Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 480 in India; cases climb to 14,378

New Delhi: The number of Covid cases in India reached 14,378 on Saturday, with the death toll from the virus touching 480, according to latest figures released by the health ministry. The number of coronavirus cases worldwide is now 2,231,438.

Gujarat on Friday became the sixth state to cross the 1,000 mark in coronavirus cases even as the Centre said the doubling time of the infection rate has slowed down in the last one week.

The total number of coronavirus infections in Gujarat touched 1,021 on Friday after 92 new cases were reported, while the death toll reached 38 with the addition of two fatalities.

Maharashtra (3,323), Delhi (1,707), Tamil Nadu (1,323), Rajasthan (1229) and Madhya Pradesh (1310) were the other states where the number of COVID-19 cases had surpassed the 1,000 mark.

In Mumbai alone, these cases rose to 2,120 with 77 more persons testing positive with the number in the Dharavi slum area reaching 101.