Coronavirus Cases in India Reach 28,380, Death Toll Stands at 886 After 60 COVID-19 Patients Die in Past 24 Hours
The Union Health Ministry on Monday evening informed that the total number of coronavirus cases in India reached at 28,380. According to the details shared by the Union Health Ministry, 1463 new cases of coronavirus and 60 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
New Delhi, April 27: The Union Health Ministry on Monday evening informed that the total number of coronavirus cases in India reached at 28,380. Among the details shared by the Union Ministry include that 21,132 active cases 886 people succumbed to coronavirus disease. Meanwhile, 6,381 people have recovered from the disease and one has migrated from India.
According to the details shared by the Union Health Ministry, 1463 new cases of coronavirus and 60 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. As per to official data, this is the highest death toll reported in 24 hours in the country. Maharashtra continues to top the chart in the coronavirus list with 8068 cases and 342 deaths, followed by Gujarat which has reported 3301 cases and 151 deaths. ICMR Advisory Asks States Not to Use COVID-19 Rapid Test Kits Procured From China's Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics.
Here's the list of states and their tally of coronavirus cases:
| S. No. | Name of State / UT | Total Confirmed cases (Including 111 foreign Nationals) | Cured/Discharged/
Migrated |
Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 1177 | 235 | 31 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Assam | 36 | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | Bihar | 277 | 56 | 2 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 37 | 32 | 0 |
| 8 | Delhi | 2918 | 877 | 54 |
| 9 | Goa | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 3301 | 313 | 151 |
| 11 | Haryana | 289 | 176 | 3 |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 40 | 22 | 1 |
| 13 | Jammu and Kashmir | 523 | 137 | 6 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 82 | 13 | 3 |
| 15 | Karnataka | 511 | 188 | 20 |
| 16 | Kerala | 469 | 342 | 4 |
| 17 | Ladakh | 20 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | 2168 | 302 | 106 |
| 19 | Maharashtra | 8068 | 1188 | 342 |
| 20 | Manipur | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Meghalaya | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Mizoram | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Odisha | 108 | 35 | 1 |
| 24 | Puducherry | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Punjab | 313 | 71 | 18 |
| 26 | Rajasthan | 2185 | 518 | 41 |
| 27 | Tamil Nadu | 1885 | 1020 | 24 |
| 28 | Telengana | 1002 | 280 | 26 |
| 29 | Tripura | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Uttarakhand | 51 | 33 | 0 |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh | 1955 | 335 | 31 |
| 32 | West Bengal | 649 | 105 | 20 |
| Total number of confirmed cases in India | 28380* | 6362 | 886 | |
| *220 cases are being assigned to states for contact tracing | ||||
| *States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation | ||||
| *Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR | ||||
Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued an advisory to all states and union territories, asking them to discontinue the use of rapid test kits procured from China. The top medical body said the Centre would be facilitating the return of the kits to the China-based suppliers. The test kits were found to be failing the quality standards in the detailed evaluation conducted by ICMR.
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