India COVID-19 cases near 63,000; death toll at 2,109
Published On: Sunday, May 10, 2020 | By: Team KnowMyStock
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,109 and the number of cases climbed to 62,939 in the country today (10th May 2020), registering an increase of 128 deaths and 3,277 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 41,472, while 19,357 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number of cases also include 111 foreign nationals. Of the 2,109 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 779 deaths. Gujarat comes second with 472 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 215, West Bengal at 171, Rajasthan at 106, Uttar Pradesh at 74, Delhi at 73, and Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at 44. The death toll is 31 in Punjab, 30 each in Karnataka and Telangana. Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana each have registered nine COVID-19 deaths, Bihar five and Kerala four.
Meanwhile, around 25,000 Indians have registered with the country's mission in the US for repatriation flights, Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu said. The repatriation is part of the Vande Bharat Mission that began on Thursday to bring stranded Indians home from various countries like the UK, the UAE, the US, Maldives, Bahrain, and Singapore.
Globally, 4,101,889 people have been infected, and the total number of deaths from the disease stands at 280,443.
Source: image source:AP
Tags: India COVID-19 update
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