The global coronavirus death toll rose to over 82,000, while over 1.4 million were infected, including 300,000 who have been cured.
New Delhi: India has recorded 149 deaths linked to coronavirus, with 35 dying in the last 24 hours alone. The latest data from the Union Health Ministry takes the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 5,194 cases. This is the biggest spike in both the number of cases and deaths.
The number of active coronavirus cases in India has risen to 4,643, the Health Ministry confirmed. At least 149 people have died from the disease, and 401 treated and discharged.
The numbers spiked amid hectic discussions for a possible extension of the 21-day lockdown beyond April 14 as several states announced plans to ramp up their testing infrastructure and put in place strong ‘cluster containment’ plans in areas identified as hotspots of the outbreak.
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Maharashtra reported at least 150 more positive cases to take the state’s tally to 1,018. Maharashtra is the only state to have crossed the 1,000-mark in terms of positive cases while 12 more died in the state on Monday to take the toll to 64. At least 40 have died in Mumbai alone while more than 600 have tested positive in the country’s financial capital.
Telangana, which also suggested an extension of lockdown, quoted a survey by Boston Consulting Group, which advised lockdown till June 3. According to it, the coronavirus cases in the country will peak by June 1, state minister KT Rama Rao told NDTV on Tuesday.
The death toll due to the coronavirus crossed 11,000 in the US, President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the international group “missed the call” on the coronavirus pandemic.
The country has over 398,000 cases. In New York alone, over 3,200 have died, which is more than the number of people killed at the World Trade Centre on 9/11.
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