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Highlights
- World’s first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection is from Hong Kong
- The strain of virus is different from the one in previous infection: Expert
- COVID patients should not be complacent about prevention measures: Experts
New Delhi: According to a new research to be published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, scientists from the University of Hong Kong have claimed to have the first evidence of reinfection of COVID-19. Thus, confirming that it is possible to get COVID-19 twice, say experts adding that there is no need to be worried as reinfection from coronavirus seems to be rare. The evidence gathered for COVID-19 reinfections has, however, raised questions around how durable our immunity really is against SARS-CoV-2. The Hong Kong University researchers have said that a 33-year-old IT (Information Technology) worker who contracted the coronavirus in March this year and was cleared of Covid-19 and discharged from a hospital in April, tested positive for the virus again after returning from Spain earlier this month. At first, he was suspected to be a “persistent carrier” of the virus from his previous infection but now the researchers have proved it to be reinfection. The findings also show that the viral strain in the reinfection is genetically varied from the virus contracted by him earlier. Two patients in Europe have also been confirmed to have been re-infected with COVID-19. The Health Minister of Telangana has also announced that the day after Hong Kong case came to light, at least two cases of coronavirus reinfection have taken place in the state.
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Explaining about the chances of reinfections and what happens during it, Dr Jayaprakash Muliyil, Ex. Principal, CMC Vellore and Leading Epidemiologist said,
What is impressive about this particular finding is that we had expected this to occur more frequently than it is happening now. There are two issues that we must understand- first, a person who is already infected by a virus, very often acquires immunity but may permit the temporary colonisation of his nose, throat or gut. This is a well-known phenomenon. In coronavirus, for some reason, we were not finding it. Now here there is an added spin to it. The researcher of Hong Kong University said that the virus isolated in the reinfection case is genetically different from the virus in the previous infection. It could be a genetic variant but by and large, the probability of that is low. So without more information on this, it will be difficult to predict how it will turn out. What we know as of now is that in this particular case, there no symptoms of coronavirus disease.
He further emphasised that the person who got the reinfection, contracted the virus from somebody and so there is a threat of spreading around of the virus among other people who have come in contact with him.
Dr. Muliyil highlighted that reinfections are a rare phenomenon. He said,
The fact that reinfection is rare is a fascinating thing about coronavirus. For example, there is a 24 per cent chance that an adult who is fully vaccinated with poliovirus can establish the virus temporarily if given the poliovirus. But in the case of coronavirus, the human body is not easily permitting reinfections.
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According to Dr. Muliyil, there may not be a need for a different vaccine for the modified strain of virus causing reinfections because those viruses may not be too different in genetic sequence from the original virus. However, he highlighted that currently there are only preliminary findings available and with more evidence and information only it will be clear if there is a need to go for another vaccine to avoid reinfections. While talking about the sustainability of the immunity developed by patients who recover from COVID-19, Dr. Muliyil said,
There is a group of experts who believe that the immunity developed while recovering from COVID-19 is pretty solid and may last for quite some time but on the other hand there are also studies that question the strength of the antibodies made and the immunity developed. There have been instances where a fading of antibodies is seen. So there is still not conclusive evidence on antibodies. The variation in the genetic sequence that the researchers of Hong Kong University have talked about in their paper, is a pretty common phenomenon in viruses. There are high chances that these viruses do not require a new antibody or a new vaccine.
Talking about reinfections in the case of coronavirus, Dr Paul Offit an American paediatrician specializing in infectious diseases, vaccines, immunology, and virology also said that reinfections are rare. He said,
The question is does the natural infection protect against reinfections? In other words, are there people out there who got moderately to severely ill from COVID-19 and recovered and got moderately to severely ill again when they encounter this virus again? If that’s true, then it is really worrying but we haven’t really heard that yet.
He further said that there are certain viruses from which the natural infection gives no protection and there are multiple infections, therefore, there are no vaccines developed for such diseases. In case of coronavirus, he said, the virus has been out there for only eight or nine months and the researchers do not have a lot of information about it yet but one can be optimistic based on what the experience has been till now that natural infection does offer some level of protection for some length of time, Dr Offit said.
Earlier, there have been documented cases of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 multiple times, but, according to Dr. KK Agarwal President, Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO) and Medtalks, Heart Care Foundation of India, it was because of the virus’ genetic material- mostly dead or weakened lingers within the body, leading to repeated positive tests. However, the newly documented cases have shown two separate strains of SARS-CoV-2 (the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19), which show that infections can indeed occur twice. Therefore, the COVID-19 patients should not be complacent about prevention measures thinking that they have enough immunity against the virus, he said.
