Coronavirus India Update : Number of Corona Patients Exceeds Five Lakh, Spike of 18,552 New Cases in 24 Hours

New Delhi : The number of Coronavirus patients in India has increased to 5,08,953. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Mohfw) on Saturday, currently 1,97,387 are active cases, 2,95,881 people are discharged and 15,685 people have died in the country.

India crosses 5 lakh mark as it reports highest single-day spike of 18552 new #COVID19 cases; 384 deaths in last 24 hours. Positive cases in India stand at 508953 including 197387 active cases, 295881 cured/discharged/migrated & 15685 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare pic.twitter.com/PqW6FzDz3x

— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2020

According to the Health Ministry data, 18,552 cases increased in the last 24 hours while 384 people died. So far 79,96,707 people have been tested across the country. In the last 24 hours, a total 2,20,479 samples were tested.