New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: With the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus touching 498 on Tuesday, a total of 560 districts across 32 states and Union Terriroties went into complete lockdown to check the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
According to the data released by state governments, the total number of positive cases stands at 498. The health ministry has confirmed 478 cases, which include 40 foreigners.
Six other states have put in place similar restrictions in some areas in the wake of the outbreak. There are 28 states and eight UTs in the country.
The central government has also asked states to enforce additional restrictions, if necessary, leading to imposition of curfew in Punjab and Maharashtra.
As many people continued to venture out despite the lockdown order, Puducherry, besides Punjab and Maharashtra, also ordered curfew so that no one goes out of home.
A tweet by the Press Information Bureau said the states which have imposed lockdown in all districts include Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir and Nagaland.
The other states are: Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Ladakh, Tripura, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Haryana, Daman Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Karnataka and Assam.
After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's warning to follow lockdown, the Delhi Police ordered that all essential goods and services will have to get curfew passes to enter the borders of the national capital, which were sealed on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to state governments to ensure that rules and regulations of the coronavirus lockdown are enforced strictly as he noted that many people were not following the measures seriously.
"Many people are still not taking the lockdown seriously. Please save yourself, save your family, follow the instructions seriously. I request state governments to ensure rules and laws are followed," Modi said in a tweet in Hindi.
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to nine on Monday after West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh reported a casualty each, while the number of confirmed cases soared to 468, the Union Health Ministry said.
The central and state governments had on Sunday announced lockdown in about 80 districts where at least one confirmed case of Covid-19 was reported.
Meanwhile, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba wrote a letter to State Chief Secretaries urging them to monitor the situation round the clock.
Gauba said additional restrictions if necessary may be imposed and all current restrictions must be enforced strongly.
All violations should be met with legal action, the Cabinet Secretary told the states and UTs.
(With PTI inputs)