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India's COVID-19 cases near 20,000; death toll 640

Pramod Thomas
By Pramod ThomasApr 22, 2020
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INDIA has reported 1,383 fresh COVID-19 cases and 50 deaths in a day across the country.

The total number of cases in India has gone up to 19,984, according to the data from the ministry of health on Wednesday (22).

The death toll risen to 640. Currently, there are 15,474 active COVID-19 patients in the country.

Gujarat (2,178) now has the most number of COVID-19 cases in India after Maharashtra (5,218)

As many as 3,869 people who had been infected with conoravirus have recovered so far, said the ministry.

Maharashtra remains the worst affected state with 5,218 cases and 251 casualties.

The other badly affected states are Gujarat (2,178), Delhi (2,156), Tamil Nadu (1,596), Rajasthan (1,659), Madhya Pradesh (1,552), Uttar Pradesh (1294) and Telangana (928).

As of Tuesday (21), about 4.5 lakh samples for COVID-19 infection had been tested, a top official of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.

The ICMR advised states to stop using the rapid antibody test kits for next two days till it examines their quality in the wake of complaints that they are not fully effective.

The kits were recently imported from China.

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