New Delhi (NVI): India has become the third worst-hit country after surpassing Russia in the total number of coronavirus cases.
The coronavirus cases in the country saw a rise of 24,248 in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 6,97,413, according to Union Health Ministry data.
Meanwhile, the total number of fatalities due to the deadly contagion rose to 19,693 in the country after 425 new fatalities were reported during this period.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 125
Andhra Pradesh- 18,697
Arunachal Pradesh- 269
Assam- 11,388
Bihar- 11,876
Chandigarh- 466
Chhattisgarh- 3,207
Dadar Nagar Haveli- 26
Delhi- 99,444
Gujarat- 36,037
Goa- 1,761
Haryana– 17,005
Himachal Pradesh- 1,063
Jammu and Kashmir- 8,429
Jharkhand- 2,781
Karnataka- 23,474
Kerala- 5,429
Ladakh- 1,005
Madhya Pradesh- 14,930
Maharashtra- 2,06,619
Manipur- 1,366
Meghalaya- 62
Mizoram- 186
Nagaland- 590
Odisha- 9,070
Puducherry- 802
Punjab- 6,283
Rajasthan- 20,164
Sikkim- 123
Tamil Nadu- 1,11,151
Telangana- 23,902
Tripura- 1,568
Uttarakhand- 3,124
Uttar Pradesh- 27,707
West Bengal – 22,126
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 232
Arunachal Pradesh- 1
Assam- 14
Bihar- 95
Chandigarh- 6
Chhattisgarh- 14
Delhi- 3,067
Goa- 7
Gujarat- 1,943
Haryana- 265
Himachal Pradesh- 11
Jammu and Kashmir- 132
Jharkhand- 19
Karnataka- 372
Kerala- 25
Ladakh- 1
Madhya Pradesh- 608
Maharashtra- 8,822
Meghalaya- 1
Odisha- 36
Puducherry- 12
Punjab- 164
Rajasthan- 456
Tamil Nadu- 1,510
Telangana- 295
Tripura- 1
Uttar Pradesh- 785
Uttarakhand- 42
West Bengal- 757
A total of 4,24,433 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals in India. There are around 2,53,287 active cases currently, according to the Health Ministry.
-CHK
