India’s Covid-19 case tally nears 31,000; death toll over 1,000

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New Delhi, April 28, 2020: The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 31,332 on Wednesday 29 April. According to the Health Ministry figures, there are now 22,010 active cases in the country, while 1007 people have died. As many as 7,696 patients have been cured or discharged and one has migrated.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said that currently, there are no approved therapies for the treatment of COVID-19, including plasma therapy. “Plasma therapy is in experimental stage, but there’s not enough evidence yet to claim it can be used as treatment for COVID-19,” said Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal.

He also pointed out during the ministry briefing that the recovery rate for coronavirus in India stood at 23.3 percent, calling it a "progressive increase". "No new cases of COVID-19 reported from 17 districts in the last 28 days," he added.

* The doubling rate of COVID-19 cases stands at 10.2 days, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday
* The Centre has allowed coronavirus patients with “very mild” symptoms to self-isolate at their homes if they have the facilities
* The Asian Development Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan to India to help fund its fight against coronavirus pandemic
* PM Modi held a video conference with CMs on Monday and said India is focusing on a two-pronged strategy aimed at saving lives while also restarting economic activities

523 COVID-19 Cases in Karnataka Till Now

Karnataka has recorded a total of 523 COVID-19 cases till now, including 20 deaths and 207 patients being discharged, the state government said on Tuesday.