New Delhi, July 10: India reported 475 deaths and the highest single-day spike of 26,506 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. The number of positive cases increased to 7,93,802 including 2,76,685 active cases on Friday. The number of people from COVID-19 improved to 4,95,513 cases. The death toll, on the other hand, jumped to 21,604 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare numbers.

Maharashtra is one of the worst-hit states in India affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The state has a total of 2,30,599 cases and 9,667 people have died so far. Tamil Nadu has reported a total of 126581 cases and 1,765 people have died. The COVID-19 tally in Delhi has increased to 107051. Coronavirus Recovery Rate in India Improves to 62.09%; Over 2.6 Lakh Active Cases In The Country.

India Reports 475 Deaths & Highest Single-Day Spike of 26,506 New Cases in Past 24 Hours:

Here's the state-wise tally of the coronavirus numbers:

S. No. Name of State / UT Active Cases* Cured/Discharged/Migrated* Deaths** Total Confirmed cases*
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 68 83 0 151
2 Andhra Pradesh 11383 12154 277 23814
3 Arunachal Pradesh 180 120 2 302
4 Assam 5284 8726 22 14032
5 Bihar 4013 9816 115 13944
6 Chandigarh 113 403 7 523
7 Chhattisgarh 757 2903 15 3675
8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 222 189 0 411
9 Delhi 21567 82226 3258 107051
10 Goa 869 1273 9 2151
11 Gujarat 9468 27718 2008 39194
12 Haryana 4572 14510 287 19369
13 Himachal Pradesh 283 846 11 1140
14 Jammu and Kashmir 3652 5695 154 9501
15 Jharkhand 1015 2208 23 3246
16 Karnataka 17786 12833 486 31105
17 Kerala 2799 3708 27 6534
18 Ladakh 139 915 1 1055
19 Madhya Pradesh 3475 12232 634 16341
20 Maharashtra 93673 127259 9667 230599
21 Manipur 651 799 0 1450
22 Meghalaya 45 66 2 113
23 Mizoram 64 133 0 197
24 Nagaland 369 304 0 673
25 Odisha 3742 7407 52 11201
26 Puducherry 553 584 14 1151
27 Punjab 2012 4945 183 7140
28 Rajasthan 5002 17070 491 22563
29 Sikkim 62 72 0 134
30 Tamil Nadu 46655 78161 1765 126581
31 Telangana 12423 18192 331 30946
32 Tripura 437 1338 1 1776
33 Uttarakhand 587 2672 46 3305
34 Uttar Pradesh 10373 21127 862 32362
35 West Bengal 8231 16826 854 25911
Cases being reassigned to states 4161 4161
Total# 276685 495513 21604 793802

While the COVID-19 cases have been galloping at a tremendous rate in the country, there has been a marked improved in the recovery as well. The recovery rate improved to 62.09 percent on Thursday. In view of the rising coronavirus cases, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will impose a lockdown in the state. The lockdown will come into force from 10 pm on Friday and remain till 5 am on Monday.

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