New Delhi: The Covid- 19 infected cases tallied 10, 363 on Tuesday morning with 339 deaths, as per the latest data from the Union Health Ministry. In the Country 1, 211 cases are reported within 24 hours and 31 people died.

Covid- 19 cases registering in a large number in Maharashtra (2, 334), Delhi (1, 510), Tamil Nadu (1, 173), Rajasthan (873) and Madhya Pradesh (604). Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palani swamy extended the lock down upto April 30 in the state. It is the sixth state which extending the lock down along with Maharashtra, Punjab, Odisha, West Bengal and Telangana.  Chennai has made protective masks mandatory for those stepping out of their homes in the city.

Meghalaya had its first Covid- 19 case on Monday when a well-known doctor at Shillong’s Bethany Hospital was tested positive. The patient has no travel history, sources say, adding he might have contracted the virus through a “silent carrier”.

As per the Johns Hopkins University tally, the United States recorded 1,509 deaths related to the Covid- 19 pandemic over the past 24 hours. The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 23,529 people in the US, the most of any country.