There are 990,061 active cases and 38,59,399 patients have been discharged, the health ministry data showed. “There are 14 states and Union territories in India where the total number of active cases are less than 5,000. There are 18 states and Union territories where total active cases are between 5,000-50,000,” Rajesh Bhushan, the Union health secretary, said during a press conference. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, he said account for 60% of total active cases in the country. In India, cases per million population are 3,573 as compared to the world average of 3,704 cases per million population, he added.

Source: Hindustan Times September 15, 2020 11:29 UTC