India overtakes Italy's COVID-19 tally as world's sixth-biggest outbreak

India's federal health ministry reported a record 9,887 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 236,657 and death toll to 6,642, overtaking Italy as the world's sixth-biggest outbreak.

114,073 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement, and the number of active cases in the country stood at 115,942, the ministry officials said.

The fifth phase of nationwide lockdown came into force from Monday, marking several relaxations and reopening in a phased manner.