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75 % of 86,508 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours concentrated in 10 states/UTs: Health ministry

September 24, 2020

75 % of the 86,508 COVID-19 cases reported in a span of 24 hours in the country are concentrated in 10 states and Union territories including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Chhattisgarh, the Health ministry said on Thursday.

Maharashtra continues to top this list. It has alone contributed to more than 21,000 cases followed by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with more than 7,000 and 6,000 Coronavirus cases respectively.

The ten states and UTs are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh the ministry said.
�Also 1,129 fatalities due to Coronavirus have been registered in a day with 10 states/UTs Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi and Haryana accounting for 83 % of such deaths,� it said.

Maharashtra reported 479 deaths followed by Uttar Pradesh and Punjab with 87 and 64 deaths respectively, the ministry said. There are 9,66,382 active cases of Coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 16.86 % of the total caseload, the ministry data stated. India has substantially ramped up its testing infrastructure across the country. As on date, there are 1,810 laboratories, including 1,082 Government and 728 private labs.