New Delhi (NVI): India has 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 2,76,583 including 7,745 casualties, according to the Union Health Ministry.
In the last 24 hours, a record 9,985 new cases of coronavirus and 279 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 90,000 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- 5,070
Arunachal Pradesh- 57
Assam- 2,937
Bihar- 5,459
Chandigarh- 323
Chhattisgarh- 1,240
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 22
Delhi- 31,309
Gujarat- 21,014
Goa- 359
Haryana– 5,209
Himachal Pradesh- 445
Jammu and Kashmir- 4,346
Jharkhand- 1,411
Karnataka- 5,921
Kerala- 2,096
Ladakh- 108
Madhya Pradesh- 9,849
Maharashtra- 90,787
Manipur- 304
Meghalaya- 43
Mizoram- 88
Nagaland- 127
Odisha- 3,140
Puducherry- 127
Punjab- 2,719
Rajasthan- 11,245
Sikkim- 13
Tamil Nadu- 34,914
Telangana- 3,920
Tripura- 864
Uttarakhand- 1,537
Uttar Pradesh- 11,335
West Bengal – 8,985
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 77
Assam- 4
Bihar- 32
Chandigarh- 5
Chhattisgarh- 6
Delhi- 905
Gujarat- 1,313
Haryana- 45
Himachal Pradesh- 5
Jammu and Kashmir- 48
Jharkhand- 8
Karnataka- 66
Kerala- 16
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 420
Maharashtra- 3,289
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 9
Puducherry- 1
Punjab- 55
Rajasthan- 246
Tamil Nadu- 307
Telangana- 148
Tripura- 1
Uttar Pradesh- 301
Uttarakhand- 13
West Bengal- 415
A total of 1,35,206 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,33,632 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
