Coronavirus cases in India climb to 834, death toll reaches 19; Kerala with highest number of confirmed cases

NEW DELHI: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 834 in India on Saturday with the death toll rising to 19, according to the Union Health Ministry.

In its updated figures, the ministry stated two fresh deaths.

However, it could not be immediately known where these two new deaths were reported from as the state-wise figures were awaited.

So far, deaths have been reported from Maharashtra (4) Gujarat (3), Karnataka (2) and one each from Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

The highest number of confirmed cases are in Kerala-164, with 39 new cases on Friday.

According to the data, the number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 748, while 66 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated.