Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases, deaths on October 18

Total number of confirmed positive cases in India reaches 7,508,695; death toll stands at 114,346 as of October 18

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 74 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.

Track state-wise total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on October 19 here

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):7,508,695 as of October 18

States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 114,346

States	Total cases	Deaths
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	4,083	56
Arunachal Pradesh	13,348	30
Assam	200,391	865
Bihar	203,457	990
Chandigarh	13,582	207
Chhattisgarh	147,866	1,439
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	3,180	2
Goa	40,400	538
Gujarat	158,635	3,629
Haryana	149,081	1,640
Himachal Pradesh	18,522	265
Jharkhand	95,967	832
Karnataka	765,586	10,478
Kerala	334,228	1,139
Lakshadweep	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	160,188	2,773
Maharashtra	1,595,381	42,115
Manipur	15,141	111
Meghalaya	8,404	75
Mizoram	2,253	0
Nagaland	7,698	27
Delhi	331,017	6,009
Puducherry	32,978	574
Punjab	127,154	3,999
Rajasthan	171,281	1,735
Sikkim	3,567	59
Tamil Nadu	687,400	10,642
Telangana	222,111	1,271
Tripura	29,468	329
Uttar Pradesh	452,660	6,629
Uttarakhand	57,648	924
West Bengal	317,053	5,992
Odisha	266,345	1,121
Andhra Pradesh	779,146	6,406
Jammu and Kashmir	87,942	1,379
Ladakh	5,534	66

No. of people discharged: 65,97,209

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.