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New Delhi : The number of Coronavirus active cases increased to 9,272 in India at 5 pm on April 14, 2020, while the death toll due to the disease jumped to 353 in the country with 14 new deaths reported since the last update issued by Union Health & Family Welfare Ministry the same morning. In a significant development, the number of cured/dischrged patients has increased to 1,189 on the day in the country.
Among the States/UTs, Maharashtra has reported 149 Cronavirus deaths so far followed by MP with 43 deaths. Delhi has reported 28 deaths followed by Gujarat with 26 deaths. The COVID-19 death toll has jumped to 16 in Telaganga followed by 11 each in Punjab and Tamilnadu. UP has reported 5 deaths while Bihar has reported 1 death and Jharkhand 2. West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have reported 7 Coronavirus deaths each while Karnataka has reported 6 deaths. Kerala and Rajasthan have reported 3 COVID-19 deaths each.
An increase of 1,211 new Covid-19 cases and 31 deaths have been reported since April 113, 2020. As of now, a total of 602 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals with 1,06,719 isolation beds and 12,024 ICU beds have been developed in the country, according to a PIB release.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on April 14, 2020, about India’s fight against COVID-19. He announced extension of lockdown till May 3, 2020, and ease of certain restrictions in low risk areas from April 20. The PM said that High Risk Areas and Hotspots will be under constant vigil.
The PM sought support for seven things including taking care of elderly and adhering to social distancing and lockdown. He said India has benefitted from lockdown. He said notwithstanding the economic travails being faced, it is clearly the correct path as it protected so many lives in the country.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the decision by PM Narendra Modi to extend the lockdown put in place to fight and end COVID-19, till May 3 has been taken to protect lives of the people of the country.
Minister for Communications, Law & IT Ravi Shankar Prasad has instructed Secretary, Posts, to ensure that delivery of medicine through Speed Post is given the highest priority during lockdown. He has further directed that all employees of Department of Posts are sensitised so that no one should face difficulty in receiving or sending medicine during lockdown.