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Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on August 22Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 30,39,609; death toll stands at 56,764 as of August 22
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A vendor arranges idols of Lord Ganesh as she waits for customers on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Mylapore in Chennai, Friday, Aug 21, 2020. The state government decided not to allow the installation of Lord Ganesh idols in public places and processions or their immersion in water bodies following the coronavirus outbreak. Credit: PTI Photo
A vendor arranges idols of Lord Ganesh as she waits for customers on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Mylapore in Chennai, Friday, Aug 21, 2020. The state government decided not to allow the installation of Lord Ganesh idols in public places and processions or their immersion in water bodies following the coronavirus outbreak. Credit: PTI Photo

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 29 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.

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 7 lakh people dead globally.

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On July 5, India surpassed Russia to become the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, globally.

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): 30,39,609 as of August 22

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 56,764

States Total cases Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2747 32
Arunachal Pradesh 3066 5
Assam 86052 221
Bihar 117670 588
Chandigarh 2776 33
Chhattisgarh 18501 168
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu 1951 2
Goa 13790 140
Gujarat 85678 2883
Haryana 52129 585
Himachal Pradesh 4789 26
Jharkhand 28196 297
Karnataka 271876 4615
Kerala 56354 218
Lakshadweep 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 51866 1206
Maharashtra 661942 21995
Manipur 5132 18
Meghalaya 1716 6
Mizoram 895 0
Nagaland 3619 8
Delhi 160016 4284
Puducherry 10112 151
Punjab 40643 1036
Rajasthan 68566 938
Sikkim 1290 3
Tamil Nadu 373410 6420
Telangana 99391 737
Tripura 8109 69
Uttar Pradesh 182456 2867
Uttarakhand 14566 195
West Bengal 135596 2737
Odisha 75537 399
Andhra Pradesh 345216 3189
Jammu and Kashmir 31981 608
Ladakh 2077 18

Note: The tallies above include foreigners who have been infected with Covid-19.

No. of people discharged: 19,19,842

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.