Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on October 8

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 8,539,111; death toll stands at 126,427 as of October 8

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 68 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.

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More than three billion people around the world have lived under lockdown as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left over a million people dead globally.

Track state-wise total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on October 9 here

On September 6, India topped Brazil's coronavirus tally and now has the world's second-highest number of Covid-19 cases.

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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): 8,539,111 as of October 8

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 126,427

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4,441	60
Arunachal Pradesh	15,389	45
Assam	208,637	940
Bihar	220,936	1,136
Chandigarh	15,025	232
Chhattisgarh	199,562	2,434
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,273	2
Goa	44,916	641
Gujarat	179,517	3,753
Haryana	182,804	1,912
Himachal Pradesh	24,812	371
Jharkhand	104,239	897
Karnataka	844,147	11,369
Kerala	486,109	1,668
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	177,359	3,017
Maharashtra	1,719,858	45,240
Manipur	20,376	194
Meghalaya	10,047	93
Mizoram	3,090	2
Nagaland	9,455	48
Delhi	438,529	6,989
Puducherry	35,744	601
Punjab	137,445	4,318
Rajasthan	211,310	1,979
Sikkim	4,195	77
Tamil Nadu	741,488	11,324
Telangana	250,331	1,377
Tripura	31,517	357
Uttar Pradesh	495,421	7,180
Uttarakhand	65,036	1,063
West Bengal	405,314	7,294
Odisha	300,140	1,410
Andhra Pradesh	842,967	6,791
Jammu and Kashmir	98,892	1,533
Ladakh	6,790	80

No. of people discharged: 58,27,704

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.