Coronavirus Update: India Reports Deadliest 24 Hrs as Death Toll Rises to 324, Active Cases Past 8k
Amid several states including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and others extending lockdown till 30 April, the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the country surged past 9,000 on Monday, said Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare.
“Total number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus are 9,352,” the Health Ministry said in an 5 pm update.
According to the latest tally, the coronavirus deaths have surged by 51 in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 324. The earlier tally stood at 273 deaths.
“Till yesterday, we conducted 2,06,212 Covid-19 tests,” said Raman R Gangakhedkar, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). He also stressed on the fact that there was no need to worry as the institute has a stock with which they can conduct tests for next six weeks easily.
Of the total cases, 8,048 are active cases of Covid-19, 979 individuals have recovered and discharged from the hospital and one person migrated to another country.
Maharashtra continues to remain the worst affected state with nearly 2,000 cases. More than 1,000 case were confirmed from Mumbai, taking the total number of positive cases to 1,985. Death toll in the state reached 149. Madhya Pradesh recorded the second-highest number of deaths with total 43 people losing their lives to the highly contagious disease in the state.
Here is total coronavirus cases in India, state-wise
Andhra Pradesh – 432
Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 11
Arunachal Pradesh – 1
Assam – 31
Bihar – 64
Chandigarh – 21
Chhattisgarh – 31
Delhi – 1154
Goa -7
Gujarat – 539
Haryana – 185
Himachal Pradesh – 32
Jammu and Kashmir – 245
Jharkhand -19
Karnataka – 247
Kerala -376
Ladakh – 15
Madhya Pradesh – 604
Maharashtra – 1985
Manipur – 2
Mizoram – 1
Odisha – 54
Puducherry – 7
Punjab – 167
Rajasthan – 812
Tamil Nadu – 1075
Telangana – 562
Tripura – 2
Uttarakhand – 35
Uttar Pradesh – 483
West Bengal – 152
Moreover, the 21-day nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, which is supposed to end tomorrow, may see a possible extension. The prime minister Narendra Modi is likely to talk about the lockdown situation in the country tomorrow at 10 am.”Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 AM on 14th April 2020,” PMO India tweeted.