Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 18

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 5,296,290; death toll stands at 85,525 as of September 18

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 52 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 nine lakh people dead globally.

Track state-wise total number of Covid-19 confirmed cases on September 19 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): 5,296,290 as of September 18

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 85,525

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3,604	52
Arunachal Pradesh	6,851	13
Assam	150,349	528
Bihar	165,371	859
Chandigarh	9,506	110
Chhattisgarh	77,775	628
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	2,831	2
Goa	27,379	335
Gujarat	120,498	3,289
Haryana	106,261	1,092
Himachal Pradesh	11,363	107
Jharkhand	67,100	590
Karnataka	502,982	7,808
Kerala	126,381	501
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	100,458	1,901
Maharashtra	11,67,496	31,791
Manipur	8,607	52
Meghalaya	4,447	34
Mizoram	1,534	0
Nagaland	5,357	15
Delhi	2,38,828	4,907
Puducherry	21,913	437
Punjab	92,833	2,708
Rajasthan	110,283	1,301
Sikkim	2,274	22
Tamil Nadu	5,30,908	8,685
Telangana	167,046	1,016
Tripura	20,972	228
Uttar Pradesh	342,788	4,869
Uttarakhand	38,007	464
West Bengal	218,772	4,242
Odisha	171,341	682
Andhra Pradesh	6,09,558	5,244
Jammu and Kashmir	61,041	966
Ladakh	3,576	47

No. of people discharged: 40,25,079

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.