Coronavirus | India overtakes Italy in number of COVID-19 cases

India now has the sixth highest number of cases, surpassing Italy.

Updated - June 05, 2020 11:29 pm IST

Published - June 05, 2020 11:23 pm IST

A street vendor selling sanitisers and Personal Protective Equipment waits for customers in New Delhi on June 5, 2020.

A street vendor selling sanitisers and Personal Protective Equipment waits for customers in New Delhi on June 5, 2020.

India on Friday registered 9,332 new COVID-19 cases and 297 deaths. The tally now stands at 2,36,047, including 1,16,258 active cases, and 6,647 deaths. The country now has the sixth highest number of cases, surpassing Italy.

 

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