Coronavirus tracker: State-wise data, daily trends, patients recovered, deaths and more
India Today Covid-19 tracker: Get latest update on Covid-19 cases, geographical spread of coronavirus, state-wise numbers, daily trends, active cases, patients recovered and deaths.
HIGHLIGHTS
- The number of Covid-19 cases in India has crossed 74.32 lakh
- Maharashtra, Andhra & Tamil Nadu continue to be the worst-affected states
- Maharashtra alone accounts for around 21% of Covid-19 cases in India
Coronavirus India tracker: The number of people who have tested positive for Covid-19 in India has crossed 74.32 lakh while the country continues to have the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the world after the United States. For the past 10 days, more than 55,000 cases have been reported in India every day. On September 17, India saw its highest single-day spike with 97,894 new cases being reported. Thirty-five of the country's 36 states and Union Territories have reported Covid-19 cases so far. Only Lakshadweep has not reported any case so far.
According to the latest data put out by the Union health ministry, as on October 17, the number of Covid-19 cases in India was 74,32,680, of which 65,24,595 have recovered and 1,12,998 have died so far.
Among states, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are the hotspots for Covid-19 cases. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Karnataka have also reported the highest number of Covid-19 deaths, accounting for more than 65 per cent of the country's Covid-19 toll.
The scale of this health emergency is such that a country inhabited by nearly 1.3 billion people had been under a severe lockdown from March 25 till May end. This was by far the biggest lockdown in the world. However, with cases continuing to rise, states after states have gradually started going back to the lockdown phase to restrict the spread of the viral infection.
This health emergency has put immense pressure on the country's healthcare system and the economy has been severely disrupted. The International Monetary Fund has predicted that India's GDP growth for 2020-21 will fall to 1.9 per cent, while the global economy is expected to suffer a loss of $9 trillion.
To help explain the scale of the coronavirus outbreak in India, IndiaToday.in brings to you this daily tracker on Covid-19 cases in India.
(Figures and charts used in this report are updated daily and are based on the data displayed on the website of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Individual state governments may have different numbers. (Read footnote for details on our methodology.))
Coronavirus cases: The national picture
The geographical spread of coronavirus outbreak in India has now extended to 35 states and Union Territories with Sikkim being the latest to report a Covid-19 case.
The first Covid-19 case in India was reported on January 30 in Kerala's Thrissur district. The patient, a student studying in Wuhan, China (the epicentre of the novel coronavirus pandemic), had returned home on account of the Lunar New Year festivities in China.
In a span of four days, two other cases were reported in Kerala--in Kasaragod and Alappuzha districts--prompting the state government to declare a state-level emergency on February 3. These two patients were also students who had returned from China.
Following detection, the three patients were immediately put in isolation at state medical facilities and over 3,400 people who were suspected to have come in their contact were quarantined and observed for novel coronavirus-related symptoms. Days later, the three patients were discharged upon recovery.
The second batch of Covid-19 cases was reported in the first week of March in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Bengaluru.
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