Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on October 16

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 7,415,629; death toll stands at 1,12,910 as of October 16

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 74 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.

Track state-wise total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on October 17 here

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):7,415,629 as of October 16

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 1,12,910

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4,072	56
Arunachal Pradesh	12,971	30
Assam	199,749	853
Bihar	201,196	972
Chandigarh	13,532	206
Chhattisgarh	147,866	1,385
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,172	2
Goa	40,091	531
Gujarat	157,474	3,620
Haryana	146,706	1,623
Himachal Pradesh	18,303	260
Jharkhand	95,425	824
Karnataka	751,390	10,356
Kerala	323,212	1,113
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	157,936	2,735
Maharashtra	1,576,062	41,502
Manipur	14,715	109
Meghalaya	8,164	73
Mizoram	2,229	0
Nagaland	7,492	23
Delhi	324,459	5,946
Puducherry	32,486	570
Punjab	126,737	3,980
Rajasthan	169,289	1,723
Sikkim	3,500	59
Tamil Nadu	679,191	10,529
Telangana	219,224	1,256
Tripura	29,193	323
Uttar Pradesh	449,935	6,589
Uttarakhand	57,042	829
West Bengal	313,188	5,931
Odisha	262,011	1,089
Andhra Pradesh	775,470	6,382
Jammu and Kashmir	86,754	1,366
Ladakh	5,393	65

No. of people discharged: 64,53,779

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.