As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak continues to spread like wildfire across India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday informed that the total number of people affected by the virus in the country has reached 7,447. The figure includes 6,565 active cases, 643 patients who have been cured, discharged, or migrated and 239 deaths.
According to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, more than 40 deaths and 1,035 new cases have been recorded in India in the past 24 hours, thereby registering the sharpest ever increase in cases.