Newdelhi:27/4/20: A total of 1,396 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours taking the total number to 27,892. Out of the total cases, 6,184 patients have recovered and discharged from the hospitals including 381 patients recovered in the last 24 hours while 872 patients have died so far. Briefing media in New Delhi, Health Ministry official said that recovery rate if patients are improving and now it stood at 22.17 percent. He said, 16 Districts in the country which earlier had cases, have not reported any fresh cases in the last 28 days. He said, three new districts that were added to this list are Gondia in Maharashtra, Devangere in Karnataka and Lakhi Sarai in Bihar.
He also added a total of 85 districts from 25 States and Union Territories have not reported any new case since the last 14 days.