Coronavirus India Live: The number of coronavirus cases in India has reached 4,067, (Active cases 3666) after nearly 700 new infections were reported in the past 24 hours, The death toll rose to 109, while 291 have cured/recovered, 1 migrated. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, and Kerala are among the worst affected states in the country. According to the latest data from the Health Ministry. Maharashtra (690) was the worst affected state, followed by Tamil Nadu (571) and Delhi (503).
The Coronavirus positive cases increased in the country as hundreds tested positive after a huge number of people gathered to attend religious programs held by the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi’s Nizamuddin last month. The Health Ministry official said on Sunday that due to Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin the rate of doubling COVID-19 cases in India is at present 4.1 days otherwise it would have been 7.4 days. State governments now start tracing those who attended the event at Nizamuddin.
Globally, the total COVID-19 cases crossed above 1.27 million while the death toll rose near 70,000. United State with over 3 lakh cases was the worst affected country in the world, followed by Spain with 1.31 lakh infections and Italy 1.28 lakh infections. In terms of the death toll, Italy reported over 15,000 death, followed by Spain at over 12,000 and the United State with nearly 10,000 deaths. As per the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
Published: Hindustan View 06/04/2020