<p>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 more than 9 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-48-people-test-positive-at-telangana-raj-bhavan-indias-tally-jumps-past-87-lakh-mark-death-toll-crosses-23000-860261.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>More than three billion people around the world have lived under <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus-lockdown" target="_blank">lockdown</a> as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left more than 5 lakh people dead globally.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-16-861745.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track state-wise total confirmed Covid-19 cases on July 15 here</strong></a></p>.<p>On July 5, India surpassed Russia to become the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, globally.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Here’s the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in India and the state-wise impact: </strong></p>.<p><strong>Coronavirus in India: Total number of positive cases (including deaths):</strong> <strong>9,64,610 as of July 15</strong></p>.<p><strong>States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 24,948</strong></p>.<table align="center" border="3" cellpadding="0" dir="ltr" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <tbody> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"}"><strong>States</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":97}"><strong>Positive cases</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}"><strong>Deaths</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"}">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</td> <td>168</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arunachal Pradesh"}">Arunachal Pradesh</td> <td>462</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Assam"}">Assam</td> <td>17,807</td> <td>46</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bihar"}">Bihar</td> <td>19,284</td> <td>174</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chandigarh"}">Chandigarh</td> <td>600</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chhattisgarh"}">Chhattisgarh</td> <td>4,379</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dadar and Nagar Haveli"}">Dadar and Nagar Haveli</td> <td>420</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Daman and Diu"}">Daman and Diu</td> <td>100</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goa"}">Goa</td> <td>2,951</td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gujarat"}">Gujarat</td> <td>44,648</td> <td>2,081</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Haryana"}">Haryana</td> <td>22,628</td> <td>319</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Himachal Pradesh"}">Himachal Pradesh</td> <td>1309</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jharkhand"}">Jharkhand</td> <td>4,225</td> <td>36</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Karnataka"}">Karnataka</td> <td>47,253</td> <td>928</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kerala"}">Kerala</td> <td>9,553</td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lakshadweep"}">Lakshadweep</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Madhya Pradesh"}">Madhya Pradesh</td> <td>19,643</td> <td>682</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maharashtra"}">Maharashtra</td> <td>2,75,640</td> <td>10,928</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Manipur"}">Manipur</td> <td>1,700</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Meghalaya"}">Meghalaya</td> <td>318</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mizoram"}">Mizoram</td> <td>238</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nagaland"}">Nagaland</td> <td>896</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Delhi"}">Delhi</td> <td>1,16,993</td> <td>3,487</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Puducherry"}">Puducherry</td> <td>1,531</td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Punjab"}">Punjab</td> <td>8,799</td> <td>213</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rajasthan"}">Rajasthan</td> <td>25,806</td> <td>527</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sikkim"}">Sikkim</td> <td>209</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tamil Nadu"}">Tamil Nadu</td> <td>1,51,820</td> <td>2,167</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Telangana"}">Telangana</td> <td>39,342</td> <td>386</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tripura"}">Tripura</td> <td>2184</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uttar Pradesh"}">Uttar Pradesh</td> <td>41,383</td> <td>1,012</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uttarakhand"}">Uttarakhand</td> <td>3,785</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"West Bengal"}">West Bengal</td> <td>34,427</td> <td>1,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Odisha"}">Odisha</td> <td>14,898</td> <td>74</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andhra Pradesh"}">Andhra Pradesh</td> <td>35,451</td> <td>452</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jammu and Kashmir"}">Jammu and Kashmir</td> <td>11,173</td> <td>195</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ladakh"}">Ladakh</td> <td>1093</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cases being reassigned to states"}">Cases being reassigned to states</td> <td>2358</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>.<p><em>Note: The tallies above include foreigners who have been infected with Covid-19.</em></p>.<p><strong>No. of people discharged: 5,34,621</strong></p>.<p>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.</p>
<p>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 more than 9 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-48-people-test-positive-at-telangana-raj-bhavan-indias-tally-jumps-past-87-lakh-mark-death-toll-crosses-23000-860261.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>More than three billion people around the world have lived under <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus-lockdown" target="_blank">lockdown</a> as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left more than 5 lakh people dead globally.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-16-861745.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track state-wise total confirmed Covid-19 cases on July 15 here</strong></a></p>.<p>On July 5, India surpassed Russia to become the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, globally.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Here’s the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in India and the state-wise impact: </strong></p>.<p><strong>Coronavirus in India: Total number of positive cases (including deaths):</strong> <strong>9,64,610 as of July 15</strong></p>.<p><strong>States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 24,948</strong></p>.<table align="center" border="3" cellpadding="0" dir="ltr" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <tbody> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"}"><strong>States</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":97}"><strong>Positive cases</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}"><strong>Deaths</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"}">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</td> <td>168</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arunachal Pradesh"}">Arunachal Pradesh</td> <td>462</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Assam"}">Assam</td> <td>17,807</td> <td>46</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bihar"}">Bihar</td> <td>19,284</td> <td>174</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chandigarh"}">Chandigarh</td> <td>600</td> <td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chhattisgarh"}">Chhattisgarh</td> <td>4,379</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dadar and Nagar Haveli"}">Dadar and Nagar Haveli</td> <td>420</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Daman and Diu"}">Daman and Diu</td> <td>100</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goa"}">Goa</td> <td>2,951</td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gujarat"}">Gujarat</td> <td>44,648</td> <td>2,081</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Haryana"}">Haryana</td> <td>22,628</td> <td>319</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Himachal Pradesh"}">Himachal Pradesh</td> <td>1309</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jharkhand"}">Jharkhand</td> <td>4,225</td> <td>36</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Karnataka"}">Karnataka</td> <td>47,253</td> <td>928</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kerala"}">Kerala</td> <td>9,553</td> <td>34</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lakshadweep"}">Lakshadweep</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Madhya Pradesh"}">Madhya Pradesh</td> <td>19,643</td> <td>682</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maharashtra"}">Maharashtra</td> <td>2,75,640</td> <td>10,928</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Manipur"}">Manipur</td> <td>1,700</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Meghalaya"}">Meghalaya</td> <td>318</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mizoram"}">Mizoram</td> <td>238</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nagaland"}">Nagaland</td> <td>896</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Delhi"}">Delhi</td> <td>1,16,993</td> <td>3,487</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Puducherry"}">Puducherry</td> <td>1,531</td> <td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Punjab"}">Punjab</td> <td>8,799</td> <td>213</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rajasthan"}">Rajasthan</td> <td>25,806</td> <td>527</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sikkim"}">Sikkim</td> <td>209</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tamil Nadu"}">Tamil Nadu</td> <td>1,51,820</td> <td>2,167</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Telangana"}">Telangana</td> <td>39,342</td> <td>386</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tripura"}">Tripura</td> <td>2184</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uttar Pradesh"}">Uttar Pradesh</td> <td>41,383</td> <td>1,012</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uttarakhand"}">Uttarakhand</td> <td>3,785</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"West Bengal"}">West Bengal</td> <td>34,427</td> <td>1,000</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Odisha"}">Odisha</td> <td>14,898</td> <td>74</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andhra Pradesh"}">Andhra Pradesh</td> <td>35,451</td> <td>452</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jammu and Kashmir"}">Jammu and Kashmir</td> <td>11,173</td> <td>195</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ladakh"}">Ladakh</td> <td>1093</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cases being reassigned to states"}">Cases being reassigned to states</td> <td>2358</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>.<p><em>Note: The tallies above include foreigners who have been infected with Covid-19.</em></p>.<p><strong>No. of people discharged: 5,34,621</strong></p>.<p>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.</p>