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NDTV – Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign is an extension of the five-year-old Banega Swachh India initiative helmed by Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan. It aims to spread awareness about critical health issues facing the country. In wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases. The campaign highlights the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children to prevent maternal and child mortality, fight malnutrition, stunting, wasting, anaemia and disease prevention through vaccines. Importance of programmes like Public Distribution System (PDS), Mid-day Meal Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyan and the role of Aganwadis and ASHA workers are also covered. Only a Swachh or clean India where toilets are used and open defecation free (ODF) status achieved as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and become a Swasth or healthy India. The campaign will continue to cover issues like air pollution, waste management, plastic ban, manual scavenging and sanitation workers and menstrual hygiene.
World
2,38,88,472Cases
75,16,520Active
1,55,52,736Recovered
8,19,216Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 188 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 2,38,88,472 and 8,19,216 have died; 75,16,520 are active cases and 1,55,52,736 have recovered as on August 26, 2020 at 4:00 am.
India
32,34,474 67151Cases
7,07,267 2919Active
24,67,758 63173Recovered
59,449 1059Deaths
In India, there are 32,34,474 confirmed cases including 59,449 deaths. The number of active cases is 7,07,267 and 24,67,758 have recovered as on August 26, 2020 at 2:30 am.
State & District Details
| State | Cases | Active | Recovered | Deaths |
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DistrictCases Akola757 Aurangabad1974 Dhule228 Jalgaon1039 Mumbai45478 Mumbai Suburban5363 Nagpur692 Nashik1575 Palghar1421 Pune9920 Satara629 Solapur1291 Thane13660 Yavatmal150 Ahmednagar190 Amravati291 Beed54 Bhandara41 Buldhana88 Chandrapur32 Hingoli208 Jalna201 Kolhapur646 Latur139 Nanded176 Nandurbar42 Parbhani78 Raigad1462 Ratnagiri350 Sangli145 Gadchiroli42 gondia69 Osmanabad125 Sindhudurg114 Wardha11 Washim13 |
703823 10425 |
166239 |
514790 12300 |
22794 329 |
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DistrictCases Chittoor319 Guntur511 Krishna557 Kurnool795 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nell*296 Anantapur428 East Godavari356 Prakasam104 Srikakulam183 Visakhapatnam103 West Godavari199 Y.S.R.205 Vizianagaram23 |
371639 9927 |
89932 416 |
278247 9419 |
3460 92 |
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DistrictCases Bengaluru Rural40 Bengaluru Urban529 Mysuru107 Bagalkote103 Ballari60 Belagavi337 Bidar219 Chikkaballapura149 Dakshina Kannada179 Dharwad61 Gadag45 Kalaburagi669 Mandya346 Tumakuru36 Uttara Kannada95 Vijayapura201 Chamarajanagara0 Chikkamagaluru19 Chitradurga14 Davangere204 Hassan205 Haveri24 Kodagu4 Kolar29 Koppal5 Raichur369 Ramanagara3 Shivamogga67 Udupi1176 Yadgir538 |
291826 8161 |
82429 1199 |
204439 6814 |
4958 148 |
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DistrictCases North Goa57 South Goa69 |
14530 392 |
3149 68 |
11224 315 |
157 9 |
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DistrictCases Chengalpattu1314 Chennai23324 Kanchipuram503 Madurai322 Namakkal83 Ranipet133 Thanjavur130 Thiruvallur774 Thiruvarur67 Tiruppur116 Vellore71 Virudhunagar185 Ariyalur444 Coimbatore188 Cuddalore477 Dharmapuri15 Dindigul175 Erode75 Kallakurichi324 Kanniyakumari110 Karur88 Nagapattinam99 Perambalur133 Pudukkottai53 Ramanathapuram119 Salem258 Sivaganga46 Tenkasi103 The Nilgiris17 Theni129 Tiruchirappalli119 Tirunelveli433 Tirupathur45 Tiruvannamalai496 Tuticorin333 Villupuram509 Krishnagiri43 |
