The number of coronavirus cases climbed to 649 in India on Thursday and the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 17, with one death reported each from Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, according to the Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, the state of Jammu and Kashmir recorded its first death as a 65-year-old man from Hon Wednesday.
Meanwhile, eight persons including four Indonesian nationals, tested positive for COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the State to 26. The Indonesians have been identified as Muslim clerics, who reached Salem by Kerala Express on March 11 and attended events at multiple mosques in Salem.