Maharashtra becomes first state in India to cross 3,000 COVID-19 cases

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, Apr, 2020: As the world continues to battle the deadly coronavirus with more than 20 lakh infections from all around the world. The United States reported over 6.3 lakh people with COVID-19 cases and total fatalities nearly 28,000 on Wednesday, the highest for any country in the world, Zee reported.

 

President Donald Trump believs that the country has passed the peak period. "The battle continues, but the data suggest that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases. Hopefully, that will continue, and we will continue to make great progress," Trump told reporters at his daily White House news conference on coronavirus.

Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus positive cases in India jumps to 12,380 cases of infections with the death toll touching 414, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday (April 16). The Ministry of Home Affiars (MHA) has declared 170 districts as coronavirus COVID-19 hotspots and 207 districts as non-hotspots.