391303 5951 |
52128 |
332454 6998 |
6721 107 |
|
DistrictCases Kannur357 Kottayam73 Alappuzha76 Idukki40 Kasaragod333 Kollam118 Kozhikode90 Malappuram119 Palakkad224 Pathanamthitta98 Thiruvananthapuram104 Thrissur106 Ernakulam60 Wayanad36 |
61879 2375 |
21296 909 |
40339 1456 |
244 10 |
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DistrictCases Raipur46 Korba100 Balod41 Baloda Bazar85 Balrampur17 Bastar2 Bemetara21 Bijapur2 Bilaspur100 Dantewada0 Dhamtari6 Durg31 Gariyaband10 Janjgir-Champa56 Jashpur77 Kabirdham52 Kanker19 Kondagaon0 Korea39 Mahasamund54 Mungeli87 Narayanpur0 Raigarh47 Rajnandgaon52 Sukma0 Surajpur9 Surguja14 |
23341 1287 |
9388 964 |
13732 308 |
221 15 |
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DistrictCases Hyderabad2475 MedchalMalkajgiri75 Ranga Reddy183 Suryapet87 Vikarabad40 Warangal Urban32 Adilabad22 Jagitial77 Jangoan8 Jayashankar Bhupalapally9 Jogulamba Gadwal40 Kamareddy11 Karimnagar17 Khammam26 Kumuram Bheem Asifabad8 Mahabubnagar30 Mancherial43 Medak11 Nalgonda33 Narayanpet3 Nirmal21 Nizamabad76 RajannaSircilla16 Sangareddy26 Bhadradri Kothagudem5 Mahabubabad10 Mulugu3 Nagarkurnool8 Peddapalli5 Siddipet7 Wanaparthy1 Warangal Rural4 YadadriBhuvanagiri40 |
111688 3018 |
25685 1948 |
85223 1060 |
780 10 |
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DistrictCases Baleshwar190 Bhadrak137 Jajapur322 Dhenkanal36 Kalahandi33 Kendrapara164 Khordha238 Koraput16 Sundargarh102 Anugul26 Balangir129 Bargarh16 Boudh34 Cuttack155 Deogarh33 Gajapati61 Ganjam581 Jagatsinghapur91 Jharsuguda8 Kandhamal28 Kendujhar34 Malkangiri20 Mayurbhanj73 Nabarangpur2 Nayagarh86 Nuapada69 Puri103 Rayagada2 Sambalpur16 Sonepur29 |
84231 2752 |
24333 198 |
59470 2545 |
428 9 |
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DistrictCases Barwani60 Bhopal1880 Dewas140 Dhar132 East Nimar266 Gwalior211 Indore3839 Jabalpur276 Ujjain799 Agar Malwa15 Alirajpur3 Betul35 Burhanpur351 Chhindwara16 Dindori29 Harda4 Hoshangabad37 Khargone196 Mandsaur112 Morena109 Raisen71 Ratlam51 Sagar228 Shajapur39 Shandol14 Sheopur26 Tikamgarh18 Vidisha37 Anuppur22 Ashoknagar13 Balaghat9 Bhind87 Chhatarpur35 Damoh26 Datia12 Guna8 Jhabua14 Katni3 Mandla15 Narsinghpur17 Neemuch319 Niwari0 Panna20 Rajgarh31 Rewa39 Satna24 Sehore12 Seoni2 Shivpuri15 Sidhi17 Singrauli13 Umaria10 |
55800 1379 |
12225 281 |
42310 1079 |
1265 19 |
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DistrictCases Ahmadabad17125 Anand107 Arvalli134 Banas Kantha147 Bhavnagar146 Gandhinagar410 PanchMahals107 Surat2311 Vadodara1555 Bharuch56 Botad55 Chhotaudepur37 Dang5 Dohad43 GirSomnath45 Jamnagar63 Kachchh99 Kheda98 Mahesana159 Mahisagar125 Narmada25 Naysari35 Patan105 Rajkot135 SabarKantha101 Surendranagar55 Tapi6 Valsad47 Amreli16 DevbhumiDwarka22 Junagadh31 Morbi4 Porbandar11 |
88805 1114 |
14641 89 |
71236 1005 |
2928 20 |
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DistrictCases Ajmer379 Banswara91 Bharatpur563 Jaipur2177 Jhalawar329 Jodhpur1748 Kota503 Nagaur500 Alwar90 Barmer34 Bhilwara250 Bikaner112 Chittorgarh188 Churu81 Dausa61 Dholpur60 Dungarpur374 Hanumangarh31 Jaisalmer53 Jhunjhunu64 Karauli17 Pali352 Rajsamand140 SawaiMadhopur26 Sikar231 Tonk171 Udaipur724 Baran59 Bundi5 Ganganagar8 Jalore164 Pratapgarh14 Sirohi130 |
73325 1370 |
14219 |
58126 1526 |
980 13 |
