Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 28

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 61,30,315; death toll stands at 96,289 as of September 28

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 61 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 confirmed Covid-19 cases on September 29 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): 61,30,315 as of September 28

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 96,289

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3,794	53
Arunachal Pradesh	9,004	14
Assam	169,985	655
Bihar	1,80,032	892
Chandigarh	11,678	153
Chhattisgarh	104,733	848
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,015	2
Goa	32,396	407
Gujarat	1,34,623	3,431
Haryana	1,25,412	1,331
Himachal Pradesh	14,253	175
Jharkhand	79,909	679
Karnataka	5,82,458	8,641
Kerala	1,79,922	697
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	1,24,166	2,242
Maharashtra	13,51,153	35,751
Manipur	10,477	64
Meghalaya	5,302	46
Mizoram	1,908	0
Nagaland	5,957	17
Delhi	2,73,098	5,272
Puducherry	26,685	515
Punjab	1,11,375	3,284
Rajasthan	1,30,971	1,456
Sikkim	2,871	33
Tamil Nadu	5,86,397	9,383
Telangana	187,211	1,107
Tripura	24,921	273
Uttar Pradesh	3,90,875	5,652
Uttarakhand	47,502	580
West Bengal	2,50,580	4,837
Odisha	209,374	850
Andhra Pradesh	6,81,161	5,745
Jammu and Kashmir	73,014	1,146
Ladakh	4,103	58

No. of people discharged: 50,16,520

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.