Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 21

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 55,51,663; death toll stands at 88,822 as of September 21

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 54 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.

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): 55,51,663 as of September 21

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 88,822

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3,673	52
Arunachal Pradesh	7,385	13
Assam	1,56,680	562
Bihar	1,69,855	870
Chandigarh	10,298	123
Chhattisgarh	86,183	677
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	2,924	2
Goa	28,753	360
Gujarat	1,24,767	3,339
Haryana	1,13,075	1,177
Himachal Pradesh	12,270	124
Jharkhand	72,673	626
Karnataka	5,26,876	8,145
Kerala	1,38,631	553
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	1,08,167	2,007
Maharashtra	12,24,380	33,015
Manipur	8,894	57
Meghalaya	4,733	38
Mizoram	1,585	0
Nagaland	5,451	15
Delhi	2,49,259	5,014
Puducherry	23,191	467
Punjab	99,930	2,860
Rajasthan	1,16,881	1,352
Sikkim	2,472	28
Tamil Nadu	5,47,337	8,871
Telangana	1,72,608	1,042
Tripura	22,275	245
Uttar Pradesh	3,58,893	5,135
Uttarakhand	41,777	501
West Bengal	2,25,137	4,359
Odisha	1,84,122	710
Andhra Pradesh	6,31,749	5,410
Jammu and Kashmir	65,026	1,024
Ladakh	3,753	49

No. of people discharged: 44,76,595

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.