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13/04/2020

author name Arab Times

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13/04/2020

author name Arab Times
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NEW DELHI, April 13: Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday that death toll following COVID-19 has climbed to 331 lives so far while the people infected by the deadly virus rose to 9240.

People rest on the roof of a shanty during lockdown to control the coronavirus pandemic in Mumbai, India, Saturday, April 11, 2020. Experts say that local spreading is inevitable in a country where tens of millions of people live in dense urban areas with irregular access to clean water, and that the exodus of the migrants will burden the already strained health system. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)


The ministry informed in its morning update today that the death toll rose to 331 people with 35 fresh deaths reported from different parts of India while there are a total of 9240 infections with 796 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours.


Out of the confirmed cases, 857 people recovered and were discharged from the hospitals while the pandemic spread to 31 Indian states.
Maharashtra is considered the worst affected state as the death toll rose to 149 while total infected people are standing at 1985 followed by capital New Delhi with 24 deaths and 1154 positive cases.


The Indian authorities are discussing future course of action as a nation-wide lock down imposed for 21 days is ending tomorrow and the deaths and infections due to coronavirus attack are still on rise