Global COVID-19 tracker

World's Coronavirus tally reaches near 2 crore. Over 2.5 lakh cases reported in last 24 hours in the world. India recorded its biggest single-day death toll with 904 in the past 24 hours as fresh coronavirus infections surged by another 56,282 cases to reach nearly 2 million. The Health Ministry says the total fatalities reached 40,699, half of them in the past 30 days. India has the third-most cases in the world and the fifth-highest death toll.

Hyderabad:The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 1,89,79,846 and killed over 7,11,277 people across the world. More than 1,21,73,361 people have recovered so far.

China's biggest recent outbreak of coronavirus has grown slightly. More than 600 people have developed COVID-19 in the far northwestern region of Xinjiang, with 27 new cases reported Thursday in its capital and largest city, Urumqi.

Another three cases were reported in the northeastern port city of Dalian, where a smaller outbreak has been traced to a seafood market and seven cases were reported among Chinese travellers arriving from overseas for a total of 37 over the previous 24 hours. Hong Kong reported 85 new virus cases and one additional death.

Nepal’s government has reimposed some restrictions, shutting down hotels and restaurants and restricting travel because of the increasing number of coronavirus cases.

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The Home Ministry statement said all gatherings would be prohibited and the movement of people and vehicles would not be allowed during the night.

Israel's Ministry of Health reported 1,721 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, raising the total in the country to 77,919.

The death toll rose from 561 to 565, while the number of patients in serious condition rose from 341 to 345, out of 745 patients currently hospitalised.

The number of recoveries increased to 51,395, with 1,561 new recoveries, while the number of active cases reached 25,956.