- By Aalok Sensharma
- Sun, 19 Apr 2020 07:06 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The number of coronavirus cases in India has increased to 16,116 after the country reported 1,324 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the data available at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
According to the Health Ministry data, the death toll also increased to 519 after the country reported 31 new COVID-19 fatalities since Saturday. The Health Ministry data further say that 2,302 people have been cured from the infection and discharged from hospitals.
As per the Health Ministry data, Maharashtra has reported 211 deaths from the infection while Madhya Pradesh has reported 70 COVID-19 fatalities. Gujarat is third on the list with 58 deaths while Delhi is at fourth with 43 fatalities.
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab have reported 18, 17 and 16 deaths respectively while Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have reported 15 fatalities each. Karnataka, West Bengal and Rajasthan have reported 14, 12 and 11 deaths respectively.
Jammu and Kashmir has reported five COVID-19 fatalities while Haryana and Kerala have reported three deaths each. Bihar and Jharkhand have reported two deaths each while Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Odisha have reported one COVID-19 fatality each.
Here's the state-wise report on coronavirus pandemic in India:
| S. No. | Name of State / UT | Total Confirmed cases (Including 77 foreign Nationals) | Cured/Discharged/ | Death |
| Migrated | ||||
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 603 | 42 | 15 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Assam | 35 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Bihar | 86 | 37 | 2 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 23 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 36 | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | Delhi | 1893 | 72 | 43 |
| 9 | Goa | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 1604 | 94 | 58 |
| 11 | Haryana | 233 | 87 | 3 |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 39 | 16 | 1 |
| 13 | Jammu and Kashmir | 341 | 51 | 5 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 35 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Karnataka | 384 | 104 | 14 |
| 16 | Kerala | 400 | 257 | 3 |
| 17 | Ladakh | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | 1407 | 127 | 70 |
| 19 | Maharashtra | 3651 | 365 | 211 |
| 20 | Manipur | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Meghalaya | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Mizoram | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Nagaland# | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Odisha | 61 | 24 | 1 |
| 25 | Puducherry | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Punjab | 219 | 31 | 16 |
| 27 | Rajasthan | 1351 | 183 | 11 |
| 28 | Tamil Nadu | 1372 | 365 | 15 |
| 29 | Telengana | 844 | 186 | 18 |
| 30 | Tripura | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Uttarakhand | 42 | 9 | 0 |
| 32 | Uttar Pradesh | 1084 | 108 | 17 |
| 32 | West Bengal | 310 | 62 | 12 |
| Total number of confirmed cases in India | 16116 | 2302 | 519 | |
The number of coronavirus cases in India are increasing at an alarming rate. Amid this, the government on Sunday said that selective relaxation will be given in non-containment areas from April 20, but strict restrictions will continue in districts declared COVID-19 hotspots.
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It also said that a high-level task force to work on frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing was formed on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that from April 20 selective relaxation will be given in some areas. In accordance to that, there will be some relaxations in non-containment zones from midnight, the government said on Sunday.
(With PTI inputs)