New Delhi (NVI): On the 17th day of the extended nationwide lockdown, COVID-19 cases keep on increasing, with total confirmed cases at 35,043 and 1,147 deaths so far, according to the Union Health Ministry.
After the first confirmed coronavirus case in India, which was reported in the state of Kerala on January 30, the virus has tightened its grip across the nation.
Total positive cases in different states/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 33
Andhra Pradesh- 1,403
Arunachal Pradesh- 1
Assam- 42
Bihar- 418
Chandigarh- 56
Chhattisgarh- 40
Delhi- 3,515
Gujarat- 4,395
Haryana – 313
Himachal Pradesh- 40
Jammu and Kashmir- 614
Jharkhand- 109
Karnataka- 565
Kerala- 497
Ladakh- 22
Madhya Pradesh- 2,660
Maharashtra- 10,498
Meghalaya- 12
Mizoram- 1
Odisha- 142
Puducherry- 8
Punjab- 357
Rajasthan- 2,584
Tamil Nadu- 2,323
Telengana- 1,038
Uttarakhand- 57
Uttar Pradesh- 2,203
West Bengal – 795
State/UT wise total death toll in the country:
Andhra Pradesh- 31
Assam- 1
Bihar- 2
Delhi- 59
Gujarat- 214
Haryana- 3
Himachal Pradesh- 1
Jammu and Kashmir- 8
Jharkhand- 3
Karnataka- 21
Kerala- 4
Madhya Pradesh- 137
Maharashtra- 459
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 1
Punjab- 19
Rajasthan- 58
Tamil Nadu- 2
Telangana- 26
Uttar Pradesh- 39
West Bengal- 3
A total of 8,889 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 25,007 active cases currently.