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DistrictCases Faridabad867 Sonipat404 Ambala93 Bhiwani60 CharkiDadri43 Fatehabad38 Gurugram2950 Hisar98 Jhajjar114 Jind38 Kaithal48 Karnal104 Kurukshetra55 Nuh68 Palwal120 Panchkula39 Panipat78 Rohtak145 Sirsa50 Yamunanagar19 Mahendragarh47 Rewari56 |
56608 1148 |
9489 47 |
46496 1091 |
623 10 |
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DistrictCases Agra933 Aligarh215 Amroha80 Bareilly17 Bijnor157 Bulandshahr166 Firozabad190 Gautam Buddha Nagar1119 Kanpur Nagar286 Lucknow386 Mathura129 Meerut504 Moradabad252 Muzaffarnagar117 Rae Bareli78 Rampur203 Saharanpur298 Sant Kabeer Nagar132 Varanasi243 Auraiya37 Ayodhya120 Azamgarh138 Baghpat68 Bahraich73 Balrampur49 Banda27 Basti214 Bhadohi60 Budaun23 Etah52 Etawah46 Ghaziabad794 Ghazipur159 Gonda59 Gorakhpur166 Hapur225 Hardoi49 Jalaun41 Jaunpur194 Jhansi41 Kannauj69 Kasganj16 Kaushambi6 Mainpuri46 Mau48 Mirzapur22 Pilibhit15 Pratapgarh15 Prayagraj30 Sambhal116 Shamli40 Shravasti23 Sitapur32 Sultanpur97 Unnao42 Ambedkar Nagar92 Amethi206 Ballia60 Barabanki168 Chandauli38 Chitrakoot4 Deoria143 Farrukhabad36 Fatehpur3 Hamirpur3 Hathras43 Kanpur Dehat4 Kheri72 Kushi Nagar67 Lalitpur3 Maharajganj85 Mahoba3 Shahjahanpur25 Siddharth Nagar159 Sonbhadra10 |
197388 5006 |
49575 287 |
144754 4647 |
3059 72 |
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DistrictCases Central4817 East2472 New Delhi3405 North3059 North East1914 North West5463 Shahdara1580 South2329 South East2446 South West2391 West4768 |
164071 1544 |
11998 372 |
147743 1155 |
4330 17 |
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DistrictCases Dhubri30 Goalpara19 Marigaon50 Baksa14 Barpeta28 Biswanath16 Bongaigaon12 Cachar80 Charaideo29 Chirang6 Darrang20 Dhemaji47 Dibrugarh61 Dima Hasao86 Golaghat203 Hailakandi57 Hojai89 Jorhat24 Kamrup42 Kamrup Metro276 KarbiAnglong13 Karimganj85 Kokrajhar37 Lakhimpur57 Majuli2 Nagaon143 Nalbari23 Sivasagar20 Sonitpur27 South SalmaraMancachar4 Tinsukia84 Udalguri28 West KarbiAnglong5 |
94592 1973 |
19518 241 |
74814 1724 |
260 8 |
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DistrictCases East District3 North District0 South District3 West District0 |
1475 29 |
418 |
1054 120 |
3 |
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DistrictCases Buxar134 Gaya115 Munger188 Patna279 Rohtas256 Arwal52 Aurangabad75 Banka134 Begusarai243 Bhagalpur266 Bhojpur103 Darbhanga143 Gopalganj123 Jehanabad178 Kaimur (bhabua)105 Lakhisarai72 Madhepura82 Madhubani199 Nalanda123 Nawada122 PurbiChamparan138 Purnia135 Saran101 Siwan139 Vaishali87 Araria68 Jamui47 Katihar175 Khagaria253 Kishanganj75 Muzaffarpur96 Pashchim Champaran57 Saharsa88 Samastipur139 Sheikhpura118 Sheohar20 Sitamarhi73 Supaul87 |
124536 1338 |
19716 |
104301 3009 |
519 5 |
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DistrictCases 24 Paraganas North1031 24 Paraganas South281 Darjeeling97 Howrah1435 Jalpaiguri88 Kalimpong18 Kolkata2777 Maldah235 Medinipur East153 Medinipur West159 Hooghly604 Murshidabad125 Nadia139 Paschim Bardhaman70 Purba Bardhaman130 Alipurduar39 Bankura116 Birbhum206 Coochbehar210 Dinajpur Dakshin50 Dinajpur Uttar216 Jhargram9 Purulia66 |
144801 2964 |
27349 |
114543 3251 |
2909 58 |
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DistrictCases South Andamans33 Nicobars1 North And Middle Andaman1 |
2945 41 |
677 |
2231 139 |
37 2 |
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DistrictCases Pondicherry111 Karaikal2 Mahe4 Yanam0 |
11426 567 |
3981 228 |
7273 331 |
172 8 |
