The Covid 19 cases in India have crossed 1,45,380 on Tuesday, as per the data shared by the of Health and Family Welfare Ministry of India, out of these 4167 people have died, 80,722 are active cases, 60,490 COVID 19 cases have been cured or discharged.
Mahrashtra at 52,667 cases remains the most affected state in India followed by Tamil Nadu at 17,082 cases and Gujarat at 14,460 cases.
Meanwhile, The World Health Organization has suspended testing the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns. The WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, cited a paper published in the Lancet that showed people taking hydroxychloroquine were at higher risk of death and heart problems.
The WHO has also warned countries, where coronavirus infections are declining, of could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak.
In Jammu Kashmir, 1621 cases have been Confirmed, while the number of deaths has rose to 21.
Globally, 5.4 million people have been infected and nearly 3.4 lakh people have died. With 1,662,302 cases United States has maximum number of COVID-19 patients, followed by Brazil with 374,898 cases, and Russia at 353,427 cases.