India records 60,975 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases; total tally at 31,67,324

With 60,975 new COVID-19 cases reported in India in the last 24 hour the total tally in surged to 31 lakh mark. As per the Ministry of Health and Family welfare data the total coronavirus cases in India stands at  31,67,324.

The total cases includes 7,04,348 active cases, 24,04,585 cured/discharged/migrated. 848 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours taking the total death toll in India to 58,390. 

Here’s the state-wise data of coronavirus cases:

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*	Cured/Discharged/Migrated*	Deaths**
Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	777	87	2092	129	35	2
2	Andhra Pradesh	89516	226	268828	8741	3368	86
3	Arunachal Pradesh	880	81	2427	130	5
4	Assam	19277	321	73090	2190	252	10
5	Bihar	21392	1719	101292	2967	514	3
6	Chandigarh	1352	37	1646	154	37
7	Chhattisgarh	8424	634	13424	493	206	9
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	393	13	1786	33	2
9	Delhi	11626	152	146588	1200	4313	13
10	Goa	3081	302	10909	437	148	4
11	Gujarat	14552	35	70231	1019	2908	13
12	Haryana	9442	481	45405	583	613	10
13	Himachal Pradesh	1488	23	3584	123	29
14	Jammu and Kashmir	7246	48	25205	373	624	7
15	Jharkhand	9805	69	20870	1241	330	18
16	Karnataka	81230	2337	197625	8061	4810	127
17	Kerala	20387	7	38883	1238	234	11
18	Ladakh	790	25	1517	26	23
19	Madhya Pradesh	11944	434	41231	841	1246	17
20	Maharashtra	168443	3416	502490	14219	22465	212
21	Manipur	1626	18	3714	98	22
22	Meghalaya	1179	46	789	13	8
23	Mizoram	492	33	461	2	0
24	Nagaland	1309	74	2396	102	9
25	Odisha	24135	420	56925	2519	419	10
26	Puducherry	3753	47	6942	285	164	5
27	Punjab	13798	367	28357	1829	1129	43
28	Rajasthan	14388	58	56600	1276	967	12
29	Sikkim	509	20	934	63	3
30	Tamil Nadu	53282	259	325456	6129	6614	97
31	Telengana	23737	818	84163	1752	770	9
32	Tripura	2703	215	6414	73	78	5
33	Uttarakhand	4410	34	10912	432	207	7
34	Uttar Pradesh	49288	46	140107	4494	2987	61
35	West Bengal	27694	375	111292	3285	2851	57
Total#	704348	6423	2404585	66550	58390	848

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit with a total of 6,82,383 cases and 22,253 deaths; followed by Tamil Nadu with 3,79,385 cases and 6,517 deaths. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and Bihar come next.

Meanwhile, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) a total of  3,68,27,520 COVID-19 samples are tested in India till date out of which 9,25,383 samples were tested on Monday.

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that high testing in the country has helped in controlling the spread of the infection. “As the first step towards timely identification, prompt isolation and effective treatment, higher testing also results in limiting the spread of infection,” it said.