Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India today recorded its fifth death due to the novel coronavirus as an Italian citizen, who had reportedly recovered three days ago, passed away in Jaipur as confirmed by Indian Council of Medical Research. The country also saw the number of cases rise to 206 even as the government imposed a near-virtual lockdown, banning public gatherings, stopping international flights from Sunday and shutting down offices and schools.
The global death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic has reached 9,881 with over 2,42,000 infections.