India reported over 44 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as of October 20, 2023. The number of people infected with the virus was declining across the south Asian country.

What is the coronavirus?

COVID-19 is part of a large family of coronaviruses (CoV) that are transmitted from animals to people. The name COVID-19 is derived from the words corona, virus, and disease, while the number 19 represents the year that it emerged. Symptoms of COVID-19 resemble that of the common cold, with fever, coughing, and shortness of breath. However, serious infections can lead to pneumonia, multi-organ failure, severe acute respiratory syndrome, and even death, if appropriate medical help is not provided.

COVID-19 in India

India reported its first case of this coronavirus in late January 2020 in the southern state of Kerala. That led to a nation-wide lockdown between March and June that year to curb numbers from rising. After marginal success, the economy opened up leading to some recovery for the rest of 2020. In March 2021, however, the second wave hit the country causing record-breaking numbers of infections and deaths, crushing the healthcare system. The central government has been criticized for not taking action this time around, with "#ResignModi" trending on social media platforms in late April. The government's response was to block this line of content on the basis of fighting misinformation and reducing panic across the country.

In past 24 hours, India, Asia had 68 new cases, N/A deaths and N/A recoveries.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, saw infection cases spread throughout the Asia-Pacific region. By April 13, 2024, India had faced over 45 million coronavirus cases. South Korea followed behind India as having had the second highest number of coronavirus cases in the Asia-Pacific region, with about 34.6 million cases. At the same time, Japan had almost 34 million cases. At the beginning of the outbreak, people in South Korea had been optimistic and predicted that the number of cases would start to stabilize. What is SARS CoV 2?Novel coronavirus, officially known as SARS CoV 2, is a disease which causes respiratory problems which can lead to difficulty breathing and pneumonia. The illness is similar to that of SARS which spread throughout China in 2003. After the outbreak of the coronavirus, various businesses and shops closed to prevent further spread of the disease. Impacts from flight cancellations and travel plans were felt across the Asia-Pacific region. Many people expressed feelings of anxiety as to how the virus would progress. Impact throughout Asia-PacificThe Coronavirus and its variants have affected the Asia-Pacific region in various ways. Out of all Asia-Pacific countries, India was highly affected by the pandemic and experienced more than 50 thousand deaths. However, the country also saw the highest number of recoveries within the APAC region, followed by South Korea and Japan.

India COVID-19: As on Date: Total Number of Active Cases data was reported at 6.000 Case in 17 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.000 Case for 10 Mar 2025. India COVID-19: As on Date: Total Number of Active Cases data is updated daily, averaging 44,500.500 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 17 Mar 2025, with 1580 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,745,237.000 Case in 10 May 2021 and a record low of 1.000 Case in 24 Feb 2025. India COVID-19: As on Date: Total Number of Active Cases data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

The southern Indian state of Kerala had almost 8,417 people under observation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) as of April 10, 2022. Of these, over eight thousand were confined to home or institutions, while over 150 patients were quarantined in designated isolation facilities. India recorded over 62 thousand active cases of the virus as September 1, 2022. The regions of Kerala , Karnataka and Maharashtra had the highest number of confirmed cases in the same time period.

Kerala’s links to Wuhan

On February 7, 2020, three Indians from Kerala were tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to India from Wuhan- the epicenter of the virus that has infected over 90 thousand people. Wuhan has been a popular destination among Keralites for its quality and affordable medical education. After conducting test swabs on all returnees, the Kerala government swung into immediate action by advising home quarantines for the people suspected to have been in contact with this coronavirus.

A state known for its healthcare performance

Kerala’s last major health scare was the Nipah virus in 1998, that returned in 2018, killing 17 people, along with almost six million cases of acute respiratory infections in 2016. Even then, Kerala is known to be India’s leading state for healthcare and medical literacy compared to the rest of the country. The southern state’s health department was reported to have been strictly following the protocols given by the World Health Organization to combat COVID-19. This preparedness seems to have borne good results so far with a high rate of recovery and containment of the virus.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Delhi data was reported at 1.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.000 Case for 17 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Delhi data is updated daily, averaging 513.000 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 24 Mar 2025, with 1581 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103,424.000 Case in 29 Apr 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Case in 03 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Delhi data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Punjab data was reported at 794,034.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 794,034.000 Case for 17 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Punjab data is updated daily, averaging 760,028.000 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 24 Mar 2025, with 1581 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 794,034.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025 and a record low of 1.000 Case in 18 Mar 2020. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Punjab data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Karnataka data was reported at 4,097,558.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,097,557.000 Case for 17 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Karnataka data is updated daily, averaging 3,949,446.000 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 24 Mar 2025, with 1581 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,097,558.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025 and a record low of 6.000 Case in 16 Mar 2020. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Karnataka data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

As of May 2, 2023, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been confirmed in almost every country in the world. The virus had infected over 687 million people worldwide, and the number of deaths had reached almost 6.87 million. The most severely affected countries include the U.S., India, and Brazil.

COVID-19: background information COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that had not previously been identified in humans. The first case was detected in the Hubei province of China at the end of December 2019. The virus is highly transmissible and coughing and sneezing are the most common forms of transmission, which is similar to the outbreak of the SARS coronavirus that began in 2002 and was thought to have spread via cough and sneeze droplets expelled into the air by infected persons.

