The government on Monday reported 92 new confirmed cases of infection and at least four deaths across India in past 24 hours. (Express photo: Vishal Srivastav) The government on Monday reported 92 new confirmed cases of infection and at least four deaths across India in past 24 hours. (Express photo: Vishal Srivastav)

Telangana reported five COVID-19 deaths Monday, taking the total number of fatalities due to the virus to six. All the deceased had attended a religious gathering at New Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz from March 13 to 16. While two persons died at Gandhi Hospital, one died at Global Hospital, one at Apollo Hospital, one at Gadwal hospital and one person at Nizamabad.

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The death toll in the country rose to 32 while the number of coronavirus-infected patients has risen to 1,251 Monday evening, Ministry of Health stated. Commenting on the health crisis, the Supreme Court cautioned that fear and panic are becoming a bigger problem than the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the Indian Army dismissed rumours about likely declaration of an Emergency in mid April and clarified that there was no decision on deploying its personnel, National Cadet Corps (NCC) or NSS to assist the civil administration during the nationwide lockdown, which entered its sixth day. Earlier in the day, dismissing reports that the current 21-day lockdown would be further extended to contain the spread of COVID-19, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said the Centre had “no such plans”.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases across the world surpassed seven lakh, with over 1,30,000 cases in the United States. And the worst affected state in the US is New York, which has over 1,000 deaths. US President Donald Trump said the death rate in the country would likely peak in another two weeks. So far the over death toll is 2,460 from the respiratory disease, according to a Reuters tally.