New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in India crossed 61 lakh-mark today and reached 61,45,292, with another huge surge of 70,589 positive cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The country’s death toll has gone up to 96,318 after 776 new fatalities were reported in the country during this period.
In terms of total number of cases, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state with 13,5113 coronavirus cases followed by Andhra Pradesh with 6,81,161 cases, Tamil Nadu with 5,86,397 positive cases.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 3,803
Andhra Pradesh- 6,81,161
Arunachal Pradesh- 9,332
Assam- 1,73,629
Bihar- 1,79,832
Chandigarh- 11,678
Chhattisgarh- 1,08,458
Dadra Nagar Haveli & Diu – 3,012
Delhi- 2,73,098
Gujarat- 1,34,461
Goa- 32,396
Haryana– 1,25,412
Himachal Pradesh- 14,457
Jammu and Kashmir- 73,014
Jharkhand- 81,417
Karnataka- 5,82,458
Kerala- 1,79,922
Ladakh- 4,152
Madhya Pradesh- 1,24,166
Maharashtra- 13,51,153
Manipur- 10,477
Meghalaya- 5,362
Mizoram- 1,958
Nagaland- 5,957
Odisha- 2,12,609
Puducherry- 26,685
Punjab- 1,11,375
Rajasthan- 1,30,971
Sikkim- 2,871
Tamil Nadu- 5,86,397
Telangana- 1,89,283
Tripura- 25,353
Uttarakhand- 47,502
Uttar Pradesh- 3,90,875
West Bengal– 2,50,580
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 53
Andhra Pradesh- 5,745
Arunachal Pradesh- 15
Assam- 667
Bihar- 892
Chandigarh- 153
Chhattisgarh- 877
Dadra and Nagar Haveli- 2
Delhi- 5,272
Goa- 407
Gujarat- 3,428
Haryana- 1,331
Himachal Pradesh- 180
Jammu and Kashmir- 1,146
Jharkhand- 688
Karnataka- 8,641
Kerala- 697
Ladakh- 58
Madhya Pradesh- 2,242
Maharashtra- 35,751
Manipur- 64
Meghalaya- 46
Nagaland- 17
Odisha- 813
Puducherry- 515
Punjab- 3,284
Rajasthan- 1,456
Sikkim- 34
Tamil Nadu- 9,383
Telangana- 1,116
Tripura- 276
Uttarakhand- 580
Uttar Pradesh- 5,652
West Bengal- 4,837
There are 9,47,576 active cases in the country now and more than 51 lakh people have recovered.
-CHK