28 confirmed cases of coronavirus in India

"There is one patient in Delhi, one in Telangana and six in Agra who have tested positive for COVID-19. Apart from these, 16 Italian nationals have tested positive for the disease. the driver of the group of Italian nationals, who were touring in Jaipur, has also tested positive," said Harsh Vardhan.

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