Coronavirus India Updates, 16 June

IE, 16 June 2020: With 10,667 cases and 380 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the coronavirus infections in India soared to 3,43,091 with death toll rising to 9,900 on Tuesday. Of the total, 1,53,178 are active cases while 1,80,012 people have been cured and discharged so far, according to the health ministry. Around 52.46 per cent patients have recovered so far.

Statewise, of the 380 new casualties, Maharashtra accounted for the highest 178 fatalities followed by Delhi at 73, Tamil Nadu at 44, Gujarat 28, Haryana 12, West Bengal 10, Rajasthan 9 and Madhya Pradesh 6. Andhra Pradesh and Punjab have reported 4 fatalities each, Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka 3 each, Telangana 2 and Bihar, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala 1 each.

Mumbai is the latest one to admit discrepancies in the number of deaths being reported due to novel Coronavirus. On Monday, it emerged that at least 450 deaths had not been included in the list of dead in Mumbai. At 2,250, the city already has the country’s highest death toll in the country. Before Mumbai, West Bengal and Delhi have also been forced to revise their death numbers.

Top ten states with maximum caseload

STATE	TOTAL POSITIVE	NEW CASES	TOTAL RECOVERIES	DEATHS
Maharashtra	110,744	2,786	56,049	4,128
Tamil Nadu	46,504	1,843	25,344	479
Delhi	42,829	1,647	16,427	1,400
Gujarat	24,104	514	16,672	1,506
Uttar Pradesh	14091	476	8610	417
Rajasthan	12,868	287	9,652	301
West Bengal	11,494	407	5,494	485
Madhya Pradesh	10,935	133	7,903	465
Haryana	7,722	514	3,565	100
Karnataka	7,213	213	4,135	91