Customers wearing protective masks wait in line at a dairy store during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus in Mumbai. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
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Jun 16, 2020
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Maharashtra today reported that the state's death toll has been revised upwards to 5,537 as it accounted for additional fatalities following a review.
A total of 1,328 older deaths are being reported today, the public health department said. Of this, 862 were from Mumbai while 466 were from the rest of the state.
The state added 2,701 new cases today taking the total tally to 1,13,445 cases.
New outbreaks in the U.S. have some states considering whether to pause reopenings. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for local governments to reinforce social-distancing guidelines following complaints about outdoor bar patrons congregating in large groups without masks.
Retail outlets in England selling non-essential items opened on Monday for the first time since March. French President Emmanuel Macron said the pace of emerging from the lockdown will accelerate, and Singapore prepared to ease curbs.
Globally, cases passed 79 lakh, while deaths exceeded 4.33 lakh, as of this morning.
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