The spread of novel coronavirus in India has created panic in the country. After the first confirmed positive case was reported on January 30 in Kerala, the epidemic has expanded its footprint in the country, affecting more than 800 people.
More than three billion people around the world were living under lockdown on Wednesday as governments stepped up their efforts against the coronavirus pandemic which has left more than 20,000 people dead worldwide.
The total number of positive cases (including deaths) in India: 854 as of March 28.
Total deaths in India: 19
- Madhya Pradesh: 1
- Karnataka: 3
- Delhi: 1
- Maharashtra: 5
- Punjab: 1
- Bihar: 1
- Gujarat: 3
- West Bengal: 1
- Himachal Pradesh: 1
- Tamil Nadu: 1
- Jammu and Kashmir: 1
States/UT with confirmed positive cases: (State-wise details are updated as we receive information)
- Kerala: 176 (including 7 foreigners)
- Punjab: 29 Delhi: 40 (including one foreigner)
- Jammu and Kashmir: 18
- Ladakh: 13 Rajasthan: 50 (including 2 foreigners)
- Uttar Pradesh: 43 (including one foreigner)
- Maharashtra: 157 (including 3 foreigners)
- Karnataka: 64 Tamil Nadu: 35 (including 3 foreigners)
- Telangana: 59 (including 11 foreigners)
- Haryana: 21 (including 14 foreigners)
- Andhra Pradesh: 13
- Himachal Pradesh: 4
- Gujarat: 47
- Uttarakhand: 4
- Odisha: 3
- West Bengal: 15
- Chandigarh: 8
- Chhattisgarh: 6
- Madhya Pradesh: 27
- Bihar: 7
- Puducherry: 1
- Manipur: 1
- Mizoram: 1
- Goa: 6
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 6
No. of people discharged: 75
Source: Deccan Herald
