Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 17

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 5,205,044; death toll stands at 84,311 as of September 17

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 51 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 nine lakh 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): 5,205,044 as of September 17

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 84,311

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3,604	52
Arunachal Pradesh	6,692	13
Assam	148,969	511
Bihar	164,224	855
Chandigarh	9,256	106
Chhattisgarh	73,966	611
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	2,810	2
Goa	26,783	327
Gujarat	119,088	3,273
Haryana	103,776	1,069
Himachal Pradesh	11,007	96
Jharkhand	66,074	579
Karnataka	494,356	7,629
Kerala	1,22,214	489
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	97,906	1,877
Maharashtra	1,145,840	31,351
Manipur	8,430	51
Meghalaya	4,357	32
Mizoram	1,506	0
Nagaland	5,306	15
Delhi	234,701	4,877
Puducherry	21,428	431
Punjab	90,032	2,646
Rajasthan	108,494	1,293
Sikkim	2,221	19
Tamil Nadu	5,25,420	8,618
Telangana	165,003	1,005
Tripura	20,699	227
Uttar Pradesh	336,294	4,771
Uttarakhand	37,139	460
West Bengal	215,580	4,183
Odisha	167,161	669
Andhra Pradesh	601,462	5,177
Jammu and Kashmir	59,711	951
Ladakh	3,535	46

No. of people discharged: 40,25,079Note: 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.