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Coronavirus in India LIVE updates: 2,069 confirmed COVID-19 cases; PM Modi to share video message at 9 AM

The number of ‘confirmed’ coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the world crossed 10 lakh around late Thursday night, with the Coronavirus Resource Center at the John Hopkins University putting the total number of confirmed cases worldwide at 1,014,673 on Friday at 7 AM. It is worth noting that it just took a little over 24 hours for the number of global cases to jump from nine lakh to 10 lakh. As statistics display on Friday, the number of positive COVID-19 in the US now stands at 244,678 while the tally showed concerning numbers well beyond one lakh in and Spain and Italy as well. As of now, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Spain and Italy stand at 1,12,065, and 1,15,242 respectively.

India, too, witnessed the maximum number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours (April 1 midnight to April 2 midnight) with 545 new infections and 14 new deaths reported from different parts of the country taking the total cases past the 2,000-mark, at 2,069 total confirmed COVID-19 cases and 53 deaths, according to the latest government update. 156 people have been cured so far.

The state-wise division of the COVID-19 cases in India is provided here:

Name of State / UT Total confirmed cases (includes 55 foreigners) Cured/Discharged/Migrated Death
Andhra Pradesh 86 1 1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 10 0 0
Assam 5 0 0
Bihar 24 0 1
Chandigarh 16 0 0
Chhattisgarh 9 2 0
Delhi 219 8 4
Goa 5 0 0
Gujarat 87 8 7
Haryana 43 21 0
Himachal Pradesh 3 1 1
Jammu and Kashmir 62 2 2
Jharkhand 1 0 0
Karnataka 110 9 3
Kerala 265 25 2
Ladakh 13 3 0
Madhya Pradesh 99 0 6
Maharashtra 335 42 13
Manipur 1 0 0
Mizoram 1 0 0
Odisha 4 0 0
Puducherry 3 1 0
Punjab 46 1 4
Rajasthan 108 3 0
Tamil Nadu 234 6 1
Telengana 107 1 3
Uttarakhand 7 2 0
Uttar Pradesh 113 14 2
West Bengal 53 6 3
Total 2069 156 53

Efforts to trace hundreds of invitees to the Nizamuddin Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat Markaz in New Delhi, which is emerging as one of the coronavirus hotspots in India, continued as a nationwide hunt across states have identified more than 6,000 people who attended the congregation. According to the ministry officials, cases have increased largely due to Tablighi Jamaat congregation, which took place in mid-March, and therefore technically it does not show a national trend. They urged people to follow guidelines during the lockdown period and avoid congregations, including religious gatherings.

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi were among the places to report a large number of new cases.

Prime Minister Narendra is scheduled to share a video message addressed to his countrymen at 9 AM on Friday.

COVID-19 LIVE updates:

07:50 IST Friday, 3 April 2020

5 people test positive for COVID-19 in Tonk; they are close contacts of the positive coronavirus patients (who attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi). Total number of cases stands at 138 in Rajasthan, including two Italians and14 attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi: State Health Dept

07:31 IST Friday, 3 April 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to share a video message at 9 AM today

Source: dnaindia.com