City
Epaper

India's COVID-19 cases surge to 13,835

By ANI | Published: April 17, 2020 6:09 PM

With 1,076 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 32 deaths, India's total count of coronavirus cases has surged to 13,835, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

Open in App
With 1,076 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 32 deaths, India's total count of coronavirus cases has surged to 13,835, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.

The total cases are inclusive of 1,766 cured and discharged patients, one migrated and 452 deaths. At present, there are 11,616 active COVID-19 cases in the country.

Before the lockdown, the doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was about three days, but according to the data of the past 7 days, the doubling rate of cases now stands at 6.2 days, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare.

"Before the lockdown, doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was about three days but according to the data of past 7 days, the doubling rate of cases now stands at 6.2 days," Aggarwal said during the daily briefing on COVID-19.

Aggarwal said that as many as 5 lakh rapid antibody testing kits are being distributed to States and Districts where a high case burden has been observed.

"A total of 1,919 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals with 1.73 lakh isolation beds, 21,800 ICU beds readied in India," he added.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: Lav aggarwalHealth And Family WelfareUnion Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalDoctors prohibited from researching on E-cigarettes

NationalUnion Health Ministry awards 6 Chhattisgarh hospitals with NQAS certificates

InternationalItaly braces for record-breaking heat wave

PoliticsZero Covid cases reported in Goa in last two days

NationalPresident Droupadi Murmu presents National Florence Nightingale Awards 2022-23

National Realted Stories

NationalBJP accuses Opposition of undermining electoral process, files complaint with EC

NationalBJP, allies winning maximum seats in 7 NE states, says Matrize Exit Poll

NationalToll Tax Hike: NHAI Announces 5% Increase in Rates Across Highways Starting June 3

NationalBRS will launch another agitation for Telangana: KCR

NationalPM Modi, HM Shah thank people of Arunachal for mandate to BJP