Coronavirus Outbreak: COVID-19 Death Count Touches 53 In India; Confirmed Cases Crosses 2,000

Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,965 in the country on Thursday while the death toll rose to 50, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 1,764, of which 150 people were either cured or discharged and one migrated to another country, it said. On Wednesday, India saw the biggest single-day rise in the number of COVID-19 cases with more than 400 new cases being confirmed. 

Menawhile, the World Health Organization said Wednesday it was deeply concerned about the near-exponential escalation of the new coronavirus pandemic, with the number of deaths doubling in a week.

There have been more than 9,00,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus worldwide since the pandemic emerged in China late last year, according to an AFP tally. According to the tally compiled using official sources, at least 9,05,589 COVID-19 infections including 45,719 deaths, have been recorded in 187 countries and territories globally till midnight. (With Agency Inputs)