Less than 50,000 COVID-19 cases recorded in last 24 hours, tally nears 76-lakh

New Delhi: In a positive development, India saw a large dip in new COVID-19 infecion with less than 50,000 cases being reported in the last 24 hours. As per the Ministry of health data, India recorded 46,791 new COVID-19 cases.

The total coronavirus cases in India now stands at 75,97,064 which includes 7,48,538 active cases and 67,33,329 cured/discharged/migrated  cases. The death toll in India stands at 1,15,197 with 587 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

The recovery rate in India stands at 88.63 per cent and the fatality rate is at 1.52 per cent.

Here's the state-wise tally of COVID-19 cases:

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	178	6	3892	24	56
2	Andhra Pradesh	35065	1409	744532	4303	6453	24
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2833	9	10780	228	30
4	Assam	27319	839	173213	1530	875	7
5	Bihar	10937	353	194005	1222	1003	7
6	Chandigarh	861	23	12617	63	208
7	Chhattisgarh	25979	771	135259	3091	1534	56
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	43	11	3140	13	2
9	Delhi	22570	722	304561	2845	6040	31
10	Goa	3283	365	36914	519	549	5
11	Gujarat	14255	159	142662	1147	3643	8
12	Haryana	10075	33	139511	1160	1648	8
13	Himachal Pradesh	2593	37	16270	201	272	4
14	Jammu and Kashmir	8314	363	78667	781	1388	9
15	Jharkhand	6220	282	89780	769	842	3
16	Karnataka	106233	3050	653829	8004	10542	64
17	Kerala	92831	2468	252868	7469	1182	21
18	Ladakh	880	37	4701	86	66
19	Madhya Pradesh	12996	285	145421	1287	2786	13
20	Maharashtra	174246	9210	1384879	15069	42240	125
21	Manipur	3748	142	11913	172	117	1
22	Meghalaya	2069	82	6392	110	75
23	Mizoram	129	24	2151	3	0
24	Nagaland	1653	70	6273	67	27
25	Odisha	19619	773	249575	2738	1152	17
26	Puducherry	4152	125	28520	230	575	1
27	Punjab	5307	428	118767	884	4029	17
28	Rajasthan	20893	246	152573	2194	1760	12
29	Sikkim	263	9	3276	11	62	2
30	Tamil Nadu	38093	1028	642152	4515	10691	49
31	Telengana	20686	412	202577	1891	1282	7
32	Tripura	2609	63	26748	198	331
33	Uttarakhand	5527	201	51900	531	933	6
34	Uttar Pradesh	31495	1401	418685	3093	6685	27
35	West Bengal	34584	657	284325	3272	6119	63
Total#		748538	23517	6733328	69720	115197	587

The five most affected states in India are -Maharashtra, Karnataka,Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. However, these states are now recording stages of decline of active cases. 

On October 13, India had last registered daily cases below 60,000. The active cases of coronavirus infection remained below 8 lakh for the fourth consecutive day.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28 and crossed 70 lakh on October 11.

According to the ICMR, a cumulative total of 9,61,16,771 samples have been tested up to October 18 with 10,32,795 samples being tested on Monday.