Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on December 5

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 96,44,386; death toll stands at 1,40,168 as of December 5

The spread of the novel coronavirus in India has quickened in the last few days with new cases of Covid-19 and deaths reported every day. The epidemic has expanded its footprint in the country and has affected over 96 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.

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More than five crore people around the world have lived under lockdown as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left over 14 lakh people dead globally.

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Here’s the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in India and the state-wise impact:

Coronavirus in India: Total number of positive cases (including deaths): 96,44,386 as of December 5

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 1,40,168

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4,742	61
Arunachal Pradesh	16,367	55
Assam	2,13,662	989
Bihar	2,38,541	1,292
Chandigarh	17,926	289
Chhattisgarh	2,45,580	2,977
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,340	2
Goa	48,574	697
Gujarat	2,17,333	4,064
Haryana	2,42,398	2,564
Himachal Pradesh	44,405	711
Jharkhand	1,10,186	979
Karnataka	8,91,685	11,846
Kerala	6,31,616	2,390
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	2,13,050	3,326
Maharashtra	18,47,509	47,694
Manipur	25,857	299
Meghalaya	12,164	118
Mizoram	3,913	6
Nagaland	11,340	68
Delhi	5,89,544	9,574
Puducherry	37,209	614
Punjab	1,55,424	4,905
Rajasthan	2,78,496	2,409
Sikkim	5,147	111
Tamil Nadu	7,88,920	11,777
Telangana	2,72,719	1470
Tripura	32,860	372
Uttar Pradesh	5,53,012	7,900
Uttarakhand	77,573	1,281
West Bengal	4,99,697	8,677
Odisha	3,20,803	1,765
Andhra Pradesh	8,71,305	7,024
Jammu and Kashmir	1,12,757	1,742
Ladakh	8,732	120

No. of people discharged: 90,58,822

Note: The tallies above include foreigners who have been infected with Covid-19.

While the Centre and state governments have been trying hard to check the Covid-19 spread by tracking, isolating and treating infected people, the daily rise in India cases is worrisome.