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Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on May 16Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 89,460; death toll stands at 2,867 as of May 16
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Migrant workers who arrived from Maharashtra state travel on a mini truck to go back to their hometowns, after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Allahabad on May 15, 2020. (Credit: AFP Photo/Sanjay Kanojia)
Migrant workers who arrived from Maharashtra state travel on a mini truck to go back to their hometowns, after the government eased a nationwide lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Allahabad on May 15, 2020. (Credit: AFP Photo/Sanjay Kanojia)

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 more than 85,000 people.

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 3 lakh people dead globally.

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While the 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.

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).

Coronavirus in India: Total number of positive cases (including deaths): 89,460 as of May 16.

States/UTs death toll (Details are updated as we receive information) Total deaths in India: 2,867

State Positive Cases Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 33 0
Arunachal Pradesh 1 0
Assam 90 2
Bihar 1145 7
Chandigarh 191 3
Chhattisgarh 66 0
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1 0
Daman and Diu 0 0
Goa 15 0
Gujarat 10,280 625
Haryana 854 13
Himachal Pradesh 77 4
Jharkhand 217 3
Karnataka 1,092 36
Kerala 587 4
Lakshadweep 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 4,790 243
Maharashtra 30,706 1137
Manipur 7 0
Meghalaya 13 1
Mizoram 1 0
Nagaland 0 0
Delhi 8895 123
Puducherry 13 1
Punjab 1,946 32
Rajasthan 4,960 126
Sikkim 0 0
Tamil Nadu 10,585 74
Telangana 1454 34
Tripura 156 0
Uttar Pradesh 4258 104
Uttarakhand 91 2
West Bengal 2,576 232
Odisha 737 3
Andhra Pradesh 2,307 48
Jammu and Kashmir 1,121 12
Ladakh 45 0

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

No. of people discharged: 23,910

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.