Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 13,000-mark taking confirmed cases toll to 13,387 including 437 deaths while 1,749 patients have recovered from the deadly disease, as per health ministry's figures released on Friday. Till Thursday evening, confirmed cases toll had surged to 12,759 including 420 deaths while 1,515 had recovered. India is witnessing an average of almost 1,000 coronavirus positive per day now even when the nation has entered an extended lockdown period. The lockdown was extended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for another 19 days which will now be effective till May 3 mentioning that it has been proved lockdown helped to contain the virus otherwise confirmed cases in India would have been in lakhs adding such a situation would have been devastating for the country.
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