Coronavirus Live Updates: 'We Must Be Self-dependent At All Levels To Fulfill Our Needs,' Says PM Modi

The death toll due to Coronavirus has risen to to 718 while the total number positive cases has soared to 23,077, according to Health Ministry.

Globally, there are more than 2.6 million COVID-19 cases and more than 1,85,000 deaths. In US, the number of coronavirus cases has surpassed 850,000. It  reported 3,176  deaths in 24 hours, taking the number of total fatalities near 50,000.

In India,  Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state with 6,430 cases of which 840 patients have recovered and 283 patients have died.

Catch The Latest Updates Here:

11:26 AM: E-Gram Swaraj app is a step towards digitization of the gram panchayat. It will have the database of all accounts and work of panchayats: PM Modi

11:21 AM: "I want to give an important message to all. Coronavirus has given us the big lesson to walk towards the direction that we have to be self-dependent. Village, district and state should be independent for the fulfilment of their own needs": PM Modi

11:20 AM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates e-GramSwaraj portal and a mobile application, on the occasion of Panchayati Raj Diwas

11:13 AM: PM Modi interacts with Sarpanchs from across the nation via video conferencing.

11:05 AM: Six more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Bihar on Friday; the total number of cases in the state now stands at 176, said Sanjay Kumar, Principal Secretary (Health).

10:39 AM: 3,600 more stranded British travellers set to return from India on 14 new flights chartered by UK Govt. Once completed, these additional flights will bring the total number of people flown to UK from India on Govt charter flights to over 13,000: British High Commission in India

10:30 AM: A four-month-old coronavirus positive baby girl passed away at the state-run Medical College hospital here on account of heart failure. This is after a six-month old died in Chandigarh a day ago.

9:32 AM: In a shocking development, Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad has tested COVID-19 positive, official sources said here early on Friday. Awhad, along with a dozen of his family members had been in home quarantine since past 10 days.

9:27 AM: Rajsthan reports 36 new positive cases (13 in Jaipur, 18 in Kota, 4 in Jhalawar and one in Bharatpur). The total number of cases in the state is now 2000, says state Health Department.

9:21 AM:  New York, the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in the US, has seen 13.9 per cent positive results in the state's antibody tests, which means around 2.7 million people could be infected with the COVID-19, Governor Andrew Cuomo said.

9:15 AM: Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 718; number of cases climb to 23,077, says Health Ministry.

9:12 AM: A vegetable hawker in Ward-3, Mehrauli here has tested positive for COVID-19, an official said.