The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 872 and the number of cases climbed to 27,892 in the country on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 20,835 while 6,184 people were cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, PMÂ Narendra Modi on Monday held a video conference with chief ministers to discuss the situation arising due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country, which has been under a lockdown since March 25 to contain the spread of the virus, amid indications that the interaction would also focus on a graded exit from the ongoing lockdown.
This is Modi’s fourth such interaction with state chief ministers since March 22 when he first spoke to them on the coronavirus situation and steps taken — both by the Centre and the states– to contain the pandemic.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan asserted that the coronavirus situation in the country is improving as many hotspot districts are moving towards becoming non-hotspots. The mortality rate in COVID-19 patients in India is 3.1 per cent as compared to 7 per cent globally, he said.