Coronavirus cases in India rise to 21,700
The total number of coronavirus cases in India on Thursday reached 21,700 while the death toll rose to 686, according to the Union Health Ministry. Out of the total coronavirus cases, 16,689 are active cases while 4,325 patients have been cured and discharged from the hospitals. In the last 24 hours, 1,229 new COVID-19 cases were reported and 34 people lost their lives in a day.
During a press briefing, a health ministry official said that there are 12 districts that did not record a single case in the last 28 days or more, while 78 districts in 23 States/UT, have not reported any fresh cases during the last 14 days.
Maharashtra and Gujarat are the worst-hit states with the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh with more than 1,000 COVID-19 active cases currently. On the other hand, states like Goa and Manipur have claimed themselves coronavirus-free with zero active cases. These states had earlier reported a few COVID-19 patients, who were successfully cured.
Coronavirus in India: State-wise tally of COVID-19 cases
| Name of State / UT | Total Confirmed cases (Including 77 foreign Nationals) | Cured/Discharged/ Migrated |
Death |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 895 | 141 | 27 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Assam | 35 | 19 | 1 |
| Bihar | 148 | 46 | 2 |
| Chandigarh | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| Chhattisgarh | 36 | 28 | 0 |
| Delhi | 2248 | 724 | 48 |
| Goa | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Gujarat | 2407 | 179 | 103 |
| Haryana | 262 | 140 | 3 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 40 | 18 | 1 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 407 | 92 | 5 |
| Jharkhand | 49 | 8 | 3 |
| Karnataka | 443 | 141 | 17 |
| Kerala | 438 | 324 | 3 |
| Ladakh | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1695 | 148 | 81 |
| Maharashtra | 5652 | 789 | 269 |
| Manipur | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Odisha | 83 | 32 | 1 |
| Puducherry | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Punjab | 277 | 65 | 16 |
| Rajasthan | 1890 | 230 | 27 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1629 | 662 | 18 |
| Telengana | 960 | 197 | 24 |
| Tripura | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Uttarakhand | 46 | 23 | 0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1509 | 187 | 21 |
| West Bengal | 456 | 79 | 15 |
| Total number of confirmed cases in India | 21700* | 4325 | 686 |
| *States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation | |||
| *Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR | |||
