Coronavirus cases in India cross 70-lakh mark with 74,383 new COVID infections

Coronavirus cases in India crossed the 70-lakh mark on Sunday (October 11) with more than 70,000 new cases. As per the Ministry of Health data the coronavirus cases in India stands at 70,53,807 with 74,383 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Out of the total cases, 8,67,496 are active cases, 60,77,977 cured/discharged/migrated cases. The recovery rate in India is at 86.17 per cent.

The death toll in India stands at 1,08,334 with 918 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. 

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected State with 2,36,947 active cases. However, 12,29,339 patients have been cured and discharged in the state, while the disease has claimed 39,732 lives so far. Karnataka with 1,18,870 active cases and 5,61,610 recoveries is also severely affected by the pandemic. The disease has claimed 9,789 lives in the State.K erala too has 91,841 active cases, while 1,75,304 people have been cured and discharged in the State so far.

Here's the state-wise tally of COVID-19 cases across 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	193	4	3744	20	55
2	Andhra Pradesh	46624	1041	697699	6659	6194	35
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2940	80	9035	158	23
4	Assam	29221	489	163355	1451	811	9
5	Bihar	11165	109	183390	1269	944	10
6	Chandigarh	1229	63	11662	157	190	2
7	Chhattisgarh	27369	70	111654	2719	1235	39
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	100	1	3050	13	2
9	Delhi	22007	52	278812	2766	5740	48
10	Goa	4658	125	32777	460	499	8
11	Gujarat	15936	245	130760	1456	3557	10
12	Haryana	10677	153	128841	1301	1572	10
13	Himachal Pradesh	2718	138	14278	402	248	3
14	Jammu and Kashmir	10796	348	70955	976	1313	7
15	Jharkhand	8362	457	82805	1151	784	3
16	Karnataka	120948	2078	569947	8337	9891	102
17	Kerala	96003	4162	182874	7570	978	23
18	Ladakh	1022	16	3973	87	64	1
19	Madhya Pradesh	15612	556	127034	2147	2599	25
20	Maharashtra	221615	15332	1255779	26440	40040	308
21	Manipur	2608	250	10396	530	88	2
22	Meghalaya	2437	13	5045	142	62	1
23	Mizoram	191	3	1984	10	0
24	Nagaland	1238	23	5694	38	17
25	Odisha	24414	1046	224273	3885	1006	15
26	Puducherry	4719	84	25955	412	559	1
27	Punjab	9752	401	109767	1234	3798	25
28	Rajasthan	21354	44	133918	2152	1636	15
29	Sikkim	450	54	2816	95	55	2
30	Tamil Nadu	44150	47	597033	5222	10187	67
31	Telengana	25713	391	185128	2103	1222	5
32	Tripura	3951	88	24086	285	315	2
33	Uttarakhand	7321	32	46470	412	734	18
34	Uttar Pradesh	40210	1077	387149	4063	6353	60
35	West Bengal	29793	497	255838	3032	5563	62
Total#		867496	15689	6077976	89154	108334	918

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that a total of 8,68,77,242 samples have been tested for COVID-19 so far in the country. Out of these, 10,78,544 samples were tested on Saturday alone.