COVID-19 Cases Increases By 1,684 In India, Total Stands At 23,077

April 24, 2020

As of 10:00 A.M., on the 24th of April, India reported 23,077 cases of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 infection.

The cases are increasing rapidly despite the implementation of 19 days lockdown 2.0, the infection cases are not declining.

In less than 24 hours, India recorded 1,684 fresh cases of COVID-19 infection.

According to the released data on the morning of the 24th of April, 23,077 are positive cases, 17610 are active cases, 4,748 people are cured/discharged and 718 deceased.

Based on the data released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR,) India conducted a total of 541789 tests from 525667 samples till 9:00 A.M., on the 24th of April.

While the highest number of Coronavirus cases recorded are in Maharashtra, which is 6,430 infected people. whereas the least positive cases of COVID-19 are in Arunachal Pradesh (1) and Mizoram(1) till date. The Indian Health Ministry is monitoring the situation closely and arranged approximately 3,773 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals, health centres and care centres. In addition, 1,94,026 isolation beds, 24,644 ICU (Intensive Care Unit) beds and 12,371 ventilators have been arranged so far.

Other state affected with COVID-19 infection are:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 22

Andhra Pradesh – 895

Arunachal Pradesh – 1

Assam – 36

Bihar – 153

Chandigarh – 27

Chhattisgarh – 36

Delhi – 2376

Goa – 7

Gujarat – 2624

Haryana – 272