India's daily COVID-19 cases drop below 51,000; total recovery crosses 70-lakh mark

Total coronavirus tally in India stands at 78,64,811 which includes 6,68,154 active cases and 70,78,123 cured/discharged cases. The recovery rate in India is now at 90 per cent.

New Delhi: Coronavirus cases in India crossed 78-lakh mark on Sunday (October 25) with 50,129 new COVID-19 infections reported in the last 24 hours as per the Ministry of Health.

The total coronavirus cases in India now stands at 78,64,811 which includes 6,68,154 active cases and 70,78,123 cured/discharged cases. In the last 24 hours India recorded a dip of 1,40,702 in the number of active cases and recoveries surged by 62,077. The death toll in India stands at 1,18,534 with 578 new deaths as per the Union Ministry of Heath. 

With 1,40,702 total active cases, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state by COVID-19 in the country. While 14,55,107 patients have recovered from the disease in the state, 43,152 have died so far.

Among other severely affected states, Karnataka has 86,768 active cases, while 7,00,737 people have recovered and 10,873 have succumbed to the coronavirus.Kerala has 97,520 active cases, while 2,87,261 patients have been cured so far in the state along with 1,306 deaths reported due to the disease. West Bengal has 36,807 active cases, while Tamil Nadu and the national capital Delhi have 31,787 and 26,467 active cases respectively.

Here's the state-wise tally of 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	199	5	3968	23	58
2	Andhra Pradesh	31469	252	765991	3572	6566	22
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2397	102	11781	168	33
4	Assam	20271	2692	182794	2948	902	2
5	Bihar	10459	171	199757	1225	1042	8
6	Chandigarh	674	23	13087	78	216	2
7	Chhattisgarh	23899	721	148899	2677	1793	55
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	50	1	3173	6	2
9	Delhi	26467	466	319828	3614	6225	36
10	Goa	2692	132	38769	348	570	2
11	Gujarat	13965	2	148448	1013	3679	6
12	Haryana	10148	66	145196	1218	1720	15
13	Himachal Pradesh	2605	15	17318	183	290	5
14	Jammu and Kashmir	7680	162	82219	733	1430	6
15	Jharkhand	5966	89	92598	470	864	2
16	Karnataka	86768	2734	700737	7153	10873	52
17	Kerala	97520	1760	287261	6468	1306	25
18	Ladakh	790	2	5052	68	71	3
19	Madhya Pradesh	11477	284	151946	1268	2875	20
20	Maharashtra	140702	3724	1455107	10004	43152	137
21	Manipur	4165	82	12719	157	138	6
22	Meghalaya	1574	57	7228	137	80	1
23	Mizoram	249	51	2198	9	0
24	Nagaland	1817	21	6668	98	30	2
25	Odisha	16322	933	262031	2613	1229	15
26	Puducherry	3912	63	29614	187	586	2
27	Punjab	4277	50	122256	521	4107	12
28	Rajasthan	17100	675	165496	2515	1826	12
29	Sikkim	266	24	3490	25	63
30	Tamil Nadu	31787	1173	663456	4024	10893	35
31	Telengana	19465	472	210480	1446	1307	4
32	Tripura	1992	63	27886	146	343	3
33	Uttarakhand	4542	114	54629	468	984	5
34	Uttar Pradesh	27681	587	433703	2741	6854	24
35	West Bengal	36807	336	302340	3753	6427	59
Total#		668154	12526	7078123	62077	118534	578

Meanwhile, a total of 10,25,23,469 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to 24th October. Of these, 11,40,905 samples were tested yesterday, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

In a significant achievement, India`s total recoveries have crossed the landmark milestone of 70 lakhs and the recovery rate stands at 90 percent.

The top four states account for more than half of the total recovered cases. About 44 per cent active caseload of the country is contributed by them, said the Ministry of Health.