India recorded its biggest jump in coronavirus cases today after 15 of 23 Italian tourists – who came to Delhi last month – and one Indian, who was with travelling with them, tested positive for the illness. Twenty-eight fresh coronavirus cases have been reported in the country in last three days, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said today, adding that another six fresh cases have emerged from Agra. They are family members of a 45-year-old patient in Delhi, who tested positive on Monday.
Coronavirus outbreak originated in China’s Wuhan city in December and has spread to over 60 countries since then, killing more than 3,000 and infecting over 90,000 across the world.