A total of 562 confirmed coronavirus cases have been reported in India so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on March 25.

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Of this, 512 are active COVID-19 cases, 40 are cured and discharged cases, while 9 casualties have been reported. "The second death which was reported in Delhi on March 24, is COVID-19 negative," said a Health Ministry official.

The data was put out by the Health Ministry at 9.15 a.m. on March 25. In addition to it, a total of 15,24,266 passengers were screened at the airport, said the Ministry. "State and district wise details are awaited," the Ministry added. In order to tackle the pandemic, the Prime Minister announced a complete lockdown for 21 days beginning March 25.