Sun TV Network, the owners of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), will be donating ₹30 crores toward the relief work going on in helping the people suffering from the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second wave of coronavirus has infected many people, and the number of COVID-19 positive cases has been increasing at an alarming rate in the country.

In a statement regarding the same, SRH informed, “Sun TV Network is donating a sum of ₹30 crores to provide relief to those affected by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. This will be spent on several initiatives currently underway at various states of lndia including the following: 1. Donations to the various programs initiated by the Government of India and State governments 2. Partnering with NGOs that are providing oxygen cylinders, medicines etc.”

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Sun TV will also help in spreading greater awareness among millions of their audiences about COVID-19.

As the statement further added, “In addition, the company will leverage its resources including all its media assets to spread greater awareness among millions of our TV viewing audiences across India and rest of the world.”

Meanwhile, India registered 3,66,161 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, as informed by the union health ministry on Monday morning. With this, the total count of the cases has gone up to 2,26,62,575. As many as 3,754 people succumbed to the disease in the country in the last 24 hours, because of which the cumulative death toll to 2,46,116.

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As per the government data, at present, there are 37,45,237 active cases of COVID-19 in the country. The country also witnessed as many as 3,53,818 recoveries taking the cumulative recoveries to 1,86,71,222.