Watch | Coronavirus Updates, April 6: AIIMS RDA Raises Concern Over Trolling of Doctors
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Over 4,067 people have been infected by COVID-19 in India so far. Of this number, 291 have been cured or discharged and 109 have died. Twenty one new deaths were reported from Maharashtra, two each from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and one from Punjab.
The highest number of confirmed cases is from Maharashtra at 690, followed by Tamil Nadu (571) and Delhi (503). Cases in Uttar Pradesh are rising and are close to breaching the 300-mark.
Over 1,275,542 confirmed cases have been reported globally. According to Johns Hopkins University, the global death toll due to COVID-19 stands at 69,498.
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