Coronavirus death toll in India surpass 1 lakh mark; 79,476 new COVID-19 infections reported

In a grim milestone, India's death toll due to coronavirus crossed the 1-lakh mark with 1,069 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

Written By Zee Media Bureau|Edited By: Subhangi Kumari Singh|Last Updated: Oct 03, 2020, 10:12 AM IST|Source: Bureau

According to the Ministry of Health, the coronavirus tally in India now stands at 64,73,545 with 79,476 new cases. Out of the total tally 9,44,996 are active cases and 54,27,707 are cured/discharged/migrated cases.
The death toll in India stands at 1,00,842 and the fatality rate stands at 1.56 percent.
As per ICMR, 7,78,50,403 samples of COVID-19 have been tested in India till October 2 out of which 11,32,675 samples were tested on Friday alone.

Coronavirus death toll in India surpass 1 lakh mark; 79,476 new COVID-19 infections reported

New Delhi: Coronavirus cases in India crossed 64 lakh mark with more than 79,000 cases reported in the span of the last 24 hours. In a grim milestone, India's death toll due to coronavirus crossed the 1-lakh mark with 1,069 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

According to the Ministry of Health, the coronavirus tally in India now stands at 64,73,545 with 79,476 new cases. Out of the total tally 9,44,996 are active cases and 54,27,707 are cured/discharged/migrated cases.

The death toll in India stands at 1,00,842 and the fatality rate stands at 1.56 percent.

Here's the state-wise tally of Coronavirus cases across India:

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Active Cases*		Cured/Discharged/Migrated*		Deaths**
S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday	Cumulative	Change since yesterday
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	174	2	3631	8	53
2	Andhra Pradesh	56897	961	643993	7485	5900	31
3	Arunachal Pradesh	3019	64	7183	134	18	2
4	Assam	34128	35	148963	1441	721	10
5	Bihar	12077	9	172449	1401	910	6
6	Chandigarh	1881	3	10162	153	169	5
7	Chhattisgarh	29693	775	88095	3396	1002	16
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	100	13	2959	20	2
9	Delhi	26450	288	253784	3171	5438	37
10	Goa	5009	32	29004	479	442	2
11	Gujarat	16735	45	119683	1250	3475	15
12	Haryana	13247	225	116716	1678	1425	23
13	Himachal Pradesh	3256	160	11996	388	202	7
14	Jammu and Kashmir	16089	324	59952	1400	1212	14
15	Jharkhand	11243	239	73428	967	729	8
16	Karnataka	112005	1574	499506	7094	9119	125
17	Kerala	77564	5146	135144	4092	791	20
18	Ladakh	1094	27	3274	42	61
19	Madhya Pradesh	20124	349	109611	2332	2372	36
20	Maharashtra	261313	1873	1117720	13294	37480	424
21	Manipur	2336	66	8992	351	69	1
22	Meghalaya	1755	5	4226	225	52	1
23	Mizoram	344	16	1759	38	0
24	Nagaland	1090	7	5211	67	17
25	Odisha	31331	464	194128	4048	875	16
26	Puducherry	5054	60	22948	443	532	7
27	Punjab	14935	828	97777	1840	3501	50
28	Rajasthan	20942	135	117238	2060	1516	16
29	Sikkim	642	6	2409	34	41	2
30	Tamil Nadu	46294	75	552938	5603	9653	67
31	Telengana	28328	292	167846	2002	1153	8
32	Tripura	5366	114	20897	301	289	3
33	Uttarakhand	8504	40	40419	340	636	11
34	Uttar Pradesh	49112	1266	351966	5107	5917	53
35	West Bengal	26865	313	231699	2944	5070	53
Total#		944996	2779	5427706	75628	100842	1069

As per ICMR, 7,78,50,403 samples of COVID-19 have been tested in India till October 2 out of which 11,32,675 samples were tested on Friday alone.

India is the second worst-hit nation in terms of caseload after the United States and is at the third place in terms of COVID-19 deaths. However, India is in the first position in terms of the number of recovered coronavirus cases followed by Brazil and the US, as per the Johns Hopkins University data.

Coronavirus death toll in India surpass 1 lakh mark; 79,476 new COVID-19 infections reported

In a grim milestone, India's death toll due to coronavirus crossed the 1-lakh mark with 1,069 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

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