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Confirmed India coronavirus cases

As of 03:30 IST on 27 March (01:30 CET, 28 March) there were 887 confirmed coronavirus cases and 20 deaths in India, where the population of 1.3 billion is in the midst of a 21-day lockdown. 73 people have recovered after contracting Covid-19 and the country has 794 active cases.

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Worldwide coronavirus cases

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide at the above time stood at 594,344. In all, 27,251 people have died from Covid-19, while 132,622 have recovered from the disease.

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