Coronavirus cases in India cross 69-lakh mark with 70,496 new COVID cases

New Delhi: Coronavirus cases in India cross 69 lakh mark on Friday (October 9, 2020) with more than 70,000 cases reported in last 24 hours. As per the Ministry of Heath data the coronavirus cases in India stands at 69,06,152 with 70,496 new infections. 

Out of the total cases 8,93,592 active cases, 59,06,070 cured/discharged/migrated cases. The recovery rate in India stands at 85.52 per cent which is highest in the world.

The death toll due to coronavirus surged to 1,06,490 deaths with 964 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The fatality rate is at 1.54 per cent.

Here's the state-wise data of coronavirus cases in India:

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
		Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	190	5	3707	11	55	1
2	Andhra Pradesh	48661	852	684930	6102	6128	42
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2778	72	8679	283	22	1
4	Assam	30767	1019	159836	2198	794	9
5	Bihar	11447	121	180696	964	929	2
6	Chandigarh	1392	56	11344	154	186	4
7	Chhattisgarh	27427	650	106027	2199	1158	24
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	105	3	3025	15	2
9	Delhi	22232	46	272948	2643	5653	37
10	Goa	4716	33	31902	458	484	7
11	Gujarat	16465	20	127786	1129	3538	7
12	Haryana	10867	162	126267	1426	1548	20
13	Himachal Pradesh	2943	53	13597	259	238	7
14	Jammu and Kashmir	11482	649	69020	1336	1291	9
15	Jharkhand	9272	487	80439	1263	775	8
16	Karnataka	117162	990	552519	9613	9675	101
17	Kerala	90664	1582	167256	7003	930	24
18	Ladakh	1299	71	3540	29	63
19	Madhya Pradesh	16788	734	122687	2420	2547	29
20	Maharashtra	242438	2538	1212016	15575	39430	358
21	Manipur	2877	72	9719	115	83	3
22	Meghalaya	2369	42	4832	138	60
23	Mizoram	220	11	1937	18	0
24	Nagaland	1155	45	5564	66	17
25	Odisha	26184	184	216984	3312	974	16
26	Puducherry	4727	47	25256	326	556	5
27	Punjab	10775	788	107200	1615	3741	29
28	Rajasthan	21382	31	129618	2092	1605	15
29	Sikkim	545	25	2650	35	51	2
30	Tamil Nadu	44437	698	586454	5718	10052	68
31	Telengana	26374	6	180953	1878	1208	7
32	Tripura	4197	192	23474	408	311	7
33	Uttarakhand	7849	518	44808	904	702	14
34	Uttar Pradesh	42552	602	378662	3690	6245	45
35	West Bengal	28854	493	249737	2970	5439	63
Total#		893592	8833	5906069	78365	106490	964

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 8,46,34,680 samples have been tested up to October 8 with 11,68,705 samples being tested on Thursday.

The 964 new fatalities include 358 from Maharashtra, 101 from Karnataka,?68 Tamil Nadu, 63 from West Bengal,?45?from Uttar Pradesh, 42?Andhra Pradesh and 37 from Delhi.

A total of 1,06,490 deaths have been reported so far in the country includes 39,430 from Maharashtra followed by 10,052 from Tamil Nadu, 9,675 from Karnataka, 6,245 from Uttar Pradesh,?6,128 from Andhra Pradesh, 5,653 from Delhi, 5,439?from West Bengal,?3,741 from Punjab and 3,538?from Gujarat.