Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 14,000-mark taking positive cases toll to 14,378 including 480 deaths while 1,992 patients have recovered, according to the health ministry's figures on Saturday. Till Friday, the confirmed coronavirus cases were at 13,387 including 437 deaths while 1,749 patients had recovered from the deadly disease. India is in the second phase of an extended lockdown period of 19 days that will end on May 3. The lockdown was extended by PM Modi on April 14 in his televised address to the nation when he said that it has proved as an effective way to contain the spread adding if had not been imposed then coronavirus cases in the country had been in lakhs, a situation that would have proved disastrous for the nation.
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