Total number of coronavirus cases in India creeped up to near 979 with Maharashtra reporting 183 cases, the highest in the country. Kerala also reported 174 cases. 25 people have died of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, in India.
Karnataka reported 74 cases and Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh all reported cases in 50s. Number of cases in the Andaman and Nicobar islands reached 9.
Co morbidities continue to play a major role in the rise in deaths. Maharastra has reported maximum number of 6 deaths so far. Gujarat has reported 4 deaths, Karnataka has reported 3 fatalities. Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, have reported 2 fatalities each and Telangana, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar have reported 1 death each.
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