New Delhi (NVI): The number of coronavirus cases in India crossed the 12 lakh-mark today after 45,720 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the biggest single-day spike so far, taking the total number of cases to 12, 38,635, according to Union Health Ministry data.
Meanwhile, the death toll also crossed the 29,000-mark after record 1,129 new fatalities were reported in the country during the last 24 hours.
With 3,37,607 confirmed cases of COVID-19 so far, Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state in the country, followed by Tamil Nadu with 1,86,492 cases and Delhi with 1,26,323 positive cases.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 221
Andhra Pradesh- 64,713
Arunachal Pradesh- 949
Assam- 26,772
Bihar- 30,369
Chandigarh- 793
Chhattisgarh- 5,968
Dadar Nagar Haveli & Diu – 705
Delhi- 1,26,323
Gujarat- 51,399
Goa- 4,176
Haryana– 28,186
Himachal Pradesh- 1,725
Jammu and Kashmir- 15,711
Jharkhand- 6,485
Karnataka- 75,833
Kerala- 15,032
Ladakh- 1,206
Madhya Pradesh- 24,842
Maharashtra- 3,37,607
Manipur- 2,060
Meghalaya- 514
Mizoram- 317
Nagaland- 1,084
Odisha- 19,835
Puducherry- 2,300
Punjab- 11,301
Rajasthan- 32,334
Sikkim- 438
Tamil Nadu- 1,86,492
Telangana- 49,259
Tripura- 3,449
Uttarakhand- 5,300
Uttar Pradesh- 55,588
West Bengal – 49,321
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andhra Pradesh- 823
Arunachal Pradesh- 3
Assam- 64
Bihar- 217
Chandigarh- 13
Chhattisgarh- 29
Delhi- 3,719
Goa- 28
Gujarat- 2,224
Haryana- 372
Himachal Pradesh- 11
Jammu and Kashmir- 273
Jharkhand- 64
Karnataka- 1,519
Kerala- 45
Ladakh- 2
Madhya Pradesh- 770
Maharashtra- 12,556
Meghalaya- 4
Odisha- 108
Puducherry- 31
Punjab- 269
Rajasthan- 583
Tamil Nadu- 3,144
Telangana- 438
Tripura- 9
Uttar Pradesh- 1,263
Uttarakhand- 57
West Bengal- 1,221
However, a total of 7,82,607 people have been cured or discharged. Total active cases stand at 4,26,167.
-CHK