Naming the coronavirus disease Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can be transmitted between animals and people, causing illnesses that may range from the common cold to more severe respiratory syndromes. In February 2020, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses and the World Health Organization announced official names for both the virus and the disease it causes: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, respectively. The name of the disease is derived from the words corona, virus, and disease, while the number 19 represents the year that it emerged.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Kerala data was reported at 6,921,255.000 Case in 17 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6,921,255.000 Case for 10 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Kerala data is updated daily, averaging 6,546,025.500 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 17 Mar 2025, with 1580 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,921,255.000 Case in 17 Mar 2025 and a record low of 22.000 Case in 15 Mar 2020. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Kerala data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

This dataset consists of COVID-19 time series data of India since 24th March 2020. The data set is for all the States and Union Territories of India and is divided into five parts, including i) Confirmed cases; ii) Death Count; iii) Recovered Cases; iv) Temperature of that place; and v) Percentage humidity in the region. The data set also provides basic details of confirmed cases and death count for all the countries of the world updated daily since 30 January 2020. The end user can contact the corresponding author (Rohit Salgotra : nicresearchgroup@gmail.com) for more details. . [Dataset is updated Thrice a Week]

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu data was reported at 11,588.000 Case in 03 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 11,588.000 Case for 24 Feb 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu data is updated daily, averaging 11,447.000 Case from Jun 2020 (Median) to 03 Mar 2025, with 1489 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,588.000 Case in 03 Mar 2025 and a record low of 2.000 Case in 15 Jun 2020. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Puducherry data was reported at 0.000 Case in 24 Feb 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Case for 17 Feb 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Puducherry data is updated daily, averaging 106.500 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 24 Feb 2025, with 1574 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18,277.000 Case in 21 May 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Case in 24 Feb 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Puducherry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Mizoram data was reported at 239,635.000 Case in 03 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 239,635.000 Case for 24 Feb 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Mizoram data is updated daily, averaging 228,028.000 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 03 Mar 2025, with 1568 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 239,635.000 Case in 03 Mar 2025 and a record low of 1.000 Case in 02 Jun 2020. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Mizoram data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

COVID-19 was first detected in Brazil on February 27, 2020, making it the first Latin American country to report a case of the novel coronavirus. Since then, the number of infections has risen drastically, reaching approximately 38 million cases by July 28, 2024. Meanwhile, the first local death due to the disease was reported in March 2020. Four years later, the number of fatal cases had surpassed 700,000. The highest COVID-19 death toll in Latin America With a population of more than 211 million inhabitants as of 2020, Brazil is the most populated country in Latin America. This nation is also among the most affected by COVID-19 in number of deaths, not only within the Latin American region, but also worldwide, just behind the United States. These figures have raised a debate on how the Brazilian government has dealt with the pandemic. In fact, according to a study carried out in May 2021, more than half of Brazilians surveyed disapproved of the way in which former president Jair Bolsonaro had been dealing with the health crisis. In comparison, a third of respondents had a similar opinion about the Ministry of Health. Brazil’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign rollout Brazil’s vaccination campaign started at the beginning of 2021, when a nurse from São Paulo became the first person in the country to get vaccinated against the disease. A few years later, roughly 88 percent of the Brazilian population had received at least one vaccine dose, while around 81 percent had already completed the basic immunization scheme. With more than 485.2 million vaccines administered as of March 2023, Brazil was the fourth country with the most administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine globally, after China, India, and the United States.Find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic in the world under Statista’s COVID-19 facts and figures site.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Lakshadweep data was reported at 11,363.000 Case in 03 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 11,363.000 Case for 24 Feb 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Lakshadweep data is updated daily, averaging 11,363.000 Case from Jan 2021 (Median) to 03 Mar 2025, with 1268 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11,363.000 Case in 03 Mar 2025 and a record low of 0.000 Case in 29 Jan 2021. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Lakshadweep data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

A cohort study from a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India, which captures the incidence, characteristics and predictor of Long COVID among diagnosed cases of COVID-19, during four weeks and six months of follow-up.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Punjab data was reported at 0.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Case for 17 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Punjab data is updated daily, averaging 259.000 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 24 Mar 2025, with 1581 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79,963.000 Case in 13 May 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Punjab data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.

As of May 2, 2023, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had spread to almost every country in the world, and more than 6.86 million people had died after contracting the respiratory virus. Over 1.16 million of these deaths occurred in the United States.

Waves of infections Almost every country and territory worldwide have been affected by the COVID-19 disease. At the end of 2021 the virus was once again circulating at very high rates, even in countries with relatively high vaccination rates such as the United States and Germany. As rates of new infections increased, some countries in Europe, like Germany and Austria, tightened restrictions once again, specifically targeting those who were not yet vaccinated. However, by spring 2022, rates of new infections had decreased in many countries and restrictions were once again lifted.

What are the symptoms of the virus? It can take up to 14 days for symptoms of the illness to start being noticed. The most commonly reported symptoms are a fever and a dry cough, leading to shortness of breath. The early symptoms are similar to other common viruses such as the common cold and flu. These illnesses spread more during cold months, but there is no conclusive evidence to suggest that temperature impacts the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Medical advice should be sought if you are experiencing any of these symptoms.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Ladakh data was reported at 29,457.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 29,457.000 Case for 17 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Ladakh data is updated daily, averaging 28,019.000 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 24 Mar 2025, with 1581 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,457.000 Case in 24 Mar 2025 and a record low of 0.000 Case in 26 Mar 2020. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Cured/Discharged/Migrated: Ladakh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table IN.HLF006: Disease Outbreaks: Coronavirus 2019: MOHFW.