India registered another 87 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total fatalities due to the novel coronavirus to 2,293, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Tuesday.
The country recorded another 3,604 COVID-19 cases during the same period which took the total number to 70756.
The MoHFW said that of the 70,756 cases, 46008 were active, 22454 had been cured/discharged/migrated cases and 2293 had passed away.
As per the latest ministry numbers, Maharashtra continues to have the most number of coronavirus cases with 23,401, of which 4,786 patients have been cured/discharged while 868 have died.
Gujarat is second on the list with 8,541 cases, including 2,780 recovered patients and 513 fatalities.
Tamil Nadu’s tally reached 8,002 cases, including 2,051 recoveries and 53 deaths.
Delhi’s numbers stand at 7,233 cases with 2,129 patients recovered and 73 deaths.
Meanwhile, Mizoram (one case reported–now recovered), Goa (seven cases reported and all seven recovered), Manipur (Two cases reported and both patients recovered) and Arunachal Pradesh (one case reported–now recovered) have reported no new cases in the last 24 hours.
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