Coronavirus LIVE: We're in for a long haul, says WHO as deaths pass 180,000
Coronavirus LIVE: We're in for a long haul, says WHO as deaths pass 180,000
The total number of coronavirus (Covid-19) positive cases in India rose to 20,471 by Wednesday, with 652 of them dead, according to Worldometer.
At 5,229, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases among Indian states. It is followed by Gujarat (2,407), Delhi (2,248), Rajasthan (1,888), Madhya Pradesh (1,552) Tamil Nadu (1,596), and in Uttar Pradesh (1,449).
Against the backdrop of attacks on healthcare personnel fighting coronavirus, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance making acts of violence against them as cognizable and non-bailable offences, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said. The proposed ordinance will amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.
At 5,229, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases among Indian states. It is followed by Gujarat (2,407), Delhi (2,248), Rajasthan (1,888), Madhya Pradesh (1,552) Tamil Nadu (1,596), and in Uttar Pradesh (1,449).
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