Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on August 26

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 33,03,233; death toll stands at 60,550 as of August 26

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 31 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 8 lakh people dead globally.

Track state-wise total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on August 27 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): 33,03,233 as of August 26

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 60,550

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	2,998	37
Arunachal Pradesh	3,412	5
Assam	94,592	260
Bihar	126,990	653
Chandigarh	3,376	41
Chhattisgarh	24,386	229
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	2,203	2
Goa	15,027	165
Gujarat	90,139	2,947
Haryana	58,005	634
Himachal Pradesh	5,232	31
Jharkhand	32,174	352
Karnataka	300,406	5,091
Kerala	64,355	257
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	56,864	1,282
Maharashtra	718,711	23,089
Manipur	5,585	24
Meghalaya	2,022	8
Mizoram	967	0
Nagaland	3,778	9
Delhi	165,764	4,347
Puducherry	11,930	180
Punjab	46,090	1,219
Rajasthan	73,935	986
Sikkim	1,486	3
Tamil Nadu	397,261	6,839
Telangana	111,688	780
Tripura	9,542	83
Uttar Pradesh	203020	3141
Uttarakhand	16,549	219
West Bengal	147,775	2,974
Odisha	87,602	441
Andhra Pradesh	382,469	3,541
Jammu and Kashmir	34,480	657
Ladakh	2,420	24

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.