With 34 deaths and 909 new positive COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus cases in India on Sunday climbed to 8,356, including 716 cured and discharged and 273 deaths, said the Union health ministry.
IMAGE: A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a man for COVID-19 test from the swab collection booth in Vijayawada. Photograph: PTI Photo
At present, there are 7,367 active COVID-19 cases in the country.
“A total number of COVID-19 positive cases rises to 8,356 in India, including 716 cured/discharged, 273 deaths and 1 migrated,” the ministry said.
The highest number of positive cases of coronavirus was reported from Maharashtra at 1761, including 127 deaths, followed by Delhi (1069 and 19 deaths), Tamil Nadu (969 and 10 deaths) and Rajasthan (700 and 3 deaths).
There are 452 coronavirus positive cases in Uttar Pradesh, including 45 cured and discharged and 5 deaths.
IMAGE: An effigy on coronavirus is seen at Moghalpura X road in Hyderabad during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: PTI Photo
The states which have crossed 300-mark for COVID-19 positive cases also include Madhya Pradesh (532), Telangana (504), Gujarat (432), Andhra Pradesh (381) and Kerala (364).
While 19 people were detected positive for coronavirus in Chandigarh, 207 cases were confirmed from Jammu and Kashmir and 15 from Ladakh.
IMAGE: Police personnel wearing visor and face mask perform their duty in Chennai during a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against coronavirus. Photograph: R Senthil Kumar/PTI Photo
In northeast, Assam has confirmed the highest number of corona positive cases at 29, followed by Manipur and Tripur at two each and Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh at one each.
