Coronavirus cases in India have crossed the 19,000-mark and nearing 20,000. The death toll, meanwhile, has climbed to 640ndia has recorded more than 1,300 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 50 fatalities in the last 24 hours, ending Wednesday morning.

With 1,383 new cases of Covid-19 being reported from different parts of the country, the total number of cases in India have surged past the 19,000-mark and is now nearing 20,000. While India’s coronavirus count has reached 19,984, the death toll due has climbed to 640, the Ministry of Health has said.As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s updated figures on Wednesday morning, the total cases in India include 15,474 active cases while 3,870 have either been cured or discharged. One patient has migrated. The total number of cases also includes 77 foreign nationals.

At over 5,000, Maharashtra tops confirmed cases list

As per the data updated by the health ministry on Wednesday, Maharashtra has the highest number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in India. A total of 5,218 people have been infected in Maharashtra.

Gujarat, which has seen a spike in cases in the last few days, has replaced Delhi in the second place. While Gujarat has registered 2,178 cases, there are 2,156 ovid-19 cases in Delhi.

Rajasthan has seen 1,659 cases, Tamil Nadu 1,596 and Madhya Pradesh is at 1,552. In Uttar Pradesh, the total number of coronavirus cases stands at 1,294 on Wednesday. It is followed by Telangana (928) and Andhra Pradesh (757).

With Kerala has recorded a spike in cases with the state tally now at 427, the number of cases has risen to 418 in Karnataka. In West Bengal, Covid-19 cases have climbed to 423. There are 380 positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir, 254 in Haryana and 245 in Punjab.

SOURCE : INDIATODAY