Coronavirus latest updates: 2nd Covid-19 death in West Bengal, total 1,122 cases in country

NEW DELHI: The total number of coronavirus positive cases in India rose to 1071 (including 942 active cases, 99 cured/discharged cases and 29 deaths), according to the latest update from the ministry of health and family welfare

Sunday was the third consecutive day when the count of new cases was over 100, indicating that the infection was spreading.

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Here is a look at the latest updates on coronavirus in India and around the world —

35 Indians land in Delhi from Kabul

A flight carrying 35 Indians from Afghanistan landed at the Delhi airport on Monday and the passengers were being sent to an ITBP quarantine facility set up in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, officials said.

The facility already has 481 Indians who were recently rescued from COVID-19 affected Rome in Italy.

Spain announces 812 virus deaths in 24 hours, total 7,340

Spain confirmed another 812 deaths in 24 hours from the coronavirus on Monday, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,340, according to health ministry figures.

It is the first decline in the number of deaths in a 24-hour period since Thursday in Spain, which has world’s second most deadly outbreak after Italy. Spain recorded 838 virus deaths on Sunday.

Global declared coronavirus cases top 700,000

More than 700,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared around the world since the start of the pandemic, according to a tally on Monday based on official sources.

There have been at least 715,204 cases including 33,568 fatalities in 183 countries and territories. These are notably in the United States which has reported 143,025 cases and 2,514 deaths and Italy with 97,689 cases and the world’s highest death toll of 10,779.

Govt to enforce cluster isolation for corona ‘hotspots’

With certain areas witnessing a significant jump in number of Covid-19 cases, the health ministry is now identifying emerging hotspots for the infection to put in place a rigorous cluster isolation and containment strat