Covid-19 in India: Maharashtra tally crosses 8,000-mark

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Apr 27, 2020, 11:57 IST

NEW DELHI: The number of Covid-19 cases in the country has surged to 27,892, according to the latest update by health ministry. Of this, a whopping 20,835 cases are still active, while 6,185 people have been cured. The death tally has risen to 872. Maharashtra remain the worst-affected state with a total of 8,068 cases, followed by Gujarat and Delhi.
Meanwhile, a Pune-based company has said that it plans to start production of Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University in few weeks, and will bring the vaccine to market by September-October if clinical trials are successful.
Total cases: 27,892
Active: 20,835
Cured: 6,185
Deaths: 872

States/UTs	Confirmed cases	Deaths	Cured
Maharashtra	8068	342	1076
Gujarat	3,301	151	313
Delhi	2918	54	877
Rajasthan	2185	33	518
Madhya Pradesh	2096	103	302
Tamil Nadu	1885	24	1020
UP	1868	29	289
Andhra Pradesh	1097	31	231
Telangana	1002	26	280
West Bengal	649	20	105
J&K	523	6	137
Karnataka	503	19	182
Kerala	458	4	338
Punjab	313	18	71
Haryana	289	3	176
Bihar	274	2	56
Odisha	103	1	35
Jharkhand	82	3	13
Uttarakhand	50	0	28
Himachal Pradesh	40	1	22
Chhattisgarh	37	0	32
Assam	36	1	27
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	33	0	11
Chandigarh	30	0	17
Ladakh	20	0	14
Meghalaya	12	1	0
Puducherry	7	0	3
Goa	7	0	7
Manipur	2	0	2
Tripura	2	o	2
Mizoram	1	0	0
Arunchal Pradesh	1	0	1