Coronavirus Update : India records highest spike in COVID-19 New cases in past 24 hours

Coronavirus Update : India records highest spike in COVID-19 New cases in past 24 hours

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NEW DELHI : India's total count of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases has reached 26,496, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. The country reported reported 1,990 new Covid positive cases and 49 deaths in the last 24 hours.

At least 19,868 patients are active cases and 5,804 people have been cured, discharged, or migrated. The coronavirus death toll stands at 824 so far.

Neighbourhood and standalone shops were allowed to resume business from Saturday but those in markets will remain shut till May 3 for the national lockdown to contain the coronavirus. All shops may open in rural areas but malls will stay shut in all places, said the Home Ministry in an order late Friday night.

Coronavirus world updates:

The pandemic has so far killed more than 203,289 people across the world and infected more than 2,921,439. The number of COVID-19 cases in the US is more than the next six countries taken together: Spain (219,764), Italy (192,994), France (159,495), Germany (154,545), United Kingdom (144,635) and Turkey (104,912).

Coronavirus Update : India records highest spike in COVID-19 New cases in past 24 hours

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Coronavirus outbreak LIVE: India cases at 26,496; Delhi tally climbs to 2,625

The confirmed coronavirus cases in the country jumped to 26,496 as the death toll mounted to 824, according to the health ministry on Sunday.

In the national capital, the number of coronavirus positive cases spiked to 2,625 with 111 new cases and one death being reported in a day, according to Delhi government on Saturday. Of the total number of 54 fatalities reported till date, 29 of the deceased were aged 60 and above, making over 53 per cent of the total death cases, news agency PTI reported. Fifteen of them were aged between 50-59 and 10 were aged less than 50 years, officials said.

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What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort!

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