<p>The spread of the novel coronavirus in India has quickened in the last few days with new cases of Covid-19 and deaths reported every day. The epidemic has expanded its footprint in the country and has affected more than 10 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-48-people-test-positive-at-telangana-raj-bhavan-indias-tally-jumps-past-87-lakh-mark-death-toll-crosses-23000-860261.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>More than three billion people around the world have lived under <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus-lockdown" target="_blank">lockdown</a> as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left nearly 6 lakh people dead globally.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-19-862947.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track state-wise total confirmed Covid-19 cases on July 19 here</strong></a></p>.<p>On July 5, India surpassed Russia to become the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, globally.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Here’s the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in India and the state-wise impact: </strong></p>.<p><strong>Coronavirus in India: Total number of positive cases (including deaths):</strong> <strong>10,73,172 as of July 18</strong></p>.<p><strong>States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 26,795</strong></p>.<table align="center" border="3" cellpadding="0" dir="ltr" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <tbody> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"}"><strong>States</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":97}"><strong>Positive cases</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}"><strong>Deaths</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"}">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</td> <td>194</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arunachal Pradesh"}">Arunachal Pradesh</td> <td>609</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Assam"}">Assam</td> <td>20646</td> <td>51</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bihar"}">Bihar</td> <td>24,967</td> <td>201</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chandigarh"}">Chandigarh</td> <td>660</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chhattisgarh"}">Chhattisgarh</td> <td>4964</td> <td>23</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dadar and Nagar Haveli"}">Dadar and Nagar Haveli</td> <td>460</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Daman and Diu"}">Daman and Diu</td> <td>125</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goa"}">Goa</td> <td>3304</td> <td>21</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gujarat"}">Gujarat</td> <td>47,476</td> <td>2,127</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Haryana"}">Haryana</td> <td>25547</td> <td>344</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Himachal Pradesh"}">Himachal Pradesh</td> <td>1417</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jharkhand"}">Jharkhand</td> <td>4921</td> <td>46</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Karnataka"}">Karnataka</td> <td>59,625</td> <td>1,240</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kerala"}">Kerala</td> <td>11,659</td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lakshadweep"}">Lakshadweep</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Madhya Pradesh"}">Madhya Pradesh</td> <td>21763</td> <td>706</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maharashtra"}">Maharashtra</td> <td>2,00,937</td> <td>11,596</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Manipur"}">Manipur</td> <td>1,891</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Meghalaya"}">Meghalaya</td> <td>403</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mizoram"}">Mizoram</td> <td>282</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nagaland"}">Nagaland</td> <td>978</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Delhi"}">Delhi</td> <td>1,21,582</td> <td>3,597</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Puducherry"}">Puducherry</td> <td>1,832</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Punjab"}">Punjab</td> <td>9792</td> <td>246</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rajasthan"}">Rajasthan</td> <td>27,973</td> <td>550</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sikkim"}">Sikkim</td> <td>266</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tamil Nadu"}">Tamil Nadu</td> <td>160907</td> <td>2,403</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Telangana"}">Telangana</td> <td>42496</td> <td>403</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tripura"}">Tripura</td> <td>2366</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uttar Pradesh"}">Uttar Pradesh</td> <td>47,513</td> <td>1,108</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uttarakhand"}">Uttarakhand</td> <td>4,276</td> <td>51</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"West Bengal"}">West Bengal</td> <td>40,209</td> <td>1,076</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Odisha"}">Odisha</td> <td>16,701</td> <td>86</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andhra Pradesh"}">Andhra Pradesh</td> <td>40,646</td> <td>586</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jammu and Kashmir"}">Jammu and Kashmir</td> <td>12757</td> <td>236</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ladakh"}">Ladakh</td> <td>1151</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cases being reassigned to states"}">Cases being reassigned to states</td> <td>163</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>.<p><em>Note: The tallies above include foreigners who have been infected with Covid-19.</em></p>.<p><strong>No. of people discharged: 6,53,751</strong></p>.<p>While the Centre and state governments have been trying hard to check the Covid-19 spread by tracking, isolating and treating infected people, the daily rise in India cases is worrisome.</p>
