New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that no case of COVID-19 has been reported from 10 States or Union Territories in the last 24 hours.

After inspecting arrangements at a COVID care centre in the national capital in Mandoli area, he said: “No case of coronavirus has been reported from 10 States/UTs in the last 24 hours. The Central government has sent 72 lakh N95 masks and 36 lakh personal protective equipment kits to the States so far.”

No case of #COVID19 has been reported in 10 states/union territories in the last 24 hours. Four states/union territories never reported any case of COVID-19. Central Govt has sent 72 lakh N95 face masks & 36 lakh PPE kits to the states so far: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan https://t.co/GWNJKsQCvX

— ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2020

The Union Health Minister said that four States/Union Territories never reported any case of COVID-19. As per Dr Vardhan, there are 4,362 COVID-19 care centres across the country where 3,46,856 patients with mild or very mild symptoms can be kept.

India has 62,939 COVID-19 positive cases so far, of which 19,358 have cured and discharged and 2,109 have succumbed to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry’s latest bulletin. (ANI)