Nearly 500 coronavirus cases have been reported in India so far, according to Health Ministry data today. According to the data updated in the morning, the total number of coronavirus cases rose to 492, including 446 active cases. The figure includes 41 foreign nationals and the nine deaths reported so far, the Health Ministry said.

Kerala is worst hit with 95 confirmed cases. Maharashtra has the second highest number of cases at 87. Delhi has reported 31 positive cases. Telangana has reported 32 cases. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have reported 33 cases so far. In Haryana, there are 26 cases, which include 14 foreigners.

Thirty states and Union territories declared a lockdown by late evening on Monday. Two persons died on Monday, one in Bengal and the other in Himachal Pradesh.

Here is a state-wise count of coronavirus as per the health ministry:

Andhra Pradesh 7

Bihar 2

Chhattisgarh 1

Delhi 31

Gujarat 29

Haryana 26

Himachal Pradesh 3

Karnataka 37

Kerala 95

Madhya Pradesh 7

Maharashtra 87

Odisha 2

Puducherry 1

Punjab 21

Rajasthan 33

Tamil Nadu 12

Telangana 32

Chandigarh 6

Jammu and Kashmir 4

Ladakh 13

Uttar Pradesh 33

Uttarakhand 3

West Bengal 7

The health ministry on Monday said at least 12 private diagnostic chains have got approval for testing Covid-19, including Dr Lal PathLabs and SRL Diagnostics. Of these chains, five are in Maharashtra, while the remaining facilities are spread across Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. These chains together have 15,000 collection centres across the country.

Meanwhile, India will ban passenger flights on all domestic routes from Tuesday midnight in a desperate bid to arrest the spread of the deadly Covid-19.





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