COVID-19 tally in India nears 75-lakh mark with 61,871 new infections

As per the Ministry of Health data, the total coronavirus tally in the country stands at 74,94,551 with the recovery rate rising to 88.03 per cent.

New Delhi: The coronavirus cases in India near 75-lakh with 61,871 new infections reported in last 24 hours. As per the Ministry of Health data, the total coronavirus tally in the country stands at 74,94,551. The number of cases saw a dip 11,776 since Saturday. 

Out of the total cases, 7,83,311 are active cases and 65,97,210 are cured/discharged/migrated cases. The active cases of coronavirus infection in the country comprise 10.45 per cent of the total case. The recovery rate in India stands at 88.03 per cent while the fatality rate is at 1.52 per cent. 

The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,14,031with the virus claiming 1,033 lives in a span of 24 hours as per Ministry of Health data.

Here's the state-wise tally of coronavirus cases 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	179	6	3848	17	56
2	Andhra Pradesh	37102	1877	735638	5529	6406	24
3	Arunachal Pradesh	3003	65	10315	244	30
4	Assam	28442	189	171084	819	865	12
5	Bihar	10848	36	191619	1194	990	9
6	Chandigarh	915	59	12460	108	207	1
7	Chhattisgarh	27180	513	129883	3014	1439	14
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	59	7	3119	10	2
9	Delhi	22884	70	298853	3154	5981	35
10	Goa	3827	123	36035	425	538	7
11	Gujarat	14565	118	140282	1270	3626	9
12	Haryana	10265	176	137176	1318	1640	6
13	Himachal Pradesh	2680	38	15852	234	265	3
14	Jammu and Kashmir	8704	205	77288	809	1372	6
15	Jharkhand	6576	33	88559	501	832	8
16	Karnataka	110666	1780	637481	8893	10427	71
17	Kerala	96100	999	236989	7991	1139	26
18	Ladakh	933	18	4535	74	66	1
19	Madhya Pradesh	13698	230	142707	1434	2753	18
20	Maharashtra	185750	4442	1358606	14238	41965	463
21	Manipur	3587	226	11443	198	111	2
22	Meghalaya	2295	198	6034	299	75
23	Mizoram	108	4	2145	12	0
24	Nagaland	1530	59	6141	30	27	5
25	Odisha	20997	663	244227	2842	1121	17
26	Puducherry	4420	104	27984	313	574	3
27	Punjab	6230	362	116925	760	3999	19
28	Rajasthan	21255	126	148291	2106	1735	12
29	Sikkim	275	20	3233	56	59
30	Tamil Nadu	40192	767	632708	5005	10586	57
31	Telengana	22050	724	198790	2154	1271	6
32	Tripura	2917	49	26222	187	329	3
33	Uttarakhand	5538	154	51186	665	924	95
34	Uttar Pradesh	34420	843	411611	3528	6629	40
35	West Bengal	33121	621	277940	3183	5992	61
Total#		783311	11776	6597209	72614	114031	1033

The number of active cases of coronavirus infection remained below 8 lakh for the second consecutive day.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23 and 40 lakh on September 5?. It went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28 and crossed 70 lakh on October 11.

According to ICMR, a cumulative total of 9,42,24,190 samples have been tested up to October 17 with 9,70,173 samples being tested on Saturday.