Covid-19: Positive cases cross 18,500 in India, death toll at 593

Tuesday, 21 April 2020Newsdesk

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in its daily update said that 18,601 have been tested positive so far and there have been 590 deaths. Reports from States, however, put the figure of persons tested positive at 18, 516 and death toll at 593.

New Delhi, 21 April 2020

As per news report of The Hindu, the COVID-19 situation is “especially serious” in Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata and a few other places in West Bengal, the Home Ministry said on April 20, as India saw selective relaxation of lockdown in non-containment areas. Strict restrictions continue in districts declared COVID-19 hotspots.

Source -The Hindu