- By Aalok Sensharma
- Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:10 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: India on Saturday reported the highest single day in rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the country. With a surge of 1,035 cases in the last 24 hours, the tally in India has increased to 7,447 while the death toll has surged to 239.
According to the data available at the website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 643 people have been cured and discharged from hospitals.
As per the Health Ministry data, Maharashtra has been the worst affected area. The state has reported 110 COVID-19 deaths and 1,574 confirmed cases of the deadly infection so far.
33 people have died due to the virus in Madhya Pradesh while Gujarat, Delhi and Punjab have reported 19, 13 and 11 deaths respectively. Tamil Nadu and Telengana have reported eight and seven deaths respectively while Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have reported six COVID-19 fatalities each.
West Bengal has reported five COVID-19 fatalities while Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh has reported four deaths each. Haryana and Kerala have reported three and two deaths respectively.
Odisha, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Assam have reported one coronavirus death each.
Here's the state-wise report of the coronavirus outbreak in India:
| S. No. | Name of State / UT | Total Confirmed cases (Including 71 foreign Nationals) | Cured/Discharged/ | Death |
| Migrated | ||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 363 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Assam | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Bihar | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Delhi | 903 | 25 | 13 |
| 9 | Goa | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 308 | 31 | 19 |
| 11 | Haryana | 177 | 29 | 3 |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 28 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Jammu and Kashmir | 207 | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Karnataka | 207 | 31 | 6 |
| 16 | Kerala | 364 | 123 | 2 |
| 17 | Ladakh | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | 435 | 0 | 33 |
| 19 | Maharashtra | 1574 | 188 | 110 |
| 20 | Manipur | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Mizoram | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Odisha | 48 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Puducherry | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Punjab | 132 | 5 | 11 |
| 25 | Rajasthan | 553 | 21 | 3 |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu | 911 | 44 | 8 |
| 27 | Telengana | 473 | 43 | 7 |
| 28 | Tripura | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Uttarakhand | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Uttar Pradesh | 431 | 32 | 4 |
| 31 | West Bengal | 116 | 16 | 5 |
| Total number of confirmed cases in India | 7447 | 643 | 239 | |
The number of coronavirus cases have increased at an alarming rate in India. Amid the spike in the number of coronavirus cases, PM Modi will meet the chief ministers of all states on Saturday via video conferencing and discuss whether the lockdown should be extended or not.
Many states have already urged the Prime Minister to extend the lockdown to break the chain of the virus in the country. Meanwhile, the state governments in Punjab and Odisha have already extended the lockdown till April 30.
The government, meanwhile, has dismissed the reports of community transmission in India and urged people "not to panic" but asked everyone to "remain aware and alert".