New Delhi (NVI): India saw the highest ever single-day rise in coronavirus cases after 18,552 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 5,08,953, according to Health Ministry data.
Meanwhile, the total number of fatalities due to the deadly contagion rose to 15,685 in the country after 384 new fatalities were reported during this period.
In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases increased to 1,52,765, followed by Delhi with 77,240 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 74,622 cases.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 72
Andhra Pradesh- 11,489
Arunachal Pradesh- 172
Assam- 6,607
Bihar- 8,716
Chandigarh- 425
Chhattisgarh- 2,545
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 26
Delhi- 77,240
Gujarat- 30,095
Goa- 1,039
Haryana– 12,884
Himachal Pradesh- 864
Jammu and Kashmir- 6,762
Jharkhand- 2,290
Karnataka- 11,005
Kerala- 3,876
Ladakh- 946
Madhya Pradesh- 12,798
Maharashtra- 1,52,765
Manipur- 1,075
Meghalaya- 47
Mizoram- 145
Nagaland- 371
Odisha- 6,180
Puducherry- 502
Punjab- 4,957
Rajasthan- 16,660
Sikkim- 86
Tamil Nadu- 74,622
Telangana- 12,349
Tripura- 1,325
Uttarakhand- 2,725
Uttar Pradesh- 20,943
West Bengal – 16,190
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 148
Arunachal Pradesh- 1
Assam- 9
Bihar- 58
Chandigarh- 6
Chhattisgarh- 13
Delhi- 2,492
Goa- 2
Gujarat- 1,771
Haryana- 211
Himachal Pradesh- 9
Jammu and Kashmir- 91
Jharkhand- 11
Karnataka- 180
Kerala- 22
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 546
Maharashtra- 7,106
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 17
Puducherry- 9
Punjab- 122
Rajasthan- 380
Tamil Nadu- 957
Telangana- 237
Tripura- 1
Uttar Pradesh- 630
Uttarakhand- 37
West Bengal- 616
A total of 2,95,881 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 1,97,387 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
-CHK
