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.

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 Indian state of Punjab reported the highest number of active coronavirus (COVID-19) cases of over one thousand cases as of October 20, 2023. Kerala and Karnataka followed, with relatively lower casualties. That day, there were a total of over 44 million confirmed infections across India.

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 recorded 44983152 Coronavirus Cases since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, India reported 531794 Coronavirus Deaths. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for India Coronavirus Cases.

As of January 1, 2025, the number of active coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Italy was approximately 218,000. Among these, 42 infected individuals were being treated in intensive care units. Another 1,332 individuals infected with the coronavirus were hospitalized with symptoms, while approximately 217,000 thousand were in isolation at home. The total number of coronavirus cases in Italy reached over 26.9 million (including active cases, individuals who recovered, and individuals who died) as of the same date. The region mostly hit by the spread of the virus was Lombardy, which counted almost 4.4 million cases.For a global overview, visit Statista's webpage exclusively dedicated to coronavirus, its development, and its impact.

India reported almost 45 million cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as of October 20, 2023, with more than 44 million recoveries and about 532 thousand fatalities. The number of cases in the country had a decreasing trend in the past months.

Burden on the healthcare system

With the world's second largest population in addition to an even worse second wave of the coronavirus pandemic seems to be crushing an already inadequate healthcare system. Despite vast numbers being vaccinated, a new variant seemed to be affecting younger age groups this time around. The lack of ICU beds, black market sales of oxygen cylinders and drugs needed to treat COVID-19, as well as overworked crematoriums resorting to mass burials added to the woes of the country. Foreign aid was promised from various countries including the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Additionally, funding from the central government was expected to boost vaccine production.

Situation overview
Even though days in April 2021 saw record-breaking numbers compared to any other country worldwide, a nation-wide lockdown has not been implemented. The largest religious gathering - the Kumbh Mela, sacred to the Hindus, along with election rallies in certain states continue to be held. Some states and union territories including Maharashtra, Delhi, and Karnataka had issued curfews and lockdowns to try to curb the spread of infections.

India COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Dadra and Nagar Haveli data was reported at 24.000 Case in 11 Jun 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.000 Case for 10 Jun 2020. India COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Dadra and Nagar Haveli data is updated daily, averaging 2.000 Case from May 2020 (Median) to 11 Jun 2020, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.000 Case in 11 Jun 2020 and a record low of 1.000 Case in 23 May 2020. India COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Dadra and Nagar Haveli 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: Bihar data was reported at 0.000 Case in 17 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Case for 10 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Bihar data is updated daily, averaging 80.000 Case from Mar 2020 (Median) to 17 Mar 2025, with 1573 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 115,152.000 Case in 07 May 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Case in 17 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Active Cases: Bihar 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: 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.

Based on a comparison of coronavirus deaths in 210 countries relative to their population, Peru had the most losses to COVID-19 up until July 13, 2022. As of the same date, the virus had infected over 557.8 million people worldwide, and the number of deaths had totaled more than 6.3 million. Note, however, that COVID-19 test rates can vary per country. Additionally, big differences show up between countries when combining the number of deaths against confirmed COVID-19 cases. The source seemingly does not differentiate between "the Wuhan strain" (2019-nCOV) of COVID-19, "the Kent mutation" (B.1.1.7) that appeared in the UK in late 2020, the 2021 Delta variant (B.1.617.2) from India or the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) from South Africa.

