Coronavirus cases in India jumps above 4000-mark, death toll crosses 109
New Delhi : The total number of coronavirus cases in India jumped to 4,067 after nearly 700 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the last 24 years, said a report by Health Ministry. The death toll in India has also crossed the 100-mark.
Maharashtra (690) was the worst affected state, followed by Tamil Nadu (571) and Delhi (503). On Sunday, the Health Ministry had reported 472 fresh cases.
The major surge in the coronavirus cases in India was registered last week when hundreds tested positive after attending a religious gathering held by the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin last month.
A health ministry official claimed that currently, a rate of doubling the coronavirus cases in India stands at 4.1.
Here is a state-wise tally of the coronavirus cases:
Andhra Pradesh - 226
Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 10
Arunachal Pradesh - 1
Assam - 26
Bihar - 30
Chandigarh - 18
Chhattisgarh - 9
Delhi - 503
Goa - 7
Gujarat - 122
Haryana - 84
Himachal Pradesh - 13
Jammu and Kashmir - 106
Jharkhand - 3
Karnataka - 151
Kerala - 314
Ladakh - 14
Madhya Pradesh - 165
Maharashtra - 690
Manipur - 2
Mizoram - 1
Odisha - 21
Puducherry - 5
Punjab - 68
Rajasthan - 253
Tamil Nadu - 571
Telangana - 321
Uttarakhand - 26
Uttar Pradesh - 227
West Bengal – 80
