Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on July 12

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 8,78,938; death toll stands at 23,139 as of July 12

Social activists dressed as Lord Yamraj, the Hindu god of death, and wearing coronavirus themed helmets offer face masks to people during an awareness campaign in Bhopal. Credit: PTI

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 more than 8.50 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 more than 5 lakh people dead globally.

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

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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): 8,78,938 as of July 12

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 23,139

States	Positive cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	163	0
Arunachal Pradesh	341	2
Assam	16,071	35
Bihar	16,305	131
Chandigarh	559	8
Chhattisgarh	3897	17
Dadar and Nagar Haveli	378	0
Daman and Diu	93	0
Goa	2453	14
Gujarat	41,897	2,034
Haryana	21,240	301
Himachal Pradesh	1231	9
Jharkhand	3,680	24
Karnataka	36,216	613
Kerala	7,873	29
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	17,632	653
Maharashtra	2,54,427	10,289
Manipur	1593	0
Meghalaya	262	2
Mizoram	227	0
Nagaland	774	0
Delhi	1,12,494	3,371
Puducherry	1,418	18
Punjab	7,587	195
Rajasthan	24,392	510
Sikkim	151	0
Tamil Nadu	1,38,470	1,966
Telangana	34,671	356
Tripura	1,963	2
Uttar Pradesh	36,476	913
Uttarakhand	3,417	46
West Bengal	28,453	906
Odisha	13,121	64
Andhra Pradesh	29,168	328
Jammu and Kashmir	10,156	169
Ladakh	1,086	1
Cases being reassigned to states	3416

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

No. of people discharged: 5,34,621

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.