Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on August 21

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 29,69,975; death toll stands at 55,856 as of August 21

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.

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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.

Track state-wise total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on August 22 here

On July 5, India surpassed Russia to become the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, 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): 29,69,975 as of August 21

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 55,856

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	2747	32
Arunachal Pradesh	3066	5
Assam	86,052	221
Bihar	117670	588
Chandigarh	2,631	33
Chhattisgarh	18501	168
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	1951	2
Goa	13484	135
Gujarat	84,466	2,869
Haryana	52129	585
Himachal Pradesh	4,618	24
Jharkhand	28,196	297
Karnataka	2,64,546	4522
Kerala	54182	203
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	50,640	1185
Maharashtra	6,57,450	21698
Manipur	4925	18
Meghalaya	1716	6
Mizoram	895	0
Nagaland	3619	8
Delhi	1,58,604	4270
Puducherry	9594	143
Punjab	39,327	991
Rajasthan	67,954	933
Sikkim	1290	3
Tamil Nadu	3,67,430	6340
Telangana	99391	737
Tripura	8109	69
Uttar Pradesh	177239	2797
Uttarakhand	14,083	192
West Bengal	1,32,364	2,689
Odisha	72,718	390
Andhra Pradesh	334940	3092
Jammu and Kashmir	31,371	593
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.