Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on October 23

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 78,11,120; death toll stands at 1,17,894 as of October 23

Hindu devotees wearing personal protective equipment perform Dandiya, a traditional dance, in front of an idol of Hindu goddess Durga at a "pandal" or a temporary platform, on the first day of Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, October 22, 2020. Credit: Reuters Photo

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 77 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 24 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):78,11,120 as of October 23

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 1,17,894

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4184	57
Arunachal Pradesh	14145	33
Assam	203709	900
Bihar	210389	1034
Chandigarh	13920	214
Chhattisgarh	170130	1680
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3213	3
Goa	41813	568
Gujarat	165233	3676
Haryana	155765	1705
Himachal Pradesh	20040	284
Jharkhand	99045	862
Karnataka	793907	10821
Kerala	377834	1281
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	165294	2855
Maharashtra	1632544	43015
Manipur	16777	132
Meghalaya	8801	79
Mizoram	2359	0
Nagaland	8436	28
Delhi	348404	6189
Puducherry	33986	584
Punjab	130157	4095
Rajasthan	182570	1814
Sikkim	3727	63
Tamil Nadu	703250	10858
Telangana	229001	1298
Tripura	30070	339
Uttar Pradesh	466060	6830
Uttarakhand	59796	979
West Bengal	341426	6368
Odisha	277887	1214
Andhra Pradesh	800684	6544
Jammu and Kashmir	90752	1424
Ladakh	5812	68

No. of people discharged: 69,48,497

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.