Coronavirus: India Crosses 26 Lakh-Mark; Recovery Rate Over 72%, Fatality Rate Dips | A Look At Imp Numbers

Coronavirus India: India surpassed the 26 lakh-mark in overall Coronavirus tally on Monday Here is a look at important coronavirus numbers.

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Coronavirus in India: Marking a slight cut in its daily Covid-19 cases, India on Monday witnessed nearly 58,000 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, while 941 deaths were recorded. A day before, on Sunday, a spike of 63,489 cases and 944 deaths were reported With the fresh increase, the overall Covid-19 tally in the country has breached 26-lakh mark and the death toll reached near 51,000-mark. As per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the overall tally is now 26,47,664 including 6,76,900 active cases, 19,19,843 discharged/migrated & 50,921 deaths . Total testing: India has touched a mark of 3 Crore till August 16, 2020. 3,00,41,400 samples tested up to 16th August for Covid-19. Of these, 7,31,697 samples were tested yesterday, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said. Positivity & fatality rate low because of enhanced testing: Ministry of health Focussing on timely and aggressive testing, India has exceeded 3 crore tests. Enhanced and timely testing is not only keeping the Positivity Rate low but also the Fatality Rate low, said the Ministry of Health Recovery rate: India’s recovery rate has improved further to 72.51% with 19,19,842 cured patients. The fatality rate has further dropped to 1.92% with 50,921 deaths so far. Total COVID-19 confirmed cases = Cured/Discharged/Migrated+Active cases+Deaths State-wise data: Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with a total of 5,95,865 cases and 20,037 deaths; followed by Tamil Nadu with 3,38,055 cases and 5,766 deaths. The southern state is followed by Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. Check state-wise data as per the MoHFW.

S. No	States & UTs	Active Cases	Cured	Fatalities
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1145	1226	28
2	Andhra Pradesh	85945	201234	2650
3	Arunachal Pradesh	888	1808	5
4	Assam	21471	55215	189
5	Bihar	31059	72324	461
6	Chandigarh	936	1137	29
7	Chhattisgarh	5095	10235	141
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	445	1431	2
9	Delhi	10823	137561	4196
10	Goa	3760	7775	104
11	Gujarat	14383	61512	2785
12	Haryana	7014	39601	538
13	Himachal Pradesh	1417	2720	19
14	Jammu and Kashmir	6985	20943	542
15	Jharkhand	8112	14699	244
16	Karnataka	81528	141491	3947
17	Kerala	15365	28894	156
18	Ladakh	578	1356	14
19	Madhya Pradesh	10312	34038	1105
20	Maharashtra	158705	417123	20037
21	Manipur	1921	2632	16
22	Meghalaya	693	675	6
23	Mizoram	418	371	0
24	Nagaland	1964	1422	8
25	Odisha	17430	42277	343
26	Puducherry	3179	4443	110
27	Punjab	10963	19431	812
28	Rajasthan	13816	46604	876
29	Sikkim	493	673	1
30	Tamil Nadu	54019	278270	5766
31	Telengana	21420	70132	703
32	Tripura	1859	5286	59
33	Uttarakhand	3923	8100	152
34	Uttar Pradesh	51537	100432	2449
35	West Bengal	27299	86771	2428
Total		676900	1919842	50921