has decided to reopen the country for business as it heads into the Unlock 1.0. Shopping malls and places of worship across the country, barring those in states like Odisha, Maharashtra, and Goa have already started to open places after remaining closed for nearly two-and-a-half months due to the lockdown prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.