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COVID-19: Death toll nears 200-mark in India


10 April 2020  

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NEW DELHI: Some 650 positive cases of novel coronavirus have taken India’s tally over 6,400. The death toll nears the 200-mark, Indian media reports said on Friday.

The Union Health Ministry said that the total number of positive coronavirus cases in the country has climbed to 6,412.

504 have been either cured or discharged so far, reports said.

The Ministry said India has seen 30 deaths and an increase of 547 new Covid-19 cases in the last 12 hours.

Maharashtra has seen the highest number of novel coronavirus cases with some 1,364 affected so far followed by Tamil Nadu (834) and Delhi (720).

In Uttar Pradesh, 410 cases have been seen so far followed by Kerala at 357 cases and Andhra Pradesh at 348.

West Bengal has 116 and Punjab has 101 confirmed cases so far.

Similarly, thirty-nine people are infected in Bihar. Uttarakhand has 35 patients and Assam 29.

Meanwhile, the death toll in India has climbed to 199.

(With inputs from Agencies)

Publish Date : 10 April 2020 15:29 PM

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