Coronavirus news: The worst-affected is Maharashtra with 2,334 cases
Coronavirus news: The worst-affected is Maharashtra with 2,334 casesCoronavirus cases in India have crossed 10,000, according to data by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). As per the ministry, since the outbreak, India has witnessed 10,363 cases, out of which 339 have succumbed to the virus. Over 1,000 have been cured or discharged by the officials. Currently, there are 8,988 active cases in the country.
Coronavirus has spread to over 30 states and union territories in the country. However, the worst-affected is Maharashtra with 2,334 cases. Delhi is a close second with 1,510 cases, while Tamil Nadu has reported 1,173 cases.
Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland have been the least-affected with one case each, while Manipur and Tripura have reported two cases each.
Here's a state wise tally of the coronavirus cases in India as on April 14, 10am:
1 Andhra Pradesh - 432
2 Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 11
3 Arunachal Pradesh - 1
4 Assam - 31
5 Bihar - 65
6 Chandigarh - 21
7 Chhattisgarh - 31
8 Delhi - 1510
9 Goa - 7
10 Gujarat - 539
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11 Haryana - 185
12 Himachal Pradesh - 32
13 Jammu and Kashmir - 270
14 Jharkhand - 24
15 Karnataka - 247
16 Kerala - 379
17 Ladakh - 15
18 Madhya Pradesh - 604
19 Maharashtra - 2334
20 Manipur - 2
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21 Mizoram - 1
22 Nagaland - 1
23 Odisha - 54
24 Puducherry - 7
25 Punjab - 167
26 Rajasthan - 873
27 Tamil Nadu - 1173
28 Telengana - 562
29 Tripura - 2
30 Uttarakhand - 35
31 Uttar Pradesh - 558
32 West Bengal - 190
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister on Tuesday announced that the lockdown will be extended till May 3. As the cases are on a steady rise, the state governments had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to extend the 21-day lockdown that was scheduled to be lifted on April 15. Multiple states have already announced an extension of the lockdown till April 30.
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INDIA CORONAVIRUS TRACKER: BusinessToday.In brings you a daily tracker as coronavirus cases continue to spread. Here is the state-wise data on total cases, fatalities and recoveries in one comprehensive graphic.