New Delhi (NVI): The total number of coronavirus cases in India has crossed the 71 lakh-mark and stands at 71,75,881 after 55,342 fresh cases were reported in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data.
The country’s death toll stands at 1,09,856 after 706 new fatalities were reported during the same period.
In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases climbed to 15,35,315, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 7,58,951 cases, and Karnataka with 7,17,915 positive cases.
Total positive cases in States/UTs:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 4,023
Andhra Pradesh- 7,58,951
Arunachal Pradesh- 12,367
Assam- 1,95,304
Bihar- 1,97,535
Chandigarh- 13,260
Chhattisgarh- 1,45,247
Dadra Nagar Haveli & Diu – 3,168
Delhi- 3,11,188
Gujarat- 1,52,603
Goa- 38,674
Haryana– 1,43,221
Himachal Pradesh- 17,578
Jammu and Kashmir- 84,031
Jharkhand- 93,035
Karnataka- 7,17,915
Kerala- 2,95,132
Ladakh- 5,151
Madhya Pradesh- 1,48,298
Maharashtra- 15,35,315
Manipur- 13,556
Meghalaya- 7,771
Mizoram- 2,202
Nagaland- 7,240
Odisha- 2,54,662
Puducherry- 31,737
Punjab- 1,24,535
Rajasthan- 1,61,184
Sikkim- 3,359
Tamil Nadu- 6,61,264
Telangana- 2,14,792
Tripura- 28,678
Uttarakhand- 55,347
Uttar Pradesh- 4,39,161
West Bengal – 2,98,389
State/UT wise total death toll:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands- 55
Andhra Pradesh- 6,256
Arunachal Pradesh- 24
Assam- 826
Bihar- 955
Chandigarh- 192
Chhattisgarh- 1,286
Dadra and Nagar Haveli- 2
Delhi- 5,809
Goa- 511
Gujarat- 3,574
Haryana- 1,592
Himachal Pradesh- 251
Jammu and Kashmir- 1,333
Jharkhand- 798
Karnataka- 10,036
Kerala- 1,025
Ladakh- 64
Madhya Pradesh- 2,645
Maharashtra- 40,514
Manipur- 93
Meghalaya- 64
Nagaland- 18
Odisha- 1,040
Puducherry- 565
Punjab- 3,860
Rajasthan- 1,665
Sikkim- 57
Tamil Nadu- 10,314
Telangana- 1,233
Tripura- 317
Uttar Pradesh- 6,438
Uttarakhand- 762
West Bengal- 5,682
However, a total of 62,27,295 people have been cured or discharged. The total active cases stands at 8,38,729 in the country.
-CHK