NEW DELHI (Xinhua): India's death toll due to Covid-19 in India rose to 199 and the total number of confirmed cases has reached 6,412, according to the federal health ministry on Friday (April 10) morning.
"As of 8am today, 199 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country," reads the information released by the ministry, and the number of active cases is 5,709.On Thursday evening the number of Covid-19 cases in the country was 5,865 and the death toll was 169.
According to ministry officials, 504 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement. Friday marks the 17th straight day of ongoing 21-day lockdown across the country announced by the government to contain the spread of the pandemic.Meanwhile, the health ministry issued an advisory to stop the social stigma associated with the Covid-19.
The advisory said public health emergencies during outbreak of communicable diseases may cause fear and anxiety leading to prejudices and social stigma against people and communities.This advisory came in the wake of reported cases of novel coronavirus patients, frontline workers like doctors and nurses, certain communities and areas facing discrimination due to fear and misinformation about the coronavirus.
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