Coronavirus live updates: India's recovery rate jumps to 72.51%

Total number of cases rise to 1,16,498 including 86,771 discharges, 27,299 active cases and 2,428 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

The number of Covid-19 cases in Gujarat rose by 1,120 to 78,783 on Sunday, state Health department said. With 20 more patients succumbing to the infection, including eight in Surat, the cumulative toll went up to 2,787 in the state, it said. A total of 959 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recoveries to 61,496, the department said. Gujarat is now left with 14,500 active cases, out of which the condition of 82 patients is critical, the department said.

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has said the process of lifting the lockdown in the state would be done in a stepwise manner.

Total number of cases now at 5,95,865 including 1,58,395 active cases, 4,17,123 discharges and 20,037 deaths, reports ANI quoting public health department, Maharashtra

Condoling the demise of Uttar Pradesh minister and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that he distinguished himself as a wonderful cricketer and diligent political leader.

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 449 new instances of the coronavirus infection, taking the total number cases reported in the Union Territory to 28,470 on Sunday, while 15 Covid-19 patients died in the last 24 hours, officials said. According to them all the 15 deaths were from the Kashmir Valley. With this, the death toll in the Union Territory has risen to 542, of which 501 were from the Valley and 41 from the Jammu region, they said.