Coronavirus cases jump to near 63,000 in India, 2,109 deaths. State-wise status
1 min read . Updated: 10 May 2020, 05:57 PM IST
Premium- Latest figures show there were 41,472 active coronavirus cases in India while 19,357 have been cured/discharged
- As countries reopen their countries, there are concerns that coronavirus cases may go up
The total number of coronavirus cases in India jumped to 62,939 after 3,277 covid-19 infections were detected in past 24 hours, showed figures released by the Health Ministry today morning. The death toll due to coronavirus-related complications went up to 2,109. In 24 hours, the death toll rose by 128. Latest figures show that there were 41,472 active coronavirus cases in the country while 19,357 have been cured/discharged.
The testing capacity for COVID-19 in the country has been ramped up to around 95,000 tests per day, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had said earlier. And so far a total of over 15 lakh tests have been conducted so far to detect coronavirus. The Union Health Minister today said that no new case of COVID-19 has been reported from 10 states or union territories in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra (20,228 cases), Gujarat (7,796), Tamil Nadu (6,535) and Delhi (6,542) are among the worst affected states.
Here is total coronavirus cases in India, state-wise
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 33
Andhra Pradesh - 1930
Arunachal Pradesh - 1
Assam - 63
Bihar - 591
Chandigarh - 169
Chhattisgarh - 59
Dadar Nagar Haveli - 1
Delhi - 6542
Goa - 7
Gujarat - 7796
Haryana - 675
Himachal Pradesh - 50
Jammu and Kashmir - 836
Jharkhand - 156
Karnataka - 794
Kerala - 505
Ladakh - 42
Madhya Pradesh - 3614
Maharashtra - 20228
Manipur - 2
Meghalaya - 13
Mizoram - 1
Odisha - 294
Puducherry - 9
Punjab - 1762
Rajasthan - 3708
Tamil Nadu - 6535
Telangana - 1163
Tripura - 134
Uttarakhand - 67
Uttar Pradesh - 3373
West Bengal - 1786
The union health ministry will send central teams in 10 states that have witnessed or are witnessing high COVID-19 cases to assist their health departments to facilitate management of the outbreak.
As countries reopen their countries, there are concerns that coronavirus cases may go up.
Across the globe, over 40 lakh people have tested positive for coronavirus since its emergence in China last December and nearly 2.8 lakh people have lost their life, according to latest data from Johns Hopkins University. With 13 lakh cases and over 78,000 deaths, the US remains the worst affected country. (With Agency Inputs)
