Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on September 5

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 40,79,687; death toll stands at 70,246 as of September 5

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 39 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.

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): 40,79,687 as of September 4

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 70,246

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	3,257	49
Arunachal Pradesh	4,775	7
Assam	1,21,224	345
Bihar	1,45,341	741
Chandigarh	5,502	69
Chhattisgarh	41,806	351
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	2,467	2
Goa	20,455	229
Gujarat	1,03,006	3,094
Haryana	71,983	759
Himachal Pradesh	6,852	52
Jharkhand	48,043	447
Karnataka	3,89,232	6,298
Kerala	84,579	337
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	71,880	1,543
Maharashtra	8,63,062	25,964
Manipur	6,699	35
Meghalaya	2,916	15
Mizoram	1,062	0
Nagaland	4,128	10
Delhi	1,88,193	4,538
Puducherry	16,566	298
Punjab	61,527	1,808
Rajasthan	88,515	1,116
Sikkim	1,843	5
Tamil Nadu	4,57,697	7,748
Telangana	1,38,395	877
Tripura	14,527	136
Uttar Pradesh	2,59,765	3,843
Uttarakhand	23,961	330
West Bengal	1,77,701	3,510
Odisha	1,20,221	538
Andhra Pradesh	4,87,331	4,347
Jammu and Kashmir	42,241	770
Ladakh	2,935	35

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

No. of people discharged: 29,01,908

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.