NEW DELHI, Mar 26:
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 16 in the country and 80 fresh cases were reported, taking the tally to 694, the Union Health Ministry said today, but asserted that the rate of increase in the positive cases was “relatively stable” in India.
The Union Health Ministry officials also said India was at the second stage as there is still no “hard evidence” to say that there has been community transmission of the fast-spreading coronavirus, remarks which may provide anxious citizens with much needed assurance and hope.
As per the Ministry data, out of 16 COVID deaths in the country, Maharashtra reported three deaths, Gujarat three, Karnataka two, while Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh reported one death each.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 633, while 44 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated, the Ministry said, adding the total number of 694 cases also includes 47 foreign nationals. (PTI)
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