New Delhi (NVI): India has become the seventh worst-affected country in the world index due to coronavirus pandemic, as the country continues to witness huge spike in the infected cases.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country stands at 2,26,770 including 6,348 casualties, according to the Union Health Ministry.
In the last 24 hours, a record 9,851 new cases of coronavirus and 273 deaths have been reported in India, both being at a record high in a single day till now.
Maharashtra tops the country with the maximum number of coronavirus cases and has reported nearly 77,000 confirmed cases so far.
The first confirmed coronavirus case in India was reported in the state of Kerala on January 30. Since then, the virus has tightened its grip across the country.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 33
Andhra Pradesh- 4,223
Arunachal Pradesh- 42
Assam- 1,988
Bihar- 4,493
Chandigarh- 301
Chhattisgarh- 756
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 12
Delhi- 25,004
Gujarat- 18,584
Goa- 166
Haryana– 3,281
Himachal Pradesh- 383
Jammu and Kashmir- 3,142
Jharkhand- 793
Karnataka- 4,320
Kerala- 1,588
Ladakh- 90
Madhya Pradesh- 8,762
Maharashtra- 77,793
Manipur- 124
Meghalaya- 33
Mizoram- 17
Nagaland- 80
Odisha- 2,478
Puducherry- 82
Punjab- 2,415
Rajasthan- 9,862
Sikkim- 2
Tamil Nadu- 27,256
Telangana- 3,147
Tripura- 644
Uttarakhand- 1,153
Uttar Pradesh- 9,237
West Bengal – 6,876
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 71
Assam- 4
Bihar- 29
Chandigarh- 5
Chhattisgarh- 2
Delhi- 650
Gujarat- 1,155
Haryana- 24
Himachal Pradesh- 5
Jammu and Kashmir- 35
Jharkhand- 6
Karnataka- 57
Kerala- 14
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 377
Maharashtra- 2,710
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 7
Puducherry- 1
Punjab- 47
Rajasthan- 213
Tamil Nadu- 220
Telangana- 105
Uttar Pradesh- 245
Uttarakhand- 10
West Bengal- 355
A total of 1,09,462 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,10,960 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