The difficulties of death figures

This table aims to provide a complete picture on the topic, but it very much relies on data that has become more difficult to compare. As the coronavirus pandemic developed across the world, countries already used different methods to count fatalities, and they sometimes changed them during the course of the pandemic. On April 16, for example, the Chinese city of Wuhan added a 50 percent increase in their death figures to account for community deaths. These deaths occurred outside of hospitals and went unaccounted for so far. The state of New York did something similar two days before, revising their figures with 3,700 new deaths as they started to include “assumed” coronavirus victims. The United Kingdom started counting deaths in care homes and private households on April 29, adjusting their number with about 5,000 new deaths (which were corrected lowered again by the same amount on August 18). This makes an already difficult comparison even more difficult. Belgium, for example, counts suspected coronavirus deaths in their figures, whereas other countries have not done that (yet). This means two things. First, it could have a big impact on both current as well as future figures. On April 16 already, UK health experts stated that if their numbers were corrected for community deaths like in Wuhan, the UK number would change from 205 to “above 300”. This is exactly what happened two weeks later. Second, it is difficult to pinpoint exactly which countries already have “revised” numbers (like Belgium, Wuhan or New York) and which ones do not. One work-around could be to look at (freely accessible) timelines that track the reported daily increase of deaths in certain countries. Several of these are available on our platform, such as for Belgium, Italy and Sweden. A sudden large increase might be an indicator that the domestic sources changed their methodology.

Where are these numbers coming from?

The numbers shown here were collected by Johns Hopkins University, a source that manually checks the data with domestic health authorities. For the majority of countries, this is from national authorities. In some cases, like China, the United States, Canada or Australia, city reports or other various state authorities were consulted. In this statistic, these separately reported numbers were put together. For more information or other freely accessible content, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

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This dataset contains latest Covid-19 India state-wise data as on December 05, 2021. This dataset can be used to analyze covid in India. This dataset is great for Exploratory Data Analysis

Attribute Information

1. State/UTs - Names of Indian States and Union Territories.
2. Total Cases - Total number of confirmed cases
3. Active - Total number of active cases
4. Discharged - Total number of discharged cases
5. Deaths - Total number of deaths
6. Active Ratio (%) - Ratio of number of active cases to total cases
7. Discharge Ratio (%) - Ratio of number of discharged cases to total cases
8. Death Ratio (%) - Ratio of number of deaths to total cases
9. Population - Population of State/UT

Source

Covid Data : https://www.mygov.in/covid-19 Population Data : https://www.indiacensus.net/

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Where are these numbers coming from?

The numbers shown here were collected by Johns Hopkins University, a source that manually checks the data with domestic health authorities. For the majority of countries, this is from national authorities. In some cases, like China, the United States, Canada or Australia, city reports or other various state authorities were consulted. In this statistic, these separately reported numbers were put together. Note that Statista aims to also provide domestic source material for a more complete picture, and not to just look at one particular source. Examples are these statistics on the confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia or the COVID-19 cases in Italy, both of which are from domestic sources. For more information or other freely accessible content, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

A word on the flaws of numbers like this

People are right to ask whether these numbers are at all representative or not for several reasons. First, countries worldwide decide differently on who gets tested for the virus, meaning that comparing case numbers or death rates could to some extent be misleading. Germany, for example, started testing relatively early once the country’s first case was confirmed in Bavaria in January 2020, whereas Italy tests for the coronavirus postmortem. Second, not all people go to see (or can see, due to testing capacity) a doctor when they have mild symptoms. Countries like Norway and the Netherlands, for example, recommend people with non-severe symptoms to just stay at home. This means not all cases are known all the time, which could significantly alter the death rate as it is presented here. Third and finally, numbers like this change very frequently depending on how the pandemic spreads or the national healthcare capacity. It is therefore recommended to look at other (freely accessible) content that dives more into specifics, such as the coronavirus testing capacity in India or the number of hospital beds in the UK. Only with additional pieces of information can you get the full picture, something that this statistic in its current state simply cannot provide.

COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Tripura data was reported at 108,589.000 Case in 17 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 108,589.000 Case for 10 Mar 2025. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Tripura data is updated daily, averaging 100,887.000 Case from Apr 2020 (Median) to 17 Mar 2025, with 1557 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 108,589.000 Case in 17 Mar 2025 and a record low of 1.000 Case in 10 Apr 2020. COVID-19: As on Date: Number of Confirmed Cases: Tripura 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.