India Reports Highest Single-Day Spike of 57,117 COVID-19 Cases And 764 Deaths in Past 24 Hours, Coronavirus Tally Jumps to 16.95 Lakh Mark
On Saturday, India reported the highest single-day spike of 57,117 new positive coronavirus cases and 764 deaths in the past 24 hours. With this, the total COVID-19 cases stand at 16,95,988 including 3,31,146 active cases. The number of recovered or discharged and migrated individuals have improved to 10,94,374.
New Delhi, August 1: On Saturday, India reported the highest single-day spike of 57,117 new positive coronavirus cases and 764 deaths in the past 24 hours. With this, the total COVID-19 cases stand at 16,95,988 including 5,65,103 active cases. The number of recovered or discharged and migrated individuals have improved to 10,94,374. Meanwhile, the death toll stands at 36,511, according to the latest numbers shared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Indian Healthcare Sector to Hit $275 Billion Mark by 2030, Says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
The Indian Council of Medical Research or ICMR has tested 1,93,58,659 samples for the novel coronavirus till July 31, 2020. Out of which, 5,25,689 samples were tested on Friday. COVID-19: Recent Global Spikes Due to 'Young People Letting Down Guard', Says WHO Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus.
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Here's the state-wise tally of the coronavirus numbers:
| . 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 | 329 | 63 | 214 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 75720 | 6468 | 63864 | 3840 | 1349 | 68 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 670 | 16 | 918 | 91 | 3 | |
| 4 | Assam | 9814 | 581 | 30357 | 1277 | 98 | 4 |
| 5 | Bihar | 17579 | 734 | 33358 | 2008 | 296 | 14 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 369 | 14 | 667 | 20 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 2803 | 14 | 6230 | 309 | 53 | 2 |
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 412 | 18 | 686 | 18 | 2 | |
| 9 | Delhi | 10705 | 38 | 120930 | 1206 | 3963 | 27 |
| 10 | Goa | 1657 | 4211 | 206 | 45 | 3 | |
| 11 | Gujarat | 14090 | 297 | 44907 | 833 | 2441 | 23 |
| 12 | Haryana | 6317 | 180 | 28227 | 887 | 421 | 4 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 1091 | 14 | 1459 | 72 | 14 | |
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 7765 | 103 | 12217 | 375 | 377 | 12 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 6538 | 650 | 4314 | 138 | 106 | 3 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 72013 | 2305 | 49788 | 3094 | 2314 | 84 |
| 17 | Kerala | 10517 | 443 | 13023 | 864 | 73 | 3 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 302 | 25 | 1095 | 1 | 7 | |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 8668 | 214 | 22271 | 614 | 867 | 10 |
| 20 | Maharashtra | 150966 | 2512 | 256158 | 7543 | 14994 | 265 |
| 21 | Manipur | 927 | 98 | 1689 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 603 | 15 | 215 | 5 | 5 | |
| 23 | Mizoram | 165 | 9 | 247 | 13 | 0 | |
| 24 | Nagaland | 1053 | 117 | 635 | 10 | 5 | |
| 25 | Odisha | 11182 | 719 | 20518 | 772 | 177 | 8 |
| 26 | Puducherry | 1323 | 31 | 2100 | 142 | 49 | 1 |
| 27 | Punjab | 4999 | 422 | 10734 | 225 | 386 | 16 |
| 28 | Rajasthan | 11589 | 492 | 29035 | 650 | 674 | 11 |
| 29 | Sikkim | 407 | 12 | 231 | 17 | 1 | |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu | 57968 | 6 | 183956 | 5778 | 3935 | 97 |
| 31 | Telangana | 16796 | 1156 | 45388 | 816 | 519 | 14 |
| 32 | Tripura | 1630 | 93 | 3327 | 365 | 21 | |
| 33 | Uttarakhand | 2935 | 58 | 4168 | 172 | 80 | 4 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 34968 | 2319 | 48863 | 2060 | 1630 | 43 |
| 35 | West Bengal | 20233 | 333 | 48374 | 2118 | 1581 | 45 |
| Total# | 565103 | 19785 | 1094374 | 36569 | 36511 | 764 | |
Maharashtra still remains the worst-hit state, with 265 new deaths and 7543 cases on Wednesday, taking state's total confirmed cases to 4,22,118. The total number of cases in Tamil Nadu has reached 2,45,859 and death toll at 3,935. Andhra Pradesh is the third worst-hit state (1,40,933), followed by Delhi (1,35,598), Karnataka (1,24,115) and Uttar Pradesh (85,461).
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