New Delhi (NVI): India has now become the fourth worst-affected country in the world index due to coronavirus pandemic, after it surpassed United Kingdom in the total number of confirmed cases, as the country continues to witness huge spike in the infected cases.
Maharashtra is one of the worst affected states, while the capital city Mumbai is reporting over 52,000 cases and now has more cases than China’s Wuhan city, the epicentre of the virus outbreak.
Meanwhile, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country stands at 2,97,535 including 8,498 casualties, according to the Union Health Ministry.
In the last 24 hours, a record 10,956 new cases of coronavirus and 396 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.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 38
Andhra Pradesh- 5,429
Arunachal Pradesh- 61
Assam- 3,319
Bihar- 5,983
Chandigarh- 332
Chhattisgarh- 1,398
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 26
Delhi- 34,687
Gujarat- 22,032
Goa- 417
Haryana– 5,968
Himachal Pradesh- 470
Jammu and Kashmir- 4,574
Jharkhand- 1,599
Karnataka- 6,245
Kerala- 2,244
Ladakh- 135
Madhya Pradesh- 10,241
Maharashtra- 97,648
Manipur- 366
Meghalaya- 44
Mizoram- 102
Nagaland- 128
Odisha- 3,386
Puducherry- 157
Punjab- 2,887
Rajasthan- 11,838
Sikkim- 14
Tamil Nadu- 38,716
Telangana- 4,320
Tripura- 913
Uttarakhand- 1,643
Uttar Pradesh- 12,088
West Bengal – 9,768
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 80
Assam- 6
Bihar- 36
Chandigarh- 5
Chhattisgarh- 6
Delhi- 1085
Gujarat- 1,385
Haryana- 64
Himachal Pradesh- 6
Jammu and Kashmir- 52
Jharkhand- 8
Karnataka- 72
Kerala- 18
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 431
Maharashtra- 3,590
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 9
Puducherry- 2
Punjab- 59
Rajasthan- 265
Tamil Nadu- 349
Telangana- 165
Tripura- 1
Uttar Pradesh- 345
Uttarakhand- 15
West Bengal- 442
A total of 1,47,195 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,41,842 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
