Policemen patrol near the Charminar in Hyderabad on India (AP photo)The health ministry on Sunday said 106 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths were reported from six states in the last 24 hours. Joint secretary in the ministry Lav Agarwal said till now, there are 979 confirmed coronavirus cases in the country, including 25 deaths. R. Ganga Ketkar of the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) said till Sunday, 34,931 tests were conducted for the contagion. She also said that the states were instructed to seal the borders. Asked to provide the number of patients presently on ventilator, he said that data was being monitored at the state level.

Source: The Telegraph March 29, 2020 11:26 UTC