Coronavirus March 29 Highlights: Cases In India Cross 1,000; Centre Asks States To Seal Borders To Stop Migrants

The total number of positive coronavirus people in India inched closer to 1,000 on Sunday while the death toll from COVID-19 climbed to 25, according to the Union Health Ministry. The ministry reported fresh deaths in six states, with one death each from Delhi, Gurjarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Telengana. In its updated data at 10 am, the ministry said the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country is 867, while 86 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated. The overall 979 cases in the country included 48 foreigners, it said.

Meanwhile, the Centre asked state governments and Union Territory administrations to effectively seal state and district borders to stop movements of migrant workers during lockdown. They have been asked to ensure that there is no movement of people across cities or on highways as the lockdown continues. 

More than 30,000 people have died worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic, two-thirds of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally. In total, 30,003 lives have been lost with 21,334 of those in Europe where Italy has the highest number of fatalities with 10,023 deaths, followed by Spain with 5,690, the tally based on official information sources found. Meanwhile, deaths from new coronavirus in the United States surged past 2,000 Saturday, doubling in just three days, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. (With Agency Inputs)