India on Tuesday, 9 June, reported the highest single-day spike of 9,987 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases in the country to 2,66,598, including 1,29,917 active cases, 1,29,215 cured/discharged/migrated and 7,466 deaths.
Meanwhile, as many as 2,259 new COVID-19 cases and 120 deaths were reported in Maharashtra on Tuesday, taking the tally in the state to 90,787 and the death toll to 3,289. In Tamil Nadu, 1,685 new cases were reported in the highest single-day spike, taking the total number of infections to 34,914.
- After weeks of lockdown, Eiffel Tower will reopen for public on 25 June
- The coronavirus case count in Mumbai crossed the 50,000-mark on Tuesday, with 1,015 new cases
- The validity of motor vehicle documents has been further extended till 30 September in view of the COVID-19 outbreak, Nitin Gadkari said
- Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia pointed out on Tuesday that the Centre has said there is no community transmission of COVID-19 in Delhi and so there is no need to discuss it
- According to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University, there are over 7.1 million COVID-19 cases globally, with India being the fifth worst-affected country
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