With a spike of 37 deaths and 896 new cases in last 24 hours, the sharpest ever increase in cases, total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India rose to 6,761 on Friday, 10 April, according to the health ministry data.
The total includes 6,039 active cases and as many as 515 patients cured or discharged while one has migrated.
This comes after Punjab became the second state to extend the lockdown after Odisha till 1 May.
The Centre on Thursday announced significant investments to the tune of Rs 15,000 crore as an emergency response and health system preparedness package. The funds sanctioned will be utilised for immediate COVID-19 emergency response and the rest for medium-term support (1-4 years) to be provided under mission mode approach.
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