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India coronavirus cases mount to 724: Health Ministry

Last Updated : 27 Mar 2020 05:20:06 PM IST

Health Minister Harshvardhan (file photo)

There are at least 640 active COVID-19 cases in India at present, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday, taking the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country to 724.

Besides 640 active cases, the country has reported 17 casualties so far while 66 persons have recovered.

There are 103 districts affected; 11 in Kerala, 10 in Maharashtra, eight each in Delhi and Karnataka among others.

The disease has impacted at least 677 Indian nationals and 47 foreign nationals and has so far spread to 27 states and UTs. A total of 103 districts have been affected by the highly contagious virus.

The Health Ministry said that a total of 15,24,266 passengers have been screened at different airports. The data was put out by the Health Ministry at 9.15 a.m. on Friday.