Coronavirus cases in India cross 49 lakh mark; death toll at 80,776

The death toll also crossed 80,000 mark with 1,054 deaths reported on Monday taking the toll to 80,776. At present, the country has 9,90,061 active cases and 38,59,400 people have been treated and discharged so far.

New Delhi: Coronavirus cases in India crossed 49 lakh mark on Tuesday (September 15) with 83,809 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. As per the Ministry of Health data the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country stands at 49,30,237.

The death toll also crossed the 80,000 mark with 1,054 deaths reported on Monday taking the toll to 80,776.  At present, the country has 9,90,061 active cases and 38,59,400 people have been treated and discharged so far.

Here's the state-wise data of COVID-19 across India:

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	227	25	3278	35	52	1
2	Andhra Pradesh	93204	1868	476903	9764	4972	60
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1756	24	4531	152	11	1
4	Assam	28630	469	115054	1921	482	13
5	Bihar	13975	138	145560	2210	831	9
6	Chandigarh	2847	119	5300	130	98	5
7	Chhattisgarh	33645	2140	33109	1178	573	18
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	248	7	2513	25	2
9	Delhi	28641	171	188122	3374	4770	26
10	Goa	4946	227	19648	519	304	14
11	Gujarat	16469	62	95138	1255	3227	17
12	Haryana	20417	338	74712	2125	1000	25
13	Himachal Pradesh	3659	295	6182	68	82	5
14	Jammu and Kashmir	18049	568	36381	644	895	17
15	Jharkhand	14064	272	48112	1529	561	6
16	Karnataka	98482	740	361823	8865	7384	119
17	Kerala	30555	415	79809	2110	454	15
18	Ladakh	903	34	2475	39	41	1
19	Madhya Pradesh	21228	741	67711	1713	1791	29
20	Maharashtra	291630	914	755850	15789	29894	363
21	Manipur	1585	53	6340	149	46
22	Meghalaya	1686	63	2151	76	27	1
23	Mizoram	549	49	919	89	0
24	Nagaland	1289	117	3915	14	10
25	Odisha	32344	805	122024	3382	637	11
26	Puducherry	4805	73	15027	457	394	9
27	Punjab	20690	903	58999	1463	2424	68
28	Rajasthan	16726	72	86162	1644	1250	14
29	Sikkim	582	15	1521	16	16	2
30	Tamil Nadu	46912	100	453165	5799	8434	53
31	Telengana	30400	132	129187	2180	984	10
32	Tripura	7564	135	11925	389	207	7
33	Uttarakhand	10374	145	22213	1173	429	15
34	Uttar Pradesh	67287	835	245417	5932	4491	62
35	West Bengal	23693	69	178223	3084	4003	58
Total#		990061	3463	3859399	79292	80776	1054

On Monday, India surpassed Brazil to register the highest number of COVID-19 recoveries in the world at 37,80,107, as per the Johns Hopkins University data.

According to the Union Health Ministry, India’s recovery rate has touched 78 per cent reflecting the increasing number of high recoveries per day. In India, 37.8 lakh people have recovered, followed by Brazil at 37.23 lakh cases and the US at 24.5 lakh cases. Globally, 19,775,100 people have recovered, 29,190,588 have been infected and as many as 927,245 deaths have been recorded.

Ministry of Health said that India has consistently maintained a low and declining Case Fatality Rate (1.64%). This rate is lowest compared to global average of 3.2% and many countries. The Ministry added that it aim  to achieve a national CFR of less than 1%. Many States/UTs even today have CFR less than 1%.

As per the  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the total samples tested till September 14 stands at  5,83,12,273, of these 10,72,845 were tested yesterday.