Coronavirus state-wise tally May 7: Confirmed cases in Maharashtra cross 16,700. Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections, followed by Gujarat (6,625) and Delhi (5,532).

With 16,758 COVID-19 cases, Maharashtra has reported the highest number of infections, followed by Gujarat (6,625) and Delhi (5,532).

India has as many as 52,952 recorded cases of the novel coronavirus that includes 1,783 deaths, as per the Union Health Ministry’s latest update.

Of these, 35,902 are active cases while 15,266 have been cured and discharged.The data was updated at 8 am on May 7 on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s website.The Karnataka government was criticised after it stopped special trains for migrants workers on May 6. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa reportedly made the decision after meeting builders.

In a sharply-worded letter, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stated that West Bengal has the highest mortality rate and a low testing rate for COVID-19.

The Rajasthan government on May 6 decided to seal its inter-state borders

Below is the Coronavirus cases/deaths state-wise tally:

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 111 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/ Migrated	Deaths ( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	33	32	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	1777	729	36
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	45	32	1
5	Bihar	542	188	4
6	Chandigarh	120	21	1
7	Chhattisgarh	59	36	0
8	Dadar Nagar Haveli	1	0	0
9	Delhi	5532	1542	65
10	Goa	7	7	0
11	Gujarat	6625	1500	396
12	Haryana	594	260	7
13	Himachal Pradesh	45	38	2
14	Jammu and Kashmir	775	322	8
15	Jharkhand	127	37	3
16	Karnataka	693	354	29
17	Kerala	503	469	4
18	Ladakh	41	17	0
19	Madhya Pradesh	3138	1099	185
20	Maharashtra	16758	3094	651
21	Manipur	2	2	0
22	Meghalaya	12	10	1
23	Mizoram	1	0	0
24	Odisha	185	61	2
25	Puducherry	9	6	0
26	Punjab	1516	135	27
27	Rajasthan	3317	1596	92
28	Tamil Nadu	4829	1516	35
29	Telangana	1107	628	29
30	Tripura	43	2	0
31	Uttarakhand	61	39	1
32	Uttar Pