Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on October 24

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 78,61,424; death toll stands at 1,18,464 as of October 24

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 78 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 a million people dead globally.

On September 6, India topped Brazil's coronavirus tally and now has the world's second-highest number of Covid-19 cases.

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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): 78,61,424 as of October 24

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 1,18,464

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4,207	58
Arunachal Pradesh	14,145	33
Assam	203,709	900
Bihar	2,11,443	1,042
Chandigarh	13,977	216
Chhattisgarh	172,580	1,738
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,220	3
Goa	42,031	570
Gujarat	1,66,254	3,682
Haryana	1,57,064	1,720
Himachal Pradesh	20,081	285
Jharkhand	99,428	864
Karnataka	798,378	10,873
Kerala	3,86,087	1,306
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	1,66,298	2,875
Maharashtra	16,38,961	43,152
Manipur	17,022	138
Meghalaya	8,882	80
Mizoram	2,389	0
Nagaland	8,515	28
Delhi	352,520	6,225
Puducherry	34,112	586
Punjab	130,640	4,107
Rajasthan	184,422	1,826
Sikkim	3,770	63
Tamil Nadu	706,136	10,893
Telangana	230,274	1,303
Tripura	30,135	340
Uttar Pradesh	468,238	6,854
Uttarakhand	60,155	984
West Bengal	345,574	6,427
Odisha	279,582	1,229
Andhra Pradesh	8,04,026	6,566
Jammu and Kashmir	91,329	1,430
Ladakh	5,840	68

No. of people discharged: 70,16,046

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.