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

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 54,49,712; death toll stands at 87,807 as of September 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 53 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 nine lakh people dead globally.

Track state-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 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): 54,49,712 as of September 20

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 87,807

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3,644	52
Arunachal Pradesh	7,250	13
Assam	1,55,453	548
Bihar	1,66,788	861
Chandigarh	10,082	120
Chhattisgarh	84,234	664
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	2,887	2
Goa	28,429	351
Gujarat	1,23,337	3,322
Haryana	1,11,257	1,149
Himachal Pradesh	12,038	115
Jharkhand	69,860	615
Karnataka	5,19,537	8,023
Kerala	1,35,721	535
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	1,05,644	1,970
Maharashtra	12,08,462	32,671
Manipur	8,894	57
Meghalaya	4,557	36
Mizoram	1,578	0
Nagaland	5,392	15
Delhi	2,46,711	4,982
Puducherry	22,923	458
Punjab	97,689	2,813
Rajasthan	1,13,124	1,322
Sikkim	2,423	25
Tamil Nadu	5,14,993	8,811
Telangana	1,71,306	1,033
Tripura	22,032	239
Uttar Pradesh	3,54,275	5,047
Uttarakhand	40,963	491
West Bengal	2,25,137	4,359
Odisha	1,79,880	701
Andhra Pradesh	6,25,514	5,359
Jammu and Kashmir	63,990	1,001
Ladakh	3,708	47

No. of people discharged: 43,84,447

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.