Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on December 20

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 1,00,56,172; death toll stands at 145,793 as of December 20

India crossed 1-crore mark for coronavirus infections as the country witnessed a substantial drop in daily Covid-19 cases and deaths in the past few weeks. The country continues to be the second-worst hit nation in the world after the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.

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More than five crore people around the world have lived under lockdown as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left over 16 lakh people dead 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): 1,00,56,172 as of December 20

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 145,793

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4,875	61
Arunachal Pradesh	16,630	55
Assam	215,346	1,012
Bihar	247,244	1,352
Chandigarh	19,073	308
Chhattisgarh	267,219	3,181
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,363	2
Goa	50,064	721
Gujarat	235,299	4,234
Haryana	257,644	2,821
Himachal Pradesh	52,330	870
Jharkhand	113,025	1,010
Karnataka	909,469	12,009
Kerala	705,870	2,816
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	231,284	3,481
Maharashtra	1,896,518	48,746
Manipur	27,646	337
Meghalaya	13,221	133
Mizoram	4,122	7
Nagaland	11,841	73
Delhi	617,005	10,277
Puducherry	37,748	626
Punjab	163,042	5,201
Rajasthan	298,996	2,617
Sikkim	5,561	123
Tamil Nadu	806,891	11,983
Telangana	281,414	1,513
Tripura	33,167	378
Uttar Pradesh	574,631	8,196
Uttarakhand	86,317	1,413
West Bengal	536,828	9,360
Odisha	326,233	1,836
Andhra Pradesh	878,723	7,076
Jammu and Kashmir	118,263	1,841
Ladakh	9,270	124

No. of people discharged: 95,80,402

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.