India added 3,561 cases, taking its total 52,952 - behind over 82,000 in China where the virus originated - while the death toll rose by 89 to 1,783, still low compared with the United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Maharashtra, the state where Mumbai is located, was an area of particular concern and said the federal government stood ready to help. "The (government) is ready to help in every way possible — be it manpower increase, capacity building, technical assistance etc. India has reported an average of around 2,800 cases each day over the past week. The infection numbers in India fall far short of the United States, which has 1.2 million cases and is nearing 75,000 deaths despite a much smaller population.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 07, 2020 07:41 UTC