COVID-19 :Snapshot of State-level Numbers
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
April 20, 2020
As India crosses 15000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the scenario at the state-level is not uniform. Here is a snapshot of the numbers at the state-level and how the numbers vary.
As the country continues to fight COVID-19, here is adetailed analysis of state-wide numbers related to various aspects of thepandemic.
The latest number of confirmed cases, recovered/cured patients and deaths reported across states have been listed below. The data has been taken from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (as on 17 April 2020).
Name of State / UT
Total Confirmed cases (Including 76 foreignNationals)
Cured/Discharged/ Migrated
Death
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
12
11
0
Andhra Pradesh
572
36
14
Arunachal Pradesh
1
0
0
Assam
35
5
1
Bihar
83
37
2
Chandigarh
21
9
0
Chhattisgarh
36
24
0
Delhi
1707
72
42
Goa
7
6
0
Gujarat
1099
86
41
Haryana
225
43
3
Himachal Pradesh
36
16
1
Jammu and Kashmir
328
42
5
Jharkhand
33
0
2
Karnataka
359
89
13
Kerala
396
255
3
Ladakh
18
14
0
Madhya Pradesh
1310
69
69
Maharashtra
3323
331
201
Manipur
2
1
0
Meghalaya
9
0
1
Mizoram
1
0
0
Nagaland
0
0
0
Odisha
60
19
1
Puducherry
7
1
0
Punjab
202
27
13
Rajasthan
1229
183
11
Tamil Nadu
1323
283
15
Telangana
766
186
18
Tripura
2
1
0
Uttarakhand
40
9
0
Uttar Pradesh
849
82
14
West Bengal
287
55
10
India
14378
1992
480
Let’s take a look at how much each state/UT accountfor in the nation-wide picture of COVID-19 cases.
Maharashtra accounts for the most number of confirmedcases (about 23%) in India. The four states of Maharashtra (23.1%), Delhi (11.9%),Tamil Nadu (9.2%), and Madhya Pradesh (9.1%) together account for more than 50%of the total confirmed cases across India as of 17 April 2020.
Cured & Deaths – Picture of the
States
Let’s take a look at how states have fared in terms ofcured cases and deaths.
The All-India average of cured cases is around 14%. Andaman & Nicobar Islands stands highest with 91.67% cured cases though there are only 14 confirmed cases here. In Goa, 6 of the 7 confirmed cases are discharged (85.71%). About seven states have cured around 50% or more confirmed cases within their territories: Ladakh (77.8%), Chhattisgarh (66.7%) and Kerala (64.4%), Tripura (50%), and Manipur (50%). Since these numbers only indicate the percentage of cured cases within states and are not defined by the magnitude of cases in a state, the numbers do not represent the performance of states in terms of actual numbers.
Of the states that have reported at least 100 cases,the recovery rate is highest in Kerala by a distance. More than 20% of thecases are cured in the states of Karnataka, Telangana & Tamil Nadu. Delhiwhich has reported more than 1800 cases, the second-highest in the country, hasthe least recovery rate of only around 4.2%.
The All-India percentage of deaths is 3.3%. In termsof the states, Meghalaya reported 11.1% deaths, followed by Punjab (6.4%),Jharkhand (6%), Maharashtra (6%), and Madhya Pradesh (5.3%). Since Meghalaya& Jharkhand reported fewer cases, their death percentages are on a higherside. Of the states which reported more than 100 confirmed cases, Punjabreported a greater proportion of deaths (6.4%). Kerala which has the highestpercentage of cured cases also reported the lowest percentage of deaths ofthese states.
What about testing?
Most states have been reporting the number of samples they have tested so far. Sates like Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, and some Union Territories are not regularly publishing data in this regard. The data is sourced from state health bulletins to the last updated versions (as on 17 April 2020) and the total number of tests for India has been sourced from Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) (as on 17 April 2020).
Name of State / UT
Samples Tested
Number of Confirmed Cases
Confirmed Percentage
Andhra Pradesh
20,235
572
2.83%
Arunachal Pradesh
206
1
0.49%
Assam
4,236
35
0.83%
Bihar
9,486
83
0.87%
Chandigarh
358
21
5.87%
Chhattisgarh
5,519
36
0.65%
Delhi
21,409
1707
7.97%
Goa
673
7
1.04%
Gujarat
23,483
1099
4.68%
Haryana
8,884
225
2.53%
Himachal Pradesh
1,992
36
1.81%
Jammu and Kashmir
6,438
328
5.09%
Jharkhand
3,751
33
0.88%
Karnataka
17,594
359
2.04%
Kerala
18,029
396
2.20%
Ladakh
917
18
1.96%
Madhya Pradesh
20,298
1310
6.45%
Maharashtra
55,678
3323
5.97%
Meghalaya
617
9
1.46%
Mizoram
94
1
1.06%
Nagaland
184
0
0.00%
Odisha
7,577
60
0.79%
Punjab
5,988
202
3.37%
Rajasthan
42,847
1229
2.87%
Tamil Nadu
29,673
1323
4.46%
Tripura
726
2
0.28%
Uttarakhand
2,831
40
1.41%
Uttar Pradesh
24,643
849
3.45%
West Bengal
4,212
287
6.81%
Thedata suggests that states that have tested a greater number of samples havereported higher confirmed cases. Since all the states have not reported theirtesting numbers, this juxtaposition is limited to the ones that have reportedtheir testing numbers.