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Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on August 7Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 20,23,253; death toll stands at 41,592 as of August 7
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 A youth (C) gestures as he walks with others past a mural dedicated to frontline workers fighting against the spread of the Covid-19, in Chennai on August 6, 2020. Credit: AFP Photo
A youth (C) gestures as he walks with others past a mural dedicated to frontline workers fighting against the spread of the Covid-19, in Chennai on August 6, 2020. Credit: AFP 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 20 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.

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 7 lakh people dead globally.

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On July 5, India surpassed Russia to become the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, globally.

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): 20,23,253 as of August 7

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 41,592

States Positive cases Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 1,119 16
Arunachal Pradesh 1,855 3
Assam 50,445 121
Bihar 68,148 388
Chandigarh 1,327 20
Chhattisgarh 10,932 77
Dadar and Nagar Haveli 820 1
Daman and Diu 546 1
Goa 7,614 66
Gujarat 67,811 2584
Haryana 39,303 458
Himachal Pradesh 3,061 14
Jharkhand 15,048 136
Karnataka 1,58,254 2,897
Kerala 30,449 97
Lakshadweep 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 36,564 946
Maharashtra 4,79,779 16,792
Manipur 3,217 8
Meghalaya 983 5
Mizoram 537 0
Nagaland 2,580 6
Delhi 1,41,531 4,059
Puducherry 4,621 70
Punjab 20,891 517
Rajasthan 48,384 753
Sikkim 829 1
Tamil Nadu 2,79,144 4,571
Telangana 73,050 589
Tripura 5,743 31
Uttar Pradesh 1,08,974 1,918
Uttarakhand 8,552 98
West Bengal 86,754 1,902
Odisha 42,550 247
Andhra Pradesh 1,96,789 1753
Jammu and Kashmir 23,454 436
Ladakh 1595 11

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

No. of people discharged: 13,78,106

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.