New Delhi (NVI): India saw the highest ever single-day rise in coronavirus cases after 19,459 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 5,48,318, according to Health Ministry data.
Meanwhile, the total number of fatalities due to the deadly contagion rose to 16,475 in the country after 380 new fatalities were reported during this period.
In Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases increased to 1,64,626, followed by Delhi with 83,077 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 82,275 cases.
Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of fatalities at 7,429, followed by 1,808 in Gujarat and 1,079 in Tamil Nadu.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 7
Andhra Pradesh- 13,241
Arunachal Pradesh- 182
Assam- 7,206
Bihar- 9,212
Chandigarh- 429
Chhattisgarh- 2,662
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 26
Delhi- 83,077
Gujarat- 31,320
Goa- 1,198
Haryana– 13,829
Himachal Pradesh- 916
Jammu and Kashmir- 7,093
Jharkhand- 2,364
Karnataka- 13,190
Kerala- 4,189
Ladakh- 963
Madhya Pradesh- 13,186
Maharashtra- 1,64,626
Manipur- 1,185
Meghalaya- 47
Mizoram- 148
Nagaland- 415
Odisha- 6,614
Puducherry- 619
Punjab- 5,216
Rajasthan- 17,271
Sikkim- 88
Tamil Nadu- 82,275
Telangana- 14,419
Tripura- 1,346
Uttarakhand- 2,823
Uttar Pradesh- 22,147
West Bengal – 17,283
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 169
Arunachal Pradesh- 1
Assam- 10
Bihar- 60
Chandigarh- 6
Chhattisgarh- 13
Delhi- 2,623
Goa- 3
Gujarat- 1,808
Haryana- 223
Himachal Pradesh- 9
Jammu and Kashmir- 94
Jharkhand- 12
Karnataka- 207
Kerala- 22
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 557
Maharashtra- 7,429
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 21
Puducherry- 10
Punjab- 133
Rajasthan- 399
Tamil Nadu- 1,079
Telangana- 247
Tripura- 1
Uttar Pradesh- 660
Uttarakhand- 38
West Bengal- 639
A total of 3,21,723 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 2,10,120 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
-CHK
