Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on April 17

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 14,376; death toll stands at 462 as of April 17

Policemen pose for photos wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)standing next to a poster depicting the COVID-19 coronavirus during an event in Amritsar on April 16, 2020. (Credit: AFP Photo)

The spread of novel coronavirus in India has quickened in the past few days with new cases of coronavirus and COVID-19 deaths being reported every day. After the first confirmed positive case was reported on January 30 in Kerala, the epidemic has expanded its footprints in the country, affecting over 13,000 people.

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More than three billion people around the world have been living under lockdown for the past few days as governments step up efforts to combat coronavirus pandemic which has left more than 1.4 lakh people dead globally.

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While novel coronavirus has impacted China, Italy, the US, and Spain the most, India too is seeing COVID-19 infect its economy. After making its presence in Kerala first, the novel coronavirus spread to other cities/regions, including Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir.

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Here’s the full list of coronavirus positive cases in India and the state-wise impact of the pandemic (this list will be updated regularly).

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Coronavirus in India: Total number of positive cases (including deaths): 14,376 as of April 17.

States/UTs death toll (Details are updated as we receive information) Total deaths in India: 462

Meghalaya: 1

Andhra Pradesh: 14

Assam: 1

Bihar: 2

Delhi: 42

Gujarat: 41

Haryana: 3

Himachal Pradesh: 2

Jammu and Kashmir: 5

Jharkhand: 2

Karnataka: 13

Kerala: 3

Madhya Pradesh: 57

Maharashtra: 194

Odisha: 1

Punjab: 13

Rajasthan: 11

Tamil Nadu: 15

Telangana: 18

Uttar Pradesh: 14

West Bengal: 10

Coronavirus in India: States/UTs with confirmed positive cases (Details are updated as we receive information)

Maharashtra: 3,320

Delhi: 1,710

Tamil Nadu: 1,323

Rajasthan: 1,229

Madhya Pradesh: 1,308

Gujarat: 1,099

Uttar Pradesh: 846

Telangana: 766

Andhra Pradesh: 572

Kerala: 395

Karnataka: 353

Jammu and Kashmir: 314

West Bengal: 255

Haryana: 214

Punjab: 186

Bihar: 83

Odisha: 60

Uttarakhand: 40

Himachal Pradesh: 37

Chhattisgarh: 36

Assam: 35

Jharkhand: 32

Chandigarh: 21

Ladakh: 18

Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 11

Puducherry: 7

Goa: 7

Meghalaya: 9

Manipur: 2

Tripura: 2

Mizoram: 1

Arunachal Pradesh: 1

Nagaland: 1

Note: The tallies above include foreigners who have been infected with COVID-19.

No. of people discharged: 1515

While the Centre and state governments have been trying hard to check the spread of coronavirus by tracking, isolating and treating the infected persons, the gradual rise of the pandemic in India is worrisome.