India records 85,362 new COVID-19 cases, total tally cross 59-lakh mark

New Delhi: Coronavirus cases in India crossed the 59-lakh mark with more than 85,000 cases reported in the last 24 hours as per the Ministry of health data on Saturday (September 26, 2020).

The total coronavirus cases in the country stand at 59,03,933 with 85,362 new cases as per the Ministry of Health data. The total cases include 9,60,969 active cases, 48,49,585 cured/discharged/migrated. The recovery rate stands at 82.14 percent

The death toll in India also surged to 93,979 with 1,089 deaths in the last 24 hours. The fatality rate in India stands at 1.58 percent.

Active COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra were at 2,73,190, Karnataka 98,493, Andhra Pradesh 67,683, Uttar Pradesh 59,397 and Tamil Nadu.

Here's the state-wise data of COVID-19 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	10	3528	25	52
2	Andhra Pradesh	67683	1670	588169	8695	5606	48
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2427	96	6230	159	14
4	Assam	30034	204	136715	1571	625	17
5	Bihar	12773	242	161874	1696	878
6	Chandigarh	2390	92	8677	335	145	1
7	Chhattisgarh	30928	5110	66860	8027	777	25
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	182	8	2805	20	2
9	Delhi	30867	258	228436	4061	5147	24
10	Goa	5614	208	25071	724	386	3
11	Gujarat	16478	151	110358	1279	3393	12
12	Haryana	18032	857	101273	2863	1273	18
13	Himachal Pradesh	3976	8	9546	294	157	7
14	Jammu and Kashmir	19170	281	49557	1478	1105	21
15	Jharkhand	12533	308	64515	1570	661	9
16	Karnataka	98493	2925	450302	5644	8417	86
17	Kerala	48967	2974	111331	3481	635	22
18	Ladakh	998	24	2971	78	56	2
19	Madhya Pradesh	22198	546	93238	2743	2152	30
20	Maharashtra	273190	2214	992806	19592	34761	416
21	Manipur	2126	20	7602	233	63	1
22	Meghalaya	1772	205	3343	285	43
23	Mizoram	546	135	1289	184	0
24	Nagaland	1083	5	4669	43	16
25	Odisha	34897	195	165432	4388	767	15
26	Puducherry	5214	117	19781	470	494	7
27	Punjab	19937	742	84025	2550	3134	68
28	Rajasthan	19030	37	104288	1958	1412	15
29	Sikkim	679	72	2075	21	31
30	Tamil Nadu	46386	19	513836	5626	9148	72
31	Telengana	30334	53	152441	2281	1091	11
32	Tripura	6148	230	17992	505	268	3
33	Uttarakhand	10934	573	33843	1488	555	13
34	Uttar Pradesh	59397	1903	313686	6075	5450	84
35	West Bengal	25374	153	211020	2978	4665	59
Total#		960969	9147	4849584	93420	93379	1089

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), total number of COVID-19 samples tested till September 25 is 7,02,69,975 out of which 13,41,535 samples were tested yesterday.