State-wise Cases

Name of

state/UT Active

Cases on

Wednesday Total

cases Recovered Deaths Maharashtra 875 1018 79 64 Tamil Nadu 664 690 19 7 Delhi 547 576 20 9 Telangana 348 404 45 11 Kerala 263 336 71 2 Uttar Pradesh 308 332 21 3 Andhra Pradesh 306 314 5 3 Rest of India 1417 2002 208 61 Total 4728 5356 468 160

Coronavirus death cases by age

Age Death 0-20 8.6% 21-40 41.9% 41-60 32.8% Over 60 16.7%

Source: As per health ministry data released on Saturday, current figures may vary slightly

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi continued to remain the hotspots for coronavirus in India, according to state-wise data. These three states accounted for more than 40% of the total cases in India.As per latest updates, the total number of deaths from the virus is 160.As per latest data from the states, the number of active coronavirus cases recorded as of March 8, 10.20 AM, in India is 4643, with fresh infections on Wednesday.As per Monday data, Maharashtra also recorded the highest number of 120 fresh coronavirus positive cases, with Mumbai’s tally alone crossing 500 to end the day at 526. Of the seven deaths, four were from Mumbai and one each from Vasai-Virar, Kalyan and Thane.In Delhi, several hotspots for Covid-19 have sprung up recently. Most prominent of them is the Nizamuddin cluster which accounts for 329 out of 525 Covid-19 cases in the state. East Delhi has at least two other hot spots – Dilshad Garden, where a 38-year-old woman spread Covid-19 to more than a dozen persons and a cancer hospital in the same area where two doctors and 16 nurses have been found positive for the disease.With 41 new Covid-19 cases — 21 in Bhopal, 16 in Indore, and one each in Vidisha, Betul, Khargone – Madhya Pradesh recorded its highest ever single-day tally on Monday, taking its count to 256.Meanwhile, Kerala, which till a few days ago seemed to be competing with Maharashtra for the “worst-hit state” tag, continued to report marked improvement with just 13 new cases in the past 24 hours.