New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in India is inching towards 1 lakh and is only behind 10 countries in the world. The COVID-19 infection that was first reported on January 30, 2020, in India surged to 90,927, by Sunday (May 17, 2020) 9 AM, according to the Ministry of Health.
India with 4,987 new cases in the last 24 hours saw a record number of cases in a day. The last highest spike was recorded on May 11 when around 4,213 new cases and 97 death were recorded in a day.
Meanwhile, the recovery rate saw an improvement as it increased to 37.51 percent.
Number of COVID-19 cases by days:
| Number of cases | Days taken | Date |
| 1- 10,000 | 75 days | January 30 - April 14 |
| 10,000-20,000 | 8 days | April 15 - April 22 |
| 20,000-30,000 | 7 days | April 23 - April 29 |
| 30,000-40,000 | 4 days | April 30 - May 3 |
| 40,000-50,000 | 3 days | May 4 - May 7 |
| 50,000-60,000 | 3 days | May 8 - May 10 |
| 60,000-70,000 | 2 days | May 11 - May 12 |
| 70,000-80,000 | 3 days | May 13 - May 15 |
| 80,000-90,000 | 2 days | May 16 - May 17 |
Here is the list of states/UTs that added the most number of cases in the last 24 hours to India's total count:
1. Maharashtra: 1,606
2. Gujarat: 1,057
3. Tamil Nadu: 477
4. Delhi: 438
5. Rajasthan: 233
6. Uttar Pradesh: 201
7. Madhya Pradesh: 194
8. Bihar: 161
9. West Bengal: 115
10. Jammu and Kashmir: 108
Most number of COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours in India:
1. Maharashtra: 67
2. Gujarat: 19
3. Uttar Pradesh: 9
4. West Bengal: 7
5. Delhi: 6
