Coronavirus: With Death Toll Over 9K, India Ranks 9th In Terms Of Fatalities; Check List of Countries With Highest Deaths So far

India also witnessed a record spike in its coronavirus cases with nearly 12,000 fresh cases within 24 hours, taking its overall positive tally to 3,20,922.

New Delhi: Medics sanitise the body a deceased COVID-19 patient as family members wait to perform burial, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, at ITO in New Delhi, Saturday, June 13, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI13-06-2020_000223B)

New Delhi: With a surge of 311 new fatalities, the death toll of India escalated to 9,195, pushing India to 9^th position in the world in terms of fatalities. India also witnessed a record spike in its coronavirus cases with nearly 12,000 fresh cases within 24 hours, taking its overall positive tally to 3,20,922. However, on a positive note, India has maintained a good recovery rate and the total number of recovered patients is more than the active cases in the country. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, “311 deaths and highest single-day spike of 11,929 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country is now at 3,20,922 including 1,49,348 active cases, 1,62,379 cured/discharged/migrated and 9195 deaths.” Worst-Hit States: In Maharashtra, more than 51,000 infected people are undergoing treatment in hospitals. It is followed by national capital Delhi at second position , Tamil Nadu at number three, Gujarat at number four and West Bengal at number five. These five states have the maximum number of active cases. India at 4^th position in terms of overall cases: India on Friday became the fourth worst-hit county in terms of infection spread , after surpassing the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that "India is not in community transmission. However, we have to continue with our strategy of testing, tracing, tracking, quarantine and containment measures.” US, Brazil and Russia remain the worst-hit countries so far. India trails Russia Federation by 2.11 lakh cases. Here’s the list of countries with maximum death toll:

Countries	Number of deaths so far
United States	113,757
United Kingdom	41,481
Brazil	40,919
Italy	34,223
France	29,312
Spain	27,136
Mexico	15,944
Belgium	9,646
India	9,195