Coronavirus cases cross 1000, death toll 27

NEW DELHI, Mar 29:  The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,024 and the death toll touched 27 after two fresh deaths were reported today evening, according to the Union Health Ministry.
In its updated data at 7:30 pm, the Ministry said the two fresh deaths were reported from Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir.
So far, Maharashtra has reported 6 deaths, Gujarat 5, Karnataka 3, Madhya Pradesh 2, Delhi 2, Jammu and Kashmir 2 and Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab, West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh have reported one each.
The Ministry said the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country was 901, while 95 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated. (PTI)