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Death toll in India rises to 77, number of cases to 3,374: Health ministry
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NEW DELHI, April 5 (PTI/BSS) – The number of confirmed novel coronavirus
cases in the country climbed to 3,374 on Sunday while the death toll rose to
77, according to Union Health Ministry data.
While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 3,030, as many as 266
people were either cured of the disease and discharged, and one had migrated,
it said.
In its updated data around 9 am, the health ministry reported two new
fatalities — one each from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
According to the ministry, Maharashtra has reported the most coronavirus
deaths at 24, followed by Gujarat 10, Telengana seven, Madhya Pradesh and
Delhi six each and Punjab five.
Karnataka has reported four deaths, while West Bengal and Tamil Nadu each
have recorded three fatalities. Two deaths each have been reported from Jammu
and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Himachal
Pradesh each have reported one fatality, according to the data.
The highest number of confirmed cases was reported from Maharashtra at 490,
followed by Tamil Nadu at 485 and Delhi 445. Kerala has 306 positive cases so
far, while the number of cases has gone up to 269 in Telangana and 227 in
Uttar Pradesh.
There are 200 cases in Rajasthan and 161 cases in Andhra Pradesh. COVID-19
cases have risen to 144 in Karnataka, followed by 105 in Gujarat and 104 in
Madhya Pradesh. Jammu and Kashmir has 92 cases so far and West Bengal has 69.
Punjab has reported 57 infections so far, followed by Haryana at 49. Thirty
people are afflicted with COVID-19 in Bihar, while Assam has 24 cases.
Uttarakhand has 22 cases, followed by Odisha at 20 cases, Chandigarh at 18
infections, and Ladakh with 14.
Ten cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands while
Chhattisgarh has nine infections. Goa has reported seven COVID-19 cases,
followed by Himachal Pradesh with six and Puducherry with five cases.
Jharkhand and Manipur have reported two cases each, while Mizoram and
Arunachal Pradeh have reported one infection each.
“State-wise distribution is subject to further verification and
reconciliation,” the Union health ministry said on its website.
BSS/PTI/FI/ 1605 hrs