The total number of coronavirus cases in India increased to 29,435 after 1,543 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours. The death toll went up to 934, showed the numbers released from Health Ministry as 62 casualties were reported in past 24 hours. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 21,632, while 6,868 people have recovered, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said.With 8,590 cases and 369 deaths, Maharashtra is the worst hit state.
80 districts of the country have reported no COVID-19 cases over the last 7 days, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said economy needs to be given importance too while fighting COVID-19 and asked chief ministers to plan for the way ahead after two phases of lockdowns end on May 3. He also cautioned that the danger is far from over.
The nationwide tally suggested that some large urban centres are facing the brunt of the virus.
Here is the total coronavirus cases in India, state-wise
Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 33
Andhra Pradesh – 1,183
Arunachal Pradesh – 1
Assam – 36
Bihar – 345
Chandigarh – 40
Chhattisgarh – 37
Delhi – 3,108
Goa – 7
Gujarat – 3,548
Haryana – 296
Himachal Pradesh – 40
Jammu and Kashmir – 546
Jharkhand -82
Karnataka – 512
Kerala – 481
Ladakh – 20
Madhya Pradesh – 2,168
Maharashtra – 8,590
Manipur – 2
Meghalaya – 12
Mizoram – 1
Odisha – 118
Puducherry – 8
Punjab – 313
Rajasthan – 2,262
Tamil Nadu – 1,937
Telangana – 1,004
Tripura – 2
Uttarakhand – 51
Uttar Pradesh – 1,955
West Bengal – 697
Across the world, the total number of coronavirus cases has gone above 30 lakh, with the US alone accounting for about 10 lakh cases. Spain (229,422 cases), Italy (199,414 cases) and France (165,963 cases) are among the other badly hit countries.
Globally, the death toll from coronavirus has topped 2.11 lakh with the US reporting over 56,000 casualties. Italy, Spain, France and the UK have each reported over 20,000 deaths. (With Agency Inputs)
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