Coronavirus latest updates: 7,447 confirmed cases in India, Maharashtra worst affected

NEW DELHI: There were 40 deaths and 1035 new cases reported from the country in the last 24 hours, the sharpest ever increase in cases. There were 7,447 confirmed cases in India on Saturday morning with Maharashtra being the worst-affected state with over 1,666 positive coronavirus cases. The national capital Delhi registered 183 new cases in a single day on Friday. The city has over 900 cases of novel coronavirus as per the latest tally.

Across the world, the situation remained grim as the death toll from the virus crossed the 1,00,000 mark.

Here are the updates on the outbreak of coronavirus in India and the world —

92 new cases reported in Maharashtra on Saturday

92 more positive cases have been reported in Maharashtra on Saturday, taking the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the state to 1,666, the Maharashtra health department reported. The state has reported 110 deaths from the infection so far.

No evidence of community transmission yet, repeats government

The government on Friday once again reiterated that it has found no evidence yet of any community transmission in India and that the rate of infection remains low with just 2% of 16,002 samples tested on