Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in India cross 61-lakh mark with 70,589 new infections

New Delhi: India on Tuesday (September 29) reported more than 70,000 COVID-19 cases taking the total tally to 61-lakh mark. As per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data, coronavirus cases in India now stands 61,45,292 with 70,589 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

Out of the total cases, 9,47,576 are active cases and  51,01,398 cured/discharged/migrated cases. The death toll surged to 96,318 with 776 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. 

The fatality rate in India stands at 1.57 percent while the recovery rate stands at 83.01 percent.

Here's the state-wise COVID-19 data:

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	168	20	3582	29	53
2	Andhra Pradesh	63116	1760	612300	7210	5745	37
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2725	230	6592	97	15	1
4	Assam	30662	1312	142300	2320	667	12
5	Bihar	12664	163	166276	1289	892	4
6	Chandigarh	2200	103	9325	222	153	6
7	Chhattisgarh	33044	1383	74537	2313	877	29
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	133	19	2877	29	2
9	Delhi	27123	2105	240703	4052	5272	37
10	Goa	4917	180	27072	612	407	6
11	Gujarat	16689	56	114344	1336	3428	12
12	Haryana	15670	815	108411	2421	1331	24
13	Himachal Pradesh	3650	7	10627	268	180	5
14	Jammu and Kashmir	17601	598	54267	1408	1146	14
15	Jharkhand	12126	307	68603	1806	688	9
16	Karnataka	104067	676	469750	7509	8641	59
17	Kerala	57957	1171	121268	3347	697	20
18	Ladakh	1030	17	3064	32	58
19	Madhya Pradesh	21912	519	100012	2441	2242	35
20	Maharashtra	265455	8191	1049947	19932	35751	180
21	Manipur	2431	72	7982	106	64
22	Meghalaya	1448	32	3868	89	46	3
23	Mizoram	499	36	1459	86	0
24	Nagaland	1002	40	4938	50	17	1
25	Odisha	34211	795	177585	4014	813	16
26	Puducherry	5014	225	21156	508	515	2
27	Punjab	17746	810	90345	2033	3284	46
28	Rajasthan	20043	343	109472	1754	1456	15
29	Sikkim	698	6	2164	18	34	1
30	Tamil Nadu	46306	35	530708	5554	9383	70
31	Telengana	29477	196	158690	2259	1116	9
32	Tripura	5874	185	19203	244	276	3
33	Uttarakhand	10066	733	36856	1184	580	6
34	Uttar Pradesh	53953	1650	331270	5382	5652	58
35	West Bengal	25899	176	219844	2923	4837	56
Total#		947576	15064	5101397	84877	96318	776

Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected by the pandemic with 2,65,455 active cases, 10,49,947 cured and discharged cases and 35,751 deaths.Karnataka with 1,04,067 active cases is the next in the list. While 4,69,750 patients have been cured in the State, the disease has claimed 8,641 lives so far.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 7,31,10,041 samples have been tested up to September 28 for COVID-19. Out of these 11,42,811 samples were tested yesterday.