New Delhi (NVI): With 128 fatalities in the past 24 hours, Covid-19 death toll in India has crossed the 2,000 mark. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 62,939 with 41,472 active cases. There are 111 foreign nationals in total confirmed cases.
19,357 people have been cured or discharged so far, according to the Union Health Ministry. Apart from this, 3,277 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state, with 20,228 COVID-19 cases and 779 deaths, followed by Gujarat where cases rose to 7,796 with 472 deaths. While 3,800 people have recovered in Maharashtra, 2,091 have recovered in Gujarat.
Delhi has recorded 6,542 cases, with 73 deaths so far. 2,020 people have recovered from the virus in the National capital so far.
In addition to this, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh have witnessed over 100 Covid deaths.
Yesterday, the Health Ministry said that it will send Central teams to 10 states that have witnessed a growth in coronavirus cases. The teams, consisting of a senior Health Ministry official, a joint secretary-level nodal officer and a public health expert, will be sent to Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
This is in addition to 20 central teams of public health experts who were sent to districts with high coronavirus cases.
India is currently into the third phase of the nationwide lockdown that is slated to be lifted on May 17. The lockdown was first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24. Since then, it has been extended twice.
This is in addition to 20 central teams of public health experts who were sent to districts with high coronavirus cases.
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases has cross four million globally. There have been 2,79,000 deaths so far, with 5,429 fresh deaths recorded. 1.36 million people have recovered from the virus.
