Coronavirus Live Updates: Maharashtra over 3,000 as Mumbai reports 107 new cases
- 2020-04-16 04:03
- By livemint.com
India's COVID-19 count has crossed 12,000-mark today as states witnessed 941 fresh cases in last 24 hours. 37 fresh deaths were reported in just one day, taking the toll in the country to 414. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 to mitigate the virus spread in the country. The United States is the worst affected country by COVID-19 infection as it recorded 644,089 coronavirus cases. Total number of coronavirus cases in the state has at 313, including 82 discharged and 13 deaths. With 165 new coronavirus cases reported today, Covid-19 tally increased to 3081 in Maharashtra, according to the state health department. 105 new COVID-19 cases in Gujarat, reports PTI, taking the state's tally to 871. A pizza delivery boy in Delhi has tested positive for coronavirus and the local administration has asked people living in around 72 houses to stay in quarantine, reports ANI It took about four months for the virus to infect 1 million people and only 12 days for that number to double. Nine people tested positive for novel coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 534.