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Coronavirus state-wise tally May 24: Known COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu surge past 15,500

With 47,190 COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections, followed by Tamil Nadu (15,512) and Gujarat (13,664).

May 24, 2020 / 09:16 AM IST
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India has recorded 1,31,868 cases of the novel coronavirus and 3,867 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest update.

Of these, 73,560 are active cases while 54,441 have been cured or discharged.

The data was updated at 8.00 am on May 24 on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's website.

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With 47,190 COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections, followed by Tamil Nadu (15,512) and Gujarat (13,664).

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Below is the coronavirus cases/deaths state-wise tally:

S. No.Name of State / UTTotal Confirmed cases*Cured/Discharged/MigratedDeaths**
1Andaman and Nicobar Islands33330
2Andhra Pradesh2757180956
3Arunachal Pradesh110
4Assam329554
5Bihar238065311
6Chandigarh2251793
7Chhattisgarh214640
8Dadar Nagar Haveli200
9Delhi129106267231
10Goa55160
11Gujarat136646169829
12Haryana113175016
13Himachal Pradesh185613
14Jammu and Kashmir156977421
15Jharkhand3501414
16Karnataka195960842
17Kerala7955154
18Ladakh49430
19Madhya Pradesh63713267281
20Maharashtra47190134041577
21Manipur2940
22Meghalaya14121
23Mizoram110
24Odisha12694977
25Puducherry26100#
26Punjab2045187039
27Rajasthan67423786160
28Sikkim100
29Tamil Nadu155127491103
30Telengana1813106549
31Tripura1891530
32Uttarakhand244562
33Uttar Pradesh60173406155
34West Bengal34591281269
Cases being reassigned to states
2338
 Total#131868544413867
*(including foreign nationals)
**(more than 70 percent cases due to comorbidities)

Globally, nearly 53 lakh infections and over 3.42 lakh deaths have been reported due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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