New Delhi (NVI): India has now become the sixth worst-affected country in the world index due to coronavirus pandemic, after it surpassed Italy in the total number of confirmed cases, as the country continues to witness huge spike in the infected cases.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the country stands at 2,36,657 including 6,642 casualties, according to the Union Health Ministry.
In the last 24 hours, a record 9,887 new cases of coronavirus and 294 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 80,000 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- 4,303
Arunachal Pradesh- 45
Assam- 2,153
Bihar- 4,596
Chandigarh- 304
Chhattisgarh- 879
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 14
Delhi- 26,334
Gujarat- 19,094
Goa- 196
Haryana– 3,597
Himachal Pradesh- 393
Jammu and Kashmir- 3,324
Jharkhand- 881
Karnataka- 4,835
Kerala- 1,699
Ladakh- 97
Madhya Pradesh- 8,996
Maharashtra- 80,229
Manipur- 132
Meghalaya- 33
Mizoram- 22
Nagaland- 94
Odisha- 2,608
Puducherry- 99
Punjab- 2,461
Rajasthan- 10,08
Sikkim- 3
Tamil Nadu- 28,694
Telangana- 3,290
Tripura- 692
Uttarakhand- 1,215
Uttar Pradesh- 9,733
West Bengal – 7,303
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 73
Assam- 4
Bihar- 29
Chandigarh- 5
Chhattisgarh- 2
Delhi- 708
Gujarat- 1,190
Haryana- 24
Himachal Pradesh- 5
Jammu and Kashmir- 36
Jharkhand- 7
Karnataka- 57
Kerala- 14
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 384
Maharashtra- 2,849
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 8
Puducherry- 1
Punjab- 48
Rajasthan- 218
Tamil Nadu- 232
Telangana- 113
Uttar Pradesh- 257
Uttarakhand- 11
West Bengal- 366
A total of 1,14,073 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,15,942 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
