India's Coronavirus Tally Crosses 7.19 Lakh, COVID-19 Death Toll Jumps to 20,160
India's coronavirus case tally crossed 7 lakh mark with 22,252 new cases and 467 deaths in the past 24 hours. The total positive cases have increased to 7,19,665 including 2,59,557 active cases.
New Delhi, July 7: India's coronavirus case tally crossed 7 lakh mark with 22,252 new cases and 467 deaths in the past 24 hours. The total positive cases have increased to 7,19,665 including 2,59,557 active cases. The number of cured patients have improved to 4,39,948 and 20,160 people have so far died due to the virus, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state in the country with a total of 2,11,987 COVID-19 cases and 9,026 deaths. Tamil Nadu has reported a total of 1,14,978 cases. Delhi crossed the 1 lakh cases mark on Tuesday and 3,115 people have died so far in the national capital. COVID-19: India's National Positivity Rate Stands at 6.73%.
India's coronavirus tally crossed 7 lakh mark:
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 | 67 | 74 | 0 | 141 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 10860 | 8920 | 239 | 20019 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 176 | 92 | 2 | 270 |
| 4 | Assam | 4264 | 7882 | 14 | 12160 |
| 5 | Bihar | 3031 | 8997 | 97 | 12125 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 82 | 401 | 6 | 489 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 624 | 2667 | 14 | 3305 |
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 183 | 114 | 0 | 297 |
| 9 | Delhi | 25620 | 72088 | 3115 | 100823 |
| 10 | Goa | 745 | 1061 | 7 | 1813 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 8497 | 26315 | 1960 | 36772 |
| 12 | Haryana | 3893 | 13335 | 276 | 17504 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 303 | 763 | 11 | 1077 |
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 3219 | 5318 | 138 | 8675 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 759 | 2068 | 20 | 2847 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 14389 | 10527 | 401 | 25317 |
| 17 | Kerala | 2254 | 3341 | 27 | 5622 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 168 | 836 | 1 | 1005 |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 3088 | 11579 | 617 | 15284 |
| 20 | Maharashtra | 87699 | 115262 | 9026 | 211987 |
| 21 | Manipur | 656 | 734 | 0 | 1390 |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 36 | 43 | 1 | 80 |
| 23 | Mizoram | 64 | 133 | 0 | 197 |
| 24 | Nagaland | 382 | 243 | 0 | 625 |
| 25 | Odisha | 3002 | 6486 | 38 | 9526 |
| 26 | Puducherry | 459 | 331 | 12 | 802 |
| 27 | Punjab | 1828 | 4494 | 169 | 6491 |
| 28 | Rajasthan | 3949 | 16278 | 461 | 20688 |
| 29 | Sikkim | 60 | 65 | 0 | 125 |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu | 46836 | 66571 | 1571 | 114978 |
| 31 | Telangana | 10646 | 14781 | 306 | 25733 |
| 32 | Tripura | 460 | 1219 | 1 | 1680 |
| 33 | Uttarakhand | 533 | 2586 | 42 | 3161 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 8718 | 19109 | 809 | 28636 |
| 35 | West Bengal | 6973 | 15235 | 779 | 22987 |
| Cases being reassigned to states | 5034 | 5034 | |||
| Total# | 259557 | 439948 | 20160 | 719665 |
The national positivity rate in India for COVID-19 stood at 6.73 percent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. The infection rate was released by the government shortly after it announced that more than one crore (10 million) tests have been conducted in India so far, since the outbreak of the disease in mid-March.
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