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 2,66,598 including 7,466 casualties, according to the Union Health Ministry.
In the last 24 hours, a record 9,987 new cases of coronavirus and 266 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 88,000 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- 4,851
Arunachal Pradesh- 51
Assam- 2,776
Bihar- 5,202
Chandigarh- 317
Chhattisgarh- 1,160
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 22
Delhi- 29,943
Gujarat- 20,545
Goa- 330
Haryana– 4,854
Himachal Pradesh- 421
Jammu and Kashmir- 4,285
Jharkhand- 1,256
Karnataka- 5,760
Kerala- 2,005
Ladakh- 103
Madhya Pradesh- 9,638
Maharashtra- 88,528
Manipur- 272
Meghalaya- 36
Mizoram- 42
Nagaland- 123
Odisha- 2,994
Puducherry- 127
Punjab- 2,663
Rajasthan- 10,763
Sikkim- 7
Tamil Nadu- 33,229
Telangana- 3,580
Tripura- 838
Uttarakhand- 1,411
Uttar Pradesh- 10,947
West Bengal – 8,613
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 75
Assam- 4
Bihar- 31
Chandigarh- 5
Chhattisgarh- 4
Delhi- 874
Gujarat- 1,280
Haryana- 39
Himachal Pradesh- 5
Jammu and Kashmir- 45
Jharkhand- 7
Karnataka- 64
Kerala- 16
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 414
Maharashtra- 3,169
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 9
Puducherry- 1
Punjab- 53
Rajasthan- 246
Tamil Nadu- 286
Telangana- 123
Uttar Pradesh- 283
Uttarakhand- 13
West Bengal- 405
A total of 1,29,215 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,29,917 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
