Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on October 20

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 7,628,721; death toll stands at 116,153 as of October 20

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 75 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 21 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):7,628,721 as of October 20

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 116,153

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4,126	56
Arunachal Pradesh	13,643	30
Assam	202,073	884
Bihar	205,945	1,003
Chandigarh	13,753	208
Chhattisgarh	160,396	1,534
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,185	2
Goa	40,746	549
Gujarat	161,848	3,654
Haryana	152,174	1,660
Himachal Pradesh	19,135	272
Jharkhand	97,414	849
Karnataka	776,901	10,942
Kerala	346,881	1,206
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	162,178	2,811
Maharashtra	1,609,516	42,453
Manipur	16,062	121
Meghalaya	8,536	76
Mizoram	2,280	0
Nagaland	7,953	28
Delhi	336,750	6,081
Puducherry	33,247	575
Punjab	128,103	4,029
Rajasthan	175,226	1,760
Sikkim	3,601	62
Tamil Nadu	694,030	10,741
Telangana	224,545	1,282
Tripura	29,688	331
Uttar Pradesh	456,865	6,685
Uttarakhand	58,360	993
West Bengal	329,057	6,180
Odisha	270,346	1,152
Andhra Pradesh	789,553	6,481
Jammu and Kashmir	88,958	1,397
Ladakh	5,647	66

No. of people discharged: 67,33,328

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.