The death count due to coronavirus rose to 1,389 and the total number of cases climbed to 42,839 in the country, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. The government further said 2,573 new cases and 83 deaths were recorded from the COVID-19 in 24 hours. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 29,685, while 11,761 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.
The government said a record high number of 1,074 patients were recovered from the deadly virus in the last 24 hours. India on Monday entered into the third phase of COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown with considerable relaxations. The government, however, cautioned that the restrictions can be reimposed if there is any complacency in following the containment and social distancing norms.
Kerala did not report a single new case for the second consecutive day, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The neighbouring Tamil Nadu, however, saw a rise by a record number of 527 new cases. Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi also reported a significant rise in their numbers.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today warned action against shop owners if no "social distancing" is followed in front of their shops. "If there is no compliance of social distancing outside a shop, we will seal," Mr Kejriwal said. He added if people do not follow social-distancing in an area, the Delhi government will withdraw all relaxations from that area and take strict steps.
