• By James Kuanal
  • Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:52 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk:  The novel coronavirus cases have been increasing at an alarming rate in the country. According to the latest data by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India has so far reported 11,933 cases while the death toll has reached 392. There are a total of 10,197 active coronavirus cases in the country, while 1,344 patients have been cured. 

Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state in the country with 2687 cases and 178 deaths. It is followed by Madhya Pradesh which has reported 53 deaths due to COVID-19.

At least 30 deaths each have reported in Delhi and Gujarat. Telangana is placed fifth with 18 coronavirus fatalities. Besides this, 13 people have lost their lives in Punjab, while 12 have succumbed to death due to the pandemic in Tamil Nadu. 

Among other states, 11 deaths each have been reported from Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. Nine, seven and four fatalities have been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir respectively. 

Kerela, Rajasthan, and Haryana have recorded three deaths each due to the outbreak, while two COVID-19 patients have died in Jharkhand. One death each have been recorded in Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Meghalaya.

Global tally of the infections has crossed 19 lakh, with over 1.2 lakh deaths.

Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi increased the nationwide lockdown period by 19 days till May 3. 

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued detailed guidelines for the extended lockdown and introduced new points like wearing a face mask in public places will be compulsory and said that selected activities will be allowed from April 20 in non-hotspot places
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The Union Health Ministry has identified 170 districts as COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as potential hotspots, officials said on Wednesday. 

"There has been no community transmissions so far but some local outbreaks," the Health Ministry said.
 
(with PTI inputs)