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

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 66,76,860; death toll stands at 1,04,499 as of October 5

Migrants who returned from their hometown of Uttar Pradesh wait in line to be tested for the coronavirus disease during a rapid antigen testing campaign at a railway station, on the outskirts of Mumbai. 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 66 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.

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): 66,76,860 as of October 5

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 1,04,499

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3,884	53
Arunachal Pradesh	10,548	18
Assam	186200	749
Bihar	188858	924
Chandigarh	12578	177
Chhattisgarh	123,324	1,045
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,087	2
Goa	35719	460
Gujarat	144027	3,512
Haryana	134909	1,491
Himachal Pradesh	15909	217
Jharkhand	87210	743
Karnataka	647712	9,370
Kerala	234928	859
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	137098	2,463
Maharashtra	1453653	38,347
Manipur	12105	75
Meghalaya	6762	54
Mizoram	2,120	0
Nagaland	6594	22
Delhi	292560	5,542
Puducherry	29277	543
Punjab	119186	3,641
Rajasthan	146195	1,559
Sikkim	3,174	45
Tamil Nadu	625391	9,846
Telangana	200,611	1,171
Tripura	27033	299
Uttar Pradesh	417437	6,092
Uttarakhand	51991	669
West Bengal	273679	5,255
Odisha	235330	924
Andhra Pradesh	723512	7019
Jammu and Kashmir	79738	1,252
Ladakh	4,521	61

No. of people discharged: 55,86,703

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.