Coronavirus Pandemic: 1,463 new cases and 60 deaths in last 24 hrs; India's tally climbs to 28,380 with 886 fatalities

As per the Health Ministry data, there are 21,132 active coronavirus cases in India while the 6,361 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals.

Updated: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:12 PM IST

Coronavirus Pandemic: 1,463 new cases and 60 deaths in last 24 hrs; India's tally climbs to 28,380 with 886 fatalities

New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: With 1,463 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, the tally in India has reached to 28,380 with 886 deaths, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

As per the Health Ministry data, there are 21,132 active coronavirus cases in India while the 6,361 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals.

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state with 8,068 confirmed cases and 342 deaths, followed by Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh with 151 and 106 fatalities respectively. The death toll in Delhi is at 54, Rajasthan at 41 and Andhra Pradesh at 31.

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The death toll reached 31 in Uttar Pradesh, 26 in Telengana, 24 in Tamil Nadu, while West Bengal and Karantaka have reported 20 deaths each. Punjab has registered 18 fatalities so far. The disease has claimed six lives in Jammu and Kashmir, four in Kerala while Jharkhand and Haryana have recorded three COVID-19 deaths each.

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Bihar has reported two deaths, while Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Assam have reported one fatality each, according to ministry data.

Here's the state-wise report on coronavirus pandemic in India:

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 111 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/	Death
S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 111 foreign Nationals)	Migrated	Death
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	33	11	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	1177	235	31
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	36	27	1
5	Bihar	277	56	2
6	Chandigarh	30	17	0
7	Chhattisgarh	37	32	0
8	Delhi	2918	877	54
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	3301	313	151
11	Haryana	289	176	3
12	Himachal Pradesh	40	22	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	523	137	6
14	Jharkhand	82	13	3
15	Karnataka	511	188	20
16	Kerala	469	342	4
17	Ladakh	20	14	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	2168	302	106
19	Maharashtra	8068	1188	342
20	Manipur	2	2	0
21	Meghalaya	12	0	1
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Odisha	108	35	1
24	Puducherry	8	3	0
25	Punjab	313	71	18
26	Rajasthan	2185	518	41
27	Tamil Nadu	1885	1020	24
28	Telengana	1002	280	26
29	Tripura	2	2	0
30	Uttarakhand	51	33	0
31	Uttar Pradesh	1955	335	31
32	West Bengal	649	105	20
Total number of confirmed cases in India		28380	6362	886

Amid the surging coronavirus cases in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed to chief ministers that the country will have to give importance to the economy as well as to continue the fight against coronavirus.

In a video conference with the chief ministers, fourth such interaction since March 22 when he first spoke to them on the pandemic, PM Modi also highlighted the importance for states to enforce prescribed guidelines strictly in the coronavirus hotspots zones, the government said in a statement.

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The prime minister underlined that the lockdown has "yielded positive results as the country has managed to save thousands of lives in the past one and a half months", it said.

"Prime Minister said that the country has seen two Lockdowns till now, both different in certain aspects, and now we have to think of the way ahead. He said that as per experts, the impact of coronavirus will remain visible in the coming months," the statement added.