New Delhi:Health ministry of India on Saturday morning updates total Corona affected patient count has hit 873
There are 775 active COVID-19 cases in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said, taking the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country to 873.
Besides 778 active cases, the country has reported 19 casualties so far while 78 persons have recovered or been discharged from hospital.
The disease has so far spread to 27 states and UTs. A total of 103 districts have been affected by the highly contagious virus.
On Friday, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that it has given orders to Public Sector Undertakings to provide ventilators in order to handle the surge in novel coronavirus cases in the country.
The government is taking a preemptive and proactive approach to tackle the situation. In order to upgrade the number of ventilators in the country, the government gave order to PSU to provide 10,000 ventilators. Bharat Electronics Limited has also been requested to purchase 30,000 additional ventilators in 1-2 months.
1.4 lakh companies have allowed their employees to work from home as per government's request.
