NEW DELHI: A total of 562 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported in India so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday. Of this, 512 are active COVID-19 cases, 40 are cured and discharged cases, while 9 casualties have been reported.
“The second death which was reported in Delhi on Tuesday, is COVID-19 negative,” said a Health Ministry official. The data was put out by the Health Ministry at 9.15 a.m. on Wednesday. In addition to it, a total of 15,24,266 passengers were screened at the airport, said the Ministry.
“State and district-wise details are awaited,” the Ministry added. In order to tackle the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a complete lockdown for 21 days beginning Wednesday (March 25).