New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in India crossed 62 lakh-mark today and reached 62,25,764, with another huge surge of 80,472 positive cases in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The country’s death toll has gone up to 97,497 after 1,179 new fatalities were reported in the country during this period.
In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases climbed to 13,66,129, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 6,87,351 cases, and Tamil Nadu with 5,69,370 cases.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 3,821
Andhra Pradesh- 6,87,351
Arunachal Pradesh- 9,553
Assam- 1,77,221
Bihar- 1,81,285
Chandigarh- 11,816
Chhattisgarh- 1,10,655
Dadra Nagar Haveli & Diu – 3,032
Delhi- 2,76,325
Gujarat- 1,35,842
Goa- 32,777
Haryana– 1,26,974
Himachal Pradesh- 14,747
Jammu and Kashmir- 74,095
Jharkhand- 82,540
Karnataka- 5,92,911
Kerala- 1,87,276
Ladakh- 4,195
Madhya Pradesh- 1,26,043
Maharashtra- 13,66,129
Manipur- 10,746
Meghalaya- 5,463
Mizoram- 1,986
Nagaland- 6,040
Odisha- 2,15,676
Puducherry- 27,066
Punjab- 1,12,460
Rajasthan- 1,33,119
Sikkim- 2,871
Tamil Nadu- 5,91,943
Telangana- 1,91,386
Tripura- 25,734
Uttarakhand- 47,995
Uttar Pradesh- 3,94,856
West Bengal– 2,53,768
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 53
Andhra Pradesh- 5,780
Arunachal Pradesh- 16
Assam- 680
Bihar- 894
Chandigarh- 158
Chhattisgarh- 916
Dadra and Nagar Haveli- 2
Delhi- 5,320
Goa- 419
Gujarat- 3,439
Haryana- 1,356
Himachal Pradesh- 183
Jammu and Kashmir- 1,164
Jharkhand- 700
Karnataka- 8,777
Kerala- 719
Ladakh- 58
Madhya Pradesh- 2,281
Maharashtra- 36,181
Manipur- 65
Meghalaya- 47
Nagaland- 17
Odisha- 828
Puducherry- 517
Punjab- 3,359
Rajasthan- 1,471
Sikkim- 35
Tamil Nadu- 9,453
Telangana- 1,127
Tripura- 277
Uttarakhand- 591
Uttar Pradesh- 5,715
West Bengal- 4,899
There are 9,40,441 active cases in the country now and more than 51 lakh people have recovered.
-CHK