Coronavirus cases in India soar to 562, 43 are foreigners

The number
of coronavirus cases in India rose to 562 on Wednesday while the death toll due
to COVID-19 in the country was revised down to nine, according to health
ministry data.

The
ministry, in its updated figures on Wednesday morning, stated the second death
reported in Delhi was COVID-19 negative, thus bringing down the death toll to
nine in India.

Delhi
reported two deaths so far with one death reported on Tuesday. Nine deaths so
far have been reported from Maharashtra (two), Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat,
Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh.

According to
the data, the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 512 while 41 people have
been cured/discharged or migrated.

The figure
includes 43 foreign nationals, the health ministry said.

Kerala has
reported the highest number of COVID-19 cases so far at 109, including eight
foreign nationals, followed by Maharashtra which recorded 101, including three
foreigners, according to the ministry data.