482 people affected with coronavirus: ICMR

New Delhi, March 24 The total number of COVID-19 affected people reached 482 on Tuesday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.

"A total of 482 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive cases," said the apex body of medical research in India.

In addition to this, the ICMR also said that a total of 20,864 samples from 19,974 individuals have been tested for SARS-CoV2.

The data was put out by the ICMR as on 10 a.m.