232 COVID-19 deaths in Maha, highest in India
April 21, 2020  10:04
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The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 590 and the number of cases climbed to 18,601 on Tuesday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 14,759 while 3,251 people have been cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number of cases includes 77 foreign nationals. A total of 31 deaths were reported since Monday evening -- 11 fatalities were reported from Rajasthan,  nine from Maharashtra, four from Gujarat, two each from Delhi, Telengana and Tamil Nadu and one from Uttar Pradesh. 

Maharashtra tops the death toll with 232 fatalities
Madhya Pradesh at 74
Gujarat at 71
Delhi at 47
Rajasthan at 25
Telengana at 23 
Andhra Pradesh at 20. 
Uttar Pradesh 18
Tamil Nadu 17.
Punjab and Karnataka 16 deaths each. 
West Bengal 12 deaths.
Jammu and Kashmir 5 deaths
Kerala and Haryana three deaths each. 
Jharkhand and Bihar two deaths each
Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Assam have reported one fatality each.

Image: Around 54 people were arrested in Karnataka yesterday for trying to clear barricades. Pic: ANI
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