Health Ministry: Total number of coronavirus positive cases in India rises to 2902

There has been a spike of 355 cases in the country in the last 12 hours. The total number of coronavirus positive cases in India has risen to 2902 (including 2650 active cases, 183 cured/discharged and 68 deaths), confirmed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic has spread across 180 countries. Today is the 11th day of India's 21-day lockdown. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India stands at 2,902. The Union Health Ministry has said that 68 people have died due to the virus.

PM Narendra Modi thanked the people of India for showing phenomenal discipline during the 21-day lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus. To defeat the darkness of despair and light our lives with hope, let's switch off all lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm on April 5 and illuminate our surroundings with candles, diyas, torch or mobile flashlights, says the PM.

Coronavirus cases in India: There has been a spike of 355 cases in the country in the last 12 hours https://t.co/Rv6dAXDDg6

— ANI (@ANI) April 4, 2020