COVID-19: India's Total Case Count Touches 27,892 with 872 Deaths

Total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 27,892, reports the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

In a morning update, the Health Ministry said, of the total cases, at least 20,835 are active. A total of 6,184 individuals have been cured and discharged, while 872 people lost their lives. One person migrated to another country.

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‘The state of Maharashtra remains the worst hit with 8,068 cases and 342 deaths, followed by Gujarat with 3301 cases and 151 deaths and Delhi with 2,918 cases and 54 casualties. ’

COVID-19 cases spiked up to 2,185 in Rajasthan and 2,096 in Madhya Pradesh.

States where the cases crossed 1,000 mark are Tamil Nadu (1,885), Uttar Pradesh (1,868), Telangana (1,002) and Andhra Pradesh (1,097).

Other states and UTs that have reported cases of novel coronavirus are West Bengal (649), Punjab (313), Karnataka (503), Jammu and Kashmir (523), Kerala (458), Haryana (289), Bihar (274), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (33), Chandigarh (30), Chhattisgarh (37), Jharkhand (82), Ladakh (20), Odisha (103), Puducherry (7), Himachal Pradesh (40) and Uttarakhand (50).

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Source-IANS

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