Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Coronavirus updates: Covid-19 cases in India rise to 10,815, death toll at 353. State-wise tally here
Amid prime minister Narendra Modi's early morning announcement today on the extension of the ongoing lockdown in the country, India's novel coroanvirus cases have crossed the 10,000-mark.
The total number of positive Covid-19 cases surged to 10,815, according to the latest Union Health Ministry of Family and Welfare data.
Along with that, the death toll rose to 353, it stated. Speaking at the press briefing today evening, Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry said that yesterday, 179 people were diagnosed and found cured of the novel coronavirus.
The ministry also said that India has 602 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals having 106,719 isolation beds and over 12,000 ICU beds are ready. "Until yesterday, we had tested 2,31,902
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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