COVID-19 Cases in India Were 21,700, the Death Toll Reached 686
The Union Health Ministry says that COVID-19 cases in the country increased to 21,700 on Thursday, while the number of people who died due to infection with the virus rose to 686. According to the data of the ministry, 1229 new cases of infection have been reported in the last 24 hours, while 34 people have died during this period.![]() |
| COVID-19 Cases in India Were 21,700, the Death Toll Reached 686 |
Currently, 16,689 infected patients are being treated in the country. At the same time, 4,324 people were discharged from the hospital after recovering. With this, the percentage of infected patients recovering has increased to 19.93. After recovering, a man returned to his country. At the same time, 77 foreign nationals are also involved in the total cases of infection.
The ministry said that 34 people infected with the coronavirus died since Wednesday evening. Of these 18 deaths have been reported in Maharashtra, eight in Gujarat, three in Andhra Pradesh, 2 in Rajasthan and 1 in Delhi, Telangana, and Madhya Pradesh.
Of the total 686 people who lost their lives due to infection of COVID-19, Maharashtra has the highest number of deaths to date, 269. Subsequently, 103 in Gujarat, 81 in Madhya Pradesh, 48 in Delhi, 27-27 in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, 24 in Telangana, 21 in Uttar Pradesh and 18 in Tamil Nadu, 17 in Karnataka, 16 in Punjab and 15 in West Bengal. Has died
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| COVID-19 Cases in India Were 21,700, the Death Toll Reached 686 |
Due to the disease, 5 deaths have been reported in Jammu and Kashmir and 3 in Kerala, Jharkhand, and Haryana. Bihar has 2 deaths while Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Assam have 1-1 deaths.
According to the data, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of 5,652 cases of coronavirus infection in the country. This is followed by 2,407 in Gujarat, 2,248 in Delhi, 1,890 in Rajasthan, 1,695 in Madhya Pradesh, 1,629 in Tamil Nadu, 1,509 in Uttar Pradesh, 960 in Telangana and 895 in Andhra Pradesh.
In West Bengal too, the number of infected has increased to 456, 443 in Karnataka, 438 in Kerala, 407 in Jammu and Kashmir, 277 in Punjab and 262 in Haryana. There are 148 cases of coronavirus infection in Bihar while 83 cases in Odisha. The infection has been confirmed in 49 people in Jharkhand and 46 in Uttarakhand. There are 40 cases in Himachal Pradesh, 36 in Chhattisgarh, and 35 in Assam.
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| COVID-19 Cases in India Were 21,700, the Death Toll Reached 686 |
Among the Union Territories, there are 27 cases of COVID-19 in Chandigarh, 18-18 from Ladakh and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands. Meghalaya has 12 cases, while Goa and Puducherry have reported seven cases each of COVID-19.
While 2-2 people in Manipur and Tripura, one each in Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh are in the grip of coronavirus infection. The ministry said on its website, "Our figures have been placed in front of ICMR.



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