India records just 70 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours
According to data available at 00:00 CET on March 26, India was among the least affected nations in the world by the advance of the coronavirus pandemic.
This article is now out of date - you'll find India's coronavirus figures for Friday 27 March here.
Confirmed India coronavirus cases
As of 04:30 IST (00:00 CET on 26 March) there were 727 confirmed coronavirus cases and 20 deaths in India, where the population of 1.3 billion has been on a 21-day lockdown since midnight on Tuesday. 45 people have recovered after contracting Covid-19 and the daily increase in fatalities (8) and new cases (70) was one of the lowest recorded for 26 March worldwide. In total, 0.01 percent of India's inhabitants per 1 million have died as a result of Covid-19.
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Worldwide coronavirus cases
At the above time, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide stood at 529,614. In total, 23,976 people have died from Covid-19, while 123,380 have recovered from the disease.
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