Coronavirus cases in India cross 14,000-mark; death toll at 480. Check state-wise list

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Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 14,000-mark taking positive cases toll to 14,378 including 480 deaths while 1,992 patients have recovered, according to the health ministry's figures on Saturday. Till Friday, the confirmed coronavirus cases were at 13,387 including 437 deaths while 1,749 patients had recovered from the deadly disease. India is in the second phase of an extended lockdown period of 19 days that will end on May 3. The lockdown was extended by PM Modi on April 14 in his televised address to the nation when he said that it has proved as an effective way to contain the spread adding if had not been imposed then coronavirus cases in the country had been in lakhs, a situation that would have proved disastrous for the nation.

Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan are some of the states which have been badly hit by the coronavirus. The number of novel coronavirus cases in the national capital rose to 1,707 on Friday, with 67 fresh cases and four deaths being reported in a day, according to Delhi government authorities. With four more fatalities reported, the death toll from COVID-19 in Delhi has jumped to 42, while the number of coronavirus containment zones here were increased to 68.

Not just health but more than that, coronavirus has impacted nations monetarily. In order to deal with this menace, countries have taken fiscal measures and central banks together injected a whopping USD 14 trillion as part of their efforts to mitigate the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has said.