With nearly 11 lakh cases, Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally remains the highest among Indian states and union territories, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest update.
The state registered 20,482 new cases of the novel coronavirus on September 15, taking its total number of cases to 10,97,856.
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The data was updated at 8 am on September 16 on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's website.
Here are the five most-affected states:
> Maharashtra - 10,97,856 cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> Andhra Pradesh - 5,83,925 cases
> Tamil Nadu - 5,14,208 cases
> Karnataka - 4,75,265 cases
> Uttar Pradesh - 3,24,036 cases
India has recorded more than 50.2 lakh cases of the novel coronavirus and 82,066 deaths. Of these, more than 9.9 lakh are active cases while over 39.4 lakh have recovered.
Across the country, 11,16,842 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on September 15, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.
S. No. | Name of State / UT | Active Cases* | Cured/Discharged/Migrated* | Deaths** | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Change since yesterday | Cumulative | Change since yesterday | Cumulative | Change since yesterday | ||
1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 204 | -23 | 3318 | 40 | 52 | |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | 92353 | -851 | 486531 | 9628 | 5041 | 69 |
3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1795 | 39 | 4658 | 127 | 13 | 2 |
4 | Assam | 29180 | 550 | 116903 | 1849 | 492 | 10 |
5 | Bihar | 13055 | -920 | 146980 | 1420 | 836 | 5 |
6 | Chandigarh | 2991 | 144 | 5502 | 202 | 99 | 1 |
7 | Chhattisgarh | 35909 | 2264 | 34279 | 1170 | 589 | 16 |
8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 229 | -19 | 2552 | 39 | 2 | |
9 | Delhi | 29787 | 1146 | 191203 | 3081 | 4806 | 36 |
10 | Goa | 5102 | 156 | 20094 | 446 | 315 | 11 |
11 | Gujarat | 16357 | -112 | 96582 | 1444 | 3244 | 17 |
12 | Haryana | 20430 | 13 | 77166 | 2454 | 1026 | 26 |
13 | Himachal Pradesh | 3801 | 142 | 6444 | 262 | 90 | 8 |
14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 18678 | 629 | 37062 | 681 | 914 | 19 |
15 | Jharkhand | 14118 | 54 | 49750 | 1638 | 571 | 10 |
16 | Karnataka | 98555 | -667 | 369229 | 16271 | 7481 | 216 |
17 | Kerala | 31226 | 671 | 82341 | 2532 | 466 | 12 |
18 | Ladakh | 938 | 35 | 2517 | 42 | 44 | 3 |
19 | Madhya Pradesh | 21620 | 392 | 69613 | 1902 | 1820 | 29 |
20 | Maharashtra | 292174 | 544 | 775273 | 19423 | 30409 | 515 |
21 | Manipur | 1745 | 160 | 6418 | 78 | 47 | 1 |
22 | Meghalaya | 1818 | 132 | 2190 | 39 | 28 | 1 |
23 | Mizoram | 558 | 9 | 922 | 3 | 0 | |
24 | Nagaland | 1269 | -20 | 3945 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
25 | Odisha | 32267 | -77 | 125738 | 3714 | 645 | 8 |
26 | Puducherry | 4674 | -131 | 15522 | 495 | 405 | 11 |
27 | Punjab | 21154 | 464 | 60814 | 1815 | 2514 | 90 |
28 | Rajasthan | 16761 | 35 | 87873 | 1711 | 1264 | 14 |
29 | Sikkim | 464 | -118 | 1690 | 169 | 19 | 3 |
30 | Tamil Nadu | 46806 | -106 | 458900 | 5735 | 8502 | 68 |
31 | Telangana | 30401 | 1 | 131447 | 2260 | 996 | 12 |
32 | Tripura | 7498 | -66 | 12435 | 510 | 217 | 10 |
33 | Uttarakhand | 10739 | 365 | 23230 | 1017 | 438 | 9 |
34 | Uttar Pradesh | 67335 | 48 | 252097 | 6680 | 4604 | 113 |
35 | West Bengal | 23942 | 249 | 181142 | 2919 | 4062 | 59 |
Total# | 995933 | 5872 | 3942360 | 82961 | 82066 | 1290 | |
*(Including foreign Nationals) | |||||||
**( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities ) | |||||||
#States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation | |||||||
#Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR |
Globally, more than 2.9 crore infections and over 9.3 lakh deaths have been reported due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Reuters tally.Follow our full coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic here.
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