COVID-19 cases in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh crossed the 2-lakh mark even as it continues to fight the spread of coronavirus with stricter norms.
With over 7.18 lakh cases, Maharashtra's COVID-19 tally remains the highest among Indian states and union territories, according to the Union Health Ministry's latest update.
Tamil Nadu is the second most-affected state, with 3.97 lakh cases of the novel coronavirus, while Andhra Pradesh has recorded 3.82 lakh infections.
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The data was updated at 8 am on August 27 on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's website.
Here are the five most-affected states:
> Maharashtra - 7,18,711 cases (includes recoveries, deaths and active cases)
> Tamil Nadu - 3,97,261 cases
> Andhra Pradesh - 3,82,469 cases
> Karnataka - 3,00,406 cases
> Uttar Pradesh - 2,03,028 cases
India has recorded more than 33.1 lakh cases of the novel coronavirus and 60,472 deaths. Of these, 7.25 lakh are active cases while 25.23 lakh have recovered.
Across the country, 9,24,998 samples were tested for the novel coronavirus on August 26, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.
Below is the coronavirus cases/deaths state-wise tally:S. No. | Name of State / UT | Active Cases* | Cured/Discharged/Migrated* | Deaths** |
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Total | Change since yesterday | Cumulative | Change since yesterday | Cumulative | Change since yesterday |
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1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 635 | -42 | 2309 | 78 | 41 | 4 |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | 92208 | 2276 | 286720 | 8473 | 3541 | 81 |
3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 987 | 88 | 2563 | 55 | 5 | |
4 | Assam | 19535 | 17 | 76962 | 2148 | 274 | 14 |
5 | Bihar | 19823 | 107 | 106361 | 2060 | 530 | 11 |
6 | Chandigarh | 1539 | 83 | 1796 | 83 | 41 | 1 |
7 | Chhattisgarh | 10174 | 786 | 14145 | 413 | 231 | 10 |
8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 364 | -17 | 1862 | 42 | 2 | |
9 | Delhi | 12520 | 522 | 148897 | 1154 | 4347 | 17 |
10 | Goa | 3351 | 202 | 11511 | 287 | 165 | 8 |
11 | Gujarat | 14767 | 126 | 72282 | 1046 | 2945 | 17 |
12 | Haryana | 9758 | 269 | 47613 | 1117 | 634 | 11 |
13 | Himachal Pradesh | 1479 | 103 | 3810 | 62 | 32 | 2 |
14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 7630 | 86 | 26193 | 599 | 657 | 19 |
15 | Jharkhand | 10335 | 97 | 22349 | 961 | 362 | 15 |
16 | Karnataka | 83627 | 1198 | 211688 | 7249 | 5091 | 133 |
17 | Kerala | 22408 | 1112 | 41690 | 1351 | 257 | 13 |
18 | Ladakh | 846 | -1 | 1580 | 31 | 25 | 1 |
19 | Madhya Pradesh | 12336 | 111 | 43246 | 936 | 1282 | 17 |
20 | Maharashtra | 173195 | 6956 | 522427 | 7637 | 23089 | 295 |
21 | Manipur | 1731 | 123 | 3829 | 17 | 25 | 1 |
22 | Meghalaya | 1168 | -10 | 874 | 42 | 8 | |
23 | Mizoram | 494 | -9 | 473 | 9 | 0 | |
24 | Nagaland | 1158 | 26 | 2611 | | 9 | |
25 | Odisha | 24348 | 15 | 62813 | 3343 | 441 | 13 |
26 | Puducherry | 4264 | 283 | 7486 | 213 | 180 | 8 |
27 | Punjab | 14640 | 386 | 30231 | 1086 | 1219 | 41 |
28 | Rajasthan | 14099 | -120 | 59579 | 1453 | 992 | 12 |
29 | Sikkim | 407 | -11 | 1076 | 22 | 3 | |
30 | Tamil Nadu | 52362 | 234 | 338060 | 5606 | 6839 | 118 |
31 | Telangana | 27600 | 1915 | 86095 | 872 | 788 | 8 |
32 | Tripura | 3126 | 260 | 6697 | 123 | 85 | 2 |
33 | Uttarakhand | 4806 | 206 | 11524 | 323 | 219 | 6 |
34 | Uttar Pradesh | 51317 | 1742 | 148562 | 3808 | 3149 | 90 |
35 | West Bengal | 26954 | -395 | 117857 | 3314 | 2964 | 55 |
Total# | 725991 | 18724 | 2523771 | 56013 | 60472 | 1023 |
*(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 |
Globally, more than 2.4 crore infections and over 8.2 lakh deaths have been reported due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Reuters tally.