New Delhi: Out of the total 14,378 COVID-19 cases in the country, 4,291 are related to the event held at Markaz, Nizamuddin in the national capital, said the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

“Out of the total 14,378 positive cases, 4,291 cases, approximately 29.8 per cent, are related to Nizamuddin Markaz cluster from a single source and affected 23 States and Union Territories including Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, among others,” Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Ministry, said here during the daily briefing on COVID-19.

“84 per cent cases in Tamil Nadu, 63 per cent cases in Delhi, 79 per cent cases in Telangana, 59 per cent cases in UP and 61 per cent cases in Andhra Pradesh are related to the event,” added Aggarwal.

#WATCH Out of total 14378 cases, 4291 (29.8%) cases are related to Nizamuddin Markaz cluster from single source&affected 23 States&UTs. 84% cases in TN, 63% cases in Delhi, 79% cases in Telangana, 59% cases in UP & 61% in Andhra Pradesh are related to the event: Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/UMsz1hx3tz

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He further said that the cases related to Tablighi Jamaat’s religious gathering at Nizamuddin had also affected States, which have a lower number of cases.

“For example, in Arunachal Pradesh, the one case reported there is related to this event. Similarly, in Assam, 32 out of 35 cases (91 per cent), Andaman & Nicobar’s 10 out of 12 cases are also related to it,” he said.

In 45 other districts, no new positive cases have been reported in last 14 days: Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry #Coronavirus https://t.co/kpaDZItdmq

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The official said that this revealed that each person needs to follow social distancing and lockdown as per the government’s guidelines. He had earlier said that India’s overall cure percentage stood currently at 13.85 per cent, taking into account the number of cured people, which stands at 1,992.

According to Aggarwal, a total of 14,378 people have tested positive for the infection so far in the country and 480 deaths have been reported from across the country due to the coronavirus till now. (ANI)