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DistrictCases Anjaw0 Changlang31 Dibang Valley0 East Kameng0 East Siang1 Kamle0 KraDaadi0 KurungKumey0 Leparada0 Lohit3 Longding0 Lower Dibang Valley0 Lower Siang0 Lower Subansiri0 Namsai2 PakkeKessang1 Papum Pare8 Shi Yomi0 Siang0 Tawang1 Tirap0 Upper Siang1 Upper Subansiri0 West Kameng0 West Siang1 |
3412 100 |
899 19 |
2508 81 |
5 |
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DistrictCases Dimapur20 Kiphire3 Kohima7 Longleng0 Mokokchung0 Mon8 Peren2 Phek1 Tuensang3 Wokha0 Zunheboto0 |
3752 38 |
1132 |
2611 215 |
9 |
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DistrictCases Dadra And Nagar Haveli20 |
2203 22 |
381 |
1820 34 |
2 |
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DistrictCases Ranchi148 Bokaro16 Deoghar5 Dhanbad32 Garhwa80 Giridih19 Hazaribagh110 Jamtara2 Koderma58 Simdega48 Chatra1 Dumka5 East Singhbum170 Godda2 Gumla28 Khunti10 Latehar14 Lohardaga8 Pakur4 Palamu27 Ramgarh75 Sahebganj0 SaraikelaKharsawan20 West Singhbhum21 |
31973 968 |
10238 433 |
21388 518 |
347 17 |
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DistrictCases Gomati74 North Tripura14 Dhalai196 Khowai24 Sepahijala174 South Tripura53 Unakoti49 West Tripura45 |
9523 328 |
2866 163 |
6574 160 |
83 5 |
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DistrictCases Kargil77 LehLadakh43 |
2420 90 |
847 57 |
1549 32 |
24 1 |
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DistrictCases Anantnag395 Bandipora175 Shopian255 Srinagar300 Baramulla271 Budgam110 Ganderbal37 Jammu138 Kathua53 Kulgam295 Kupwara231 Rajouri39 Ramban151 Reasi26 Samba25 Udhampur155 Mirpur0 Muzaffarabad0 Doda27 Kishtwar10 Poonch35 Pulwama108 |
33776 701 |
7544 298 |
25594 389 |
638 14 |
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DistrictCases Chamba29 Hamirpur117 Kangra105 Sirmaur11 Solan32 Una41 Bilaspur21 Kinnaur2 Kullu4 Lahaul And Spiti0 Mandi21 Shimla10 |
5154 53 |
1376 |
3748 164 |
30 1 |
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DistrictCases Jalandhar297 Ludhiana293 Patiala132 Amritsar485 Barnala25 Faridkot74 Firozepur50 Gurdaspur154 Hoshiarpur140 Kapurthala44 Mansa31 Moga65 Pathankot86 S.A.S Nagar137 Sangrur107 Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr)99 Sri Muktsar Sahib71 Tarn Taran163 Bathinda60 Fatehgarh Sahib57 Fazilka53 Rupnagar (Ropar)74 |
44577 1293 |
14254 456 |
29145 788 |
1178 49 |
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DistrictCases Haridwar94 Dehradun370 Nainital323 Almora71 Bageshwar31 Chamoli36 Champawat45 PauriGarhwal36 Pithoragarh43 Rudraprayag30 Tehri Garhwal110 Udam Singh Nagar83 Uttar Kashi24 |
16014 485 |
4600 190 |
11201 289 |
213 6 |
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DistrictCases Bishnupur7 Chandel5 Churachandpur32 Imphal East10 Imphal West21 Jiribam3 Kakching2 Kamjong5 Kangpokpi26 Noney1 Pherzawl3 Senapati6 Tamenglong2 Tengnoupal9 Thoubal18 Ukhrul4 |
5444 82 |
1608 |
3812 98 |
24 2 |
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DistrictCases Chandigarh313 |
3209 174 |
1456 104 |
1713 67 |
40 3 |
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DistrictCases East Khasi Hills22 East Garo Hills0 East Jaintia Hills0 North Garo Hills1 Ribhoi0 South Garo Hills0 South West Garo Hills4 South West Khasi Hills0 West Garo Hills5 West Jaintia Hills1 West Khasi Hills1 |
2018 42 |
1178 |
832 43 |
8 |
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DistrictCases Aizawl10 Champhai0 Hnahthial0 Khawzawl0 Kolasib11 Lawngtlai2 Lunglei2 Mamit8 Saiha0 Saitual1 Serchhip0 |
967 14 |
503 11 |
464 3 |
0 |
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DistrictCases Lakshadweep District0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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