India’s Covid-19 cases exceed 80,000; deaths rise to 2,649

NEWS DESK :
The total number of coronavirus cases in India reached 81,970 while that of deaths rose to 2,649 on Friday, said the official data issued by the federal health ministry.
The ministry said 100 new deaths from COVID-19 and 3,967 new positive cases were reported since Thursday in the country.
As of 8am of Friday, 2,649 deaths related to novel coronavirus have been recorded in the country, reads information
released by the ministry. According to ministry officials, 27,920 people have so far been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement while the number of active cases in the country right now is 51,401.
Friday marks the 52nd straight day of ongoing lockdown across the country announced by the central government to contain the spread of the pandemic.
The lockdown, announced on March 25, was on May 1 again extended for the second time until May 17.