India reported 2,87,155 coronavirus cases on Thursday out of which 1,38,069 cases are active and 1,40,979 number of patients have recovered according to ministry of health.
The death toll due to the infection rose to 8,107.
After United States, Brazil, Russia, and United Kingdom, India is the fifth worst-affected country in the world due to the pandemic according to Johns Hopkins University tracker.
Delhi has reported 32,810 cases of coronavirus till Thursday with death toll at 984.
Central teams have been deputed to assist state health officials in reviewing the public health measures being undertaken to combat COVID-19 in six cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru which have reported major part of India’s rising tally of coronavirus infections, The Statesman reported.