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Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on December 16Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 99,46,583; death toll stands at 1,44,348 as of December 16
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More than five crore people around the world have lived under lockdown as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left over 16 lakh people dead globally. Credit: AFP Photo
More than five crore people around the world have lived under lockdown as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left over 16 lakh people dead globally. Credit: AFP Photo

India has witnessed a substantial drop in daily Covid-19 cases and deaths in the past few weeks. The country continues to be the second-worst hit nation in the world with over 99 lakh infections since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.

More than five crore people around the world have lived under lockdown as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left over 16 lakh people dead globally.

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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): 99,46,583 as of December 16

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 1,44,348

States Total cases Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 4,842 61
Arunachal Pradesh 16,553 55
Assam 214,945 1,004
Bihar 244810 1,332
Chandigarh 18,776 304
Chhattisgarh 261901 3,145
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu 3,359 3
Goa 49657 713
Gujarat 231073 4,203
Haryana 254,207 2,751
Himachal Pradesh 50,680 836
Jharkhand 111,931 1,001
Karnataka 904665 11,971
Kerala 683441 2,707
Lakshadweep 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 226788 3,433
Maharashtra 1880893 48434
Manipur 27373 329
Meghalaya 13,007 131
Mizoram 4,080 7
Nagaland 11787 72
Delhi 611994 10,147
Puducherry 37582 622
Punjab 161,053 5,117
Rajasthan 294831 2,578
Sikkim 5,365 119
Tamil Nadu 802342 11,931
Telangana 279,135 1,502
Tripura 33,081 378
Uttar Pradesh 569263 8,118
Uttarakhand 83,502 1,372
West Bengal 525,918 9,145
Odisha 324796 1,820
Andhra Pradesh 876814 7,067
Jammu and Kashmir 116922 1,817
Ladakh 9,217 123


No. of people discharged: 94,56,449

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

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.