New Delhi (NVI): India saw the highest ever single-day rise in coronavirus cases after 16,922 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 4,73,105, according to Health Ministry data.
Meanwhile, the total number of fatalities due to the deadly contagion rose to 14,894 in the country after 418 new fatalities were reported during this period.
In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases increased to 1,42,900, followed by Delhi with 70,390 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 67,468 cases.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 56
Andhra Pradesh- 10,331
Arunachal Pradesh- 158
Assam- 6,198
Bihar- 8,209
Chandigarh- 420
Chhattisgarh- 2,419
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 26
Delhi- 70,390
Gujarat- 28,943
Goa- 951
Haryana– 12,010
Himachal Pradesh- 806
Jammu and Kashmir- 6,422
Jharkhand- 2,207
Karnataka- 10,118
Kerala- 3,603
Ladakh- 941
Madhya Pradesh- 12,448
Maharashtra- 1,42,900
Manipur- 970
Meghalaya- 46
Mizoram- 142
Nagaland- 347
Odisha- 5,752
Puducherry- 461
Punjab- 4,627
Rajasthan- 16,009
Sikkim- 84
Tamil Nadu- 67,468
Telangana- 10,444
Tripura- 1,259
Uttarakhand- 2,623
Uttar Pradesh- 19,557
West Bengal – 15,173
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 124
Assam- 9
Bihar- 57
Chandigarh- 6
Chhattisgarh- 12
Delhi- 2,365
Goa- 2
Gujarat- 1,735
Haryana- 188
Himachal Pradesh- 8
Jammu and Kashmir- 88
Jharkhand- 11
Karnataka- 164
Kerala- 22
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 534
Maharashtra- 6,739
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 17
Puducherry- 9
Punjab- 113
Rajasthan- 375
Tamil Nadu- 866
Telangana- 225
Tripura- 1
Uttar Pradesh- 596
Uttarakhand- 35
West Bengal- 591
A total of 2,71,697 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,86,514 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
-CHK
