India records highest single-day spike of 8,380 coronavirus COVID-19 cases; total death toll climbs to 5,164

New Delhi: India on Sunday (May 31, 2020) registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 1,82,143, while the death toll rose to 5,164, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The total number of cases includes 89,995 active COVID-19 cases, while 86,983 people have recovered and one patient has migrated. The total confirmed cases include foreigners. The recovery rate in India stands at 47.75 percent.

According to the health ministry data, Maharashtra has the highest number of confirmed cases (65,168), followed by Tamil Nadu (21,184), Delhi (18,549) and Gujarat (16,343).

Of the 5,164 deaths across the country, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of fatalities at 2,197, followed by Gujarat (1,007) and Delhi (416).

Here's the state-wise detail of COVID-19 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	1220	2289	60	3569
3	Arunachal Pradesh	3	1	0	4
4	Assam	1018	163	4	1185
5	Bihar	1998	1618	20	3636
6	Chandigarh	96	189	4	289
7	Chhattisgarh	344	102	1	447
8	Dadar Nagar Haveli	2	0	0	2
9	Delhi	10058	8075	416	18549
10	Goa	29	41	0	70
11	Gujarat	6106	9230	1007	16343
12	Haryana	932	971	20	1923
13	Himachal Pradesh	197	111	5	313
14	Jammu and Kashmir	1405	908	28	2341
15	Jharkhand	302	256	5	563
16	Karnataka	1877	997	48	2922
17	Kerala	624	575	9	1208
18	Ladakh	31	43	0	74
19	Madhya Pradesh	3104	4444	343	7891
20	Maharashtra	34890	28081	2197	65168
21	Manipur	54	8	0	62
22	Meghalaya	14	12	1	27
23	Mizoram	0	1	0	1
24	Nagaland	36	0	0	36
25	Odisha	762	1050	7	1819
26	Puducherry	37	14	0	51
27	Punjab	222	1967	44	2233
28	Rajasthan	2685	5739	193	8617
29	Sikkim	1	0	0	1
30	Tamil Nadu	9024	12000	160	21184
31	Telengana	1010	1412	77	2499
32	Tripura	96	172	0	268
33	Uttarakhand	642	102	5	749
34	Uttar Pradesh	2834	4410	201	7445
35	West Bengal	2851	1970	309	5130
	Cases being reassigned to states	5491			5491
	Total#	89995	86984	5164	182143

The Tamil Nadu government has extended the lockdown in the state till June 30 even as Centre moved towards a phased exit from the lockdown. The state government said malls, places of religious worship, cinema halls will continue to remain shut.

The death toll has gone up by 193 since Saturday morning, of which 99 were from Maharashtra, 27 from Gujarat, 18 from Delhi, nine each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, seven from West Bengal, six each from Tamil Nadu and Telangana, five in Bihar, three from Uttar Pradesh, two from Punjab, and one each from Haryana and Kerala.

Globally, total Covid cases has crossed 60 lakh mark while the death toll is nearing 3.7 lakh. The US alone reported over 17 lakh cases, Brazil about 5 lakh, Russia about 4 lakh and the UK 2.74 lakh. India is the ninth worst-hit country in terms of number of cases.