New Delhi (NVI): India has now become the fifth worst-affected country in the world index due to coronavirus pandemic, after it surpassed Spain 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 2,56,611 including 7,135 casualties, according to the Union Health Ministry.
In the last 24 hours, a record 9,983 new cases of coronavirus and 204 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 86,000 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- 4,708
Arunachal Pradesh- 51
Assam- 2,565
Bihar- 5,088
Chandigarh- 314
Chhattisgarh- 1,073
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 20
Delhi- 27,654
Gujarat- 20,070
Goa- 300
Haryana– 4,448
Himachal Pradesh- 413
Jammu and Kashmir- 4,087
Jharkhand- 1,099
Karnataka- 5,452
Kerala- 1,914
Ladakh- 103
Madhya Pradesh- 9,401
Maharashtra- 85,975
Manipur- 172
Meghalaya- 36
Mizoram- 34
Nagaland- 118
Odisha- 2,856
Puducherry- 99
Punjab- 2,608
Rajasthan- 10,599
Sikkim- 7
Tamil Nadu- 31,667
Telangana- 3,580
Tripura- 800
Uttarakhand- 1,355
Uttar Pradesh- 10,536
West Bengal – 8,187
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 75
Assam- 4
Bihar- 30
Chandigarh- 5
Chhattisgarh- 4
Delhi- 761
Gujarat- 1,249
Haryana- 28
Himachal Pradesh- 5
Jammu and Kashmir- 41
Jharkhand- 7
Karnataka- 61
Kerala- 15
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 412
Maharashtra- 3,060
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 9
Puducherry- 1
Punjab- 51
Rajasthan- 240
Tamil Nadu- 269
Telangana- 123
Uttar Pradesh- 275
Uttarakhand- 13
West Bengal- 396
A total of 1,24,095 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,25,381 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
