The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 17 in the country onFriday and the number of coronavirus cases climbed to 724, according to theHealth Ministry.
In its updated figures at 9.15 am, the ministry stated thatfour deaths were reported from Maharashtra while Gujarat had registered threedeaths.
Karnataka has reported two deaths so far, while MadhyaPradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Punjab, Delhi, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir andHimachal Pradesh have reported one death each.
According to the data, the number of active COVID-19 casesin the country stood at 640, while 66 people were either cured or dischargedand one had migrated.
The total number of 724 cases included 47 foreign nationals,the ministry said.