Coronavirus Live Updates: 'Delhi Patient Who Received Plasma Therapy Has Recovered,' Says Arvind Kejriwal

The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,147 with 72 more fatalities and the number of cases climbed to 35,043 in the country on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said.

 Seventy-two deaths were reported since Thursday evening, out of which 27 fatalities were from Maharashtra, 17 from Gujarat, 11 from West Bengal, seven each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and three from Delhi.

The novel coronavirus has infected more than 3.2 million people and killed at least 233,000 globally, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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12:25 PM: One patient, whose condition was serious, discharged from hospital after undergoing plasma therapy, says Kejriwal.

12:15 PM: We are getting good results of plasma therapy; it is on trial basis, says Arvind Kejriwal.

12:13 PM: We are conducting 2300 COVID-19 tests per 1 million people in Delhi, said CM Arvind Kejriwal.

12:03 PM: COVID-19 claims four more lives in Indore as district's toll now reachers 72.

11:54 AM: Rajasthan recorded three more coronavirus deaths on Friday, while 33 fresh cases of the virus were reported, an official said.

10:30 AM: Three more deaths have been reported in Pune district in the last 12 hours. Total deaths in the district stand at 95 now, said Pune Health Department.

10:23 AM: The Spanish government will set time slots for outdoor activities, in line with social-distancing regulations, to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus, Transport Minister Jose Luis Alabos said.

10:19 AM: China's asymptomatic coronavirus cases have increased to 981, including 631 in Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly virus outbreak.

10:17 AM: The authorities of the Biju Patnaik International Airport here have framed a Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) for its operation after the lockdown is lifted, officials said.

10:15 AM: 33 more COVID-19 cases were reported from Rajasthan on Friday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 2,617, said the state Health Department.