New Delhi : The total number of novel corona virus cases in India rose to 492 today as per data of union Health Ministry. The figure includes 41 foreign nationals and the nine deaths reported so far. Kerala is worst hit with 95 confirmed cases. Maharashtra has the second highest number of cases at 87. 606 districts shut over virus danger.
Delhi has reported 31 positive cases. Telangana has reported 32 cases. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have reported 33 cases so far.
Thirty states and Union territories declared a lockdown by late evening on Monday.
Here is a state-wise count of confirmed cases :
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
Meanwhile, 12 private diagnostic chains have got approval for testing Covid-19. Of these chains, five are in Maharashtra. These 12 chains together have 15,000 collection centres across the country.