Coronavirus cases rise to 28 in India

International Desk Published: 4 March 2020, 05:01 PM
Coronavirus cases rise to 28 in India

India recorded its biggest jump in coronavirus cases today after 15 of 23 Italian tourists - who came to Delhi last month - and one Indian, who was travelling with them, tested positive for the illness, reports NDTV.

Twenty-eight fresh coronavirus cases have been reported in the country in last three days, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday, adding that six of these patients are family members of a 45-year-old Delhi man, who tested positive on Monday. 

Coronavirus outbreak originated in China's Wuhan city in December and has spread to over 80 countries since then, killing around 3,203 and infecting as many as 93,202 globally.