Coronavirus India: Total case count crosses 5,000, death toll 149

According to Union Health Ministry's latest update, the death toll from Covid-19 in India has risen to 149. The total number of cases now stands at 5,274.

As of today, the cured/dischaged coronavirus patients in the country number 411.

Health ministry data for the last 24 hours showed 32 people died and 773 tested positive since the last update.


As many as 1,21,271 tests for Covid-19 have been done in India so far, the ICMR representative said at the daily media briefing.

The rise in numbers comes amid reports that the Centre could be looking at extending the India-wide lockdown beyond April 14 based on suggestions from many state governments and health experts.