India's Covid case count nears 12,000, death toll at 392

A day after PM Modi extended the nationwide virus lockdown by 19 more days, the total number of the infected in India inched close to the 12,000 mark.

The number of confirmed cases in India has gone up to 11,933 now, , the Health ministry database updated at 5.30 pm showed.

As many as 392 people have died from the disease so far. 1,344 have been declared as cured/discharged/migrated.


Globally, the total number of cases crossed the 20 lakh mark today. As per data at 5.30 pm, confirmed cases stood at 2,008,977, with 1,30,727 dead.

Among the global Covid-19 hotspots, US accounts for by far the highest number of deaths at almost 30,000. In Italy over 21,000 have died and in Spain, over 18,000.