New Delhi (NVI): As the 14th day of the nationwide lockdown in India came to a close, the death toll due to coronavirus rose to 124, while total confirmed cases reached 4,789, according to Union Health Ministry.
As per the latest data available with the Ministry, there are 4,312 active cases in the country and 352 cured or discharged.
Yesterday, the Ministry come up with the gender distribution of COVID-19 cases as on April 6, 9pm. According to the analysis, 76 per cent positive cases have been reported in males, while 24 per cent positive cases have been reported in females.
In addition to this, those above 60 years of age make up just 19 per cent of COVID-19 patients in the country but people with pre-existing health conditions account for 63% of the fatalities so far, Health Ministry data reveals.
Meanwhile, the central government has come up with another list of “hotspots” in the country, which is in addition to the list released earlier. Few of the newly mentioned hotspots are Leh, Ladakh, Jaisalmer, Bhopal, Lucknow, Nagpur, Surat, Dehradun, Madurai etc.
These places are those where about 11 to 20 cases of Covid-19 have been identified.
