With more than 6.43 lakh COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections, followed by Tamil Nadu (3.61 lakh) and Andhra Pradesh (3.25 lakh).
India has recorded more than 29.05 lakh cases of the novel coronavirus and 54,849 deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest update.
Of these, over 6.9 lakh are active cases while more than 21.5 lakh have recovered.
The data was updated at 8 am on August 21 on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's website.
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With more than 6.43 lakh COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections, followed by Tamil Nadu (3.61 lakh) and Andhra Pradesh (3.25 lakh).
Here are the five most-affected states:
> Maharashtra - 6,43,289 cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> Tamil Nadu - 3,61,435 cases
> Andhra Pradesh - 3,25,396 cases
> Karnataka - 2,56,975 cases
> Uttar Pradesh - 1,72,334 cases
Across the country, 8,05,985 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on August 20, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.
Globally, more than 2.2 crore infections and over 7.8 lakh deaths have been reported due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Reuters tally.
Below is the coronavirus cases/deaths state-wise tally:| 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 | 1011 | -34 | 1638 | 109 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 87177 | 452 | 235218 | 8846 | 3001 | 95 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 968 | 45 | 2093 | 71 | 5 | |
| 4 | Assam | 22711 | -1045 | 63120 | 2772 | 221 | 8 |
| 5 | Bihar | 26789 | -757 | 87660 | 3256 | 492 | 5 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 1094 | 80 | 1390 | 39 | 31 | |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 6594 | 455 | 11739 | 554 | 168 | 7 |
| 8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 401 | 12 | 1627 | 23 | 2 | |
| 9 | Delhi | 11271 | 134 | 141826 | 1059 | 4257 | 22 |
| 10 | Goa | 3910 | 72 | 9063 | 350 | 126 | 2 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 14308 | 26 | 65946 | 1123 | 2853 | 16 |
| 12 | Haryana | 7555 | 248 | 42793 | 737 | 578 | 11 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 1430 | 30 | 3085 | 93 | 23 | 4 |
| 14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 6914 | -51 | 23225 | 728 | 578 | 6 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 9410 | -228 | 17057 | 882 | 286 | 9 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 82165 | 1052 | 170381 | 6231 | 4429 | 102 |
| 17 | Kerala | 18184 | 742 | 33824 | 1217 | 191 | 9 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 623 | -10 | 1436 | 39 | 18 | |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | 10782 | 65 | 37540 | 1065 | 1171 | 12 |
| 20 | Maharashtra | 162806 | 2078 | 459124 | 12243 | 21359 | 326 |
| 21 | Manipur | 1905 | -68 | 3002 | 117 | 18 | |
| 22 | Meghalaya | 925 | 119 | 730 | 36 | 6 | |
| 23 | Mizoram | 493 | 4 | 402 | 18 | 0 | |
| 24 | Nagaland | 1654 | -190 | 1921 | 215 | 8 | |
| 25 | Odisha | 21063 | 1249 | 48577 | 1641 | 380 | 8 |
| 26 | Puducherry | 3521 | 212 | 5634 | 322 | 137 | 8 |
| 27 | Punjab | 13830 | 1370 | 23037 | 334 | 957 | 36 |
| 28 | Rajasthan | 14508 | 92 | 51190 | 1227 | 921 | 11 |
| 29 | Sikkim | 460 | 20 | 827 | 38 | 3 | |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu | 53283 | 128 | 301913 | 5742 | 6239 | 116 |
| 31 | Telangana | 21687 | 178 | 76967 | 1781 | 737 | 8 |
| 32 | Tripura | 2373 | 168 | 5649 | 84 | 69 | 4 |
| 33 | Uttarakhand | 4016 | 101 | 9433 | 301 | 187 | 9 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 48511 | -1134 | 121090 | 5863 | 2733 | 95 |
| 35 | West Bengal | 27696 | 18 | 98789 | 3126 | 2634 | 53 |
| Total# | 692028 | 5633 | 2158946 | 62282 | 54849 | 983 | |
| *(Including foreign Nationals) | |||||||
| **( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities ) | |||||||
| #States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation | |||||||
| #Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR | |||||||
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