<p>The spread of the novel coronavirus in India has quickened in the last few days with new cases of Covid-19 and deaths reported every day. The epidemic has expanded its footprint in the country and has affected more than 10 lakh people since the first positive case was confirmed on January 30 in Kerala.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-48-people-test-positive-at-telangana-raj-bhavan-indias-tally-jumps-past-87-lakh-mark-death-toll-crosses-23000-860261.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>More than three billion people around the world have lived under <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus-lockdown" target="_blank">lockdown</a> as governments stepped up efforts to contain the pandemic, which has left nearly 6 lakh people dead globally.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-july-19-862947.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track state-wise total confirmed Covid-19 cases on July 19 here</strong></a></p>.<p>On July 5, India surpassed Russia to become the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus, globally.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/coronavirus-live-news-covid-19-latest-updates.html" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Here’s the tally of Covid-19 positive cases in India and the state-wise impact: </strong></p>.<p><strong>Coronavirus in India: Total number of positive cases (including deaths):</strong> <strong>10,73,172 as of July 18</strong></p>.<p><strong>States/UTs death toll (details are updated as we receive information): 26,795</strong></p>.<table align="center" border="3" cellpadding="0" dir="ltr" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <tbody> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"}"><strong>States</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":97}"><strong>Positive cases</strong></td> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":0}"><strong>Deaths</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andaman and Nicobar Islands"}">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</td> <td>194</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arunachal Pradesh"}">Arunachal Pradesh</td> <td>609</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Assam"}">Assam</td> <td>20646</td> <td>51</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bihar"}">Bihar</td> <td>24,967</td> <td>201</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chandigarh"}">Chandigarh</td> <td>660</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chhattisgarh"}">Chhattisgarh</td> <td>4964</td> <td>23</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dadar and Nagar Haveli"}">Dadar and Nagar Haveli</td> <td>460</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Daman and Diu"}">Daman and Diu</td> <td>125</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Goa"}">Goa</td> <td>3304</td> <td>21</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gujarat"}">Gujarat</td> <td>47,476</td> <td>2,127</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Haryana"}">Haryana</td> <td>25547</td> <td>344</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Himachal Pradesh"}">Himachal Pradesh</td> <td>1417</td> <td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jharkhand"}">Jharkhand</td> <td>4921</td> <td>46</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Karnataka"}">Karnataka</td> <td>59,625</td> <td>1,240</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kerala"}">Kerala</td> <td>11,659</td> <td>40</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lakshadweep"}">Lakshadweep</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Madhya Pradesh"}">Madhya Pradesh</td> <td>21763</td> <td>706</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maharashtra"}">Maharashtra</td> <td>2,00,937</td> <td>11,596</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Manipur"}">Manipur</td> <td>1,891</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Meghalaya"}">Meghalaya</td> <td>403</td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mizoram"}">Mizoram</td> <td>282</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nagaland"}">Nagaland</td> <td>978</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Delhi"}">Delhi</td> <td>1,21,582</td> <td>3,597</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Puducherry"}">Puducherry</td> <td>1,832</td> <td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Punjab"}">Punjab</td> <td>9792</td> <td>246</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rajasthan"}">Rajasthan</td> <td>27,973</td> <td>550</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sikkim"}">Sikkim</td> <td>266</td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tamil Nadu"}">Tamil Nadu</td> <td>160907</td> <td>2,403</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Telangana"}">Telangana</td> <td>42496</td> <td>403</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tripura"}">Tripura</td> <td>2366</td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uttar Pradesh"}">Uttar Pradesh</td> <td>47,513</td> <td>1,108</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uttarakhand"}">Uttarakhand</td> <td>4,276</td> <td>51</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"West Bengal"}">West Bengal</td> <td>40,209</td> <td>1,076</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Odisha"}">Odisha</td> <td>16,701</td> <td>86</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Andhra Pradesh"}">Andhra Pradesh</td> <td>40,646</td> <td>586</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jammu and Kashmir"}">Jammu and Kashmir</td> <td>12757</td> <td>236</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ladakh"}">Ladakh</td> <td>1151</td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cases being reassigned to states"}">Cases being reassigned to states</td> <td>163</td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>.<p><em>Note: The tallies above include foreigners who have been infected with Covid-19.</em></p>.<p><strong>No. of people discharged: 6,53,751</strong></p>.<p>While the Centre and state governments have been trying hard to check the Covid-19 spread by tracking, isolating and treating infected people, the daily rise in India cases is worrisome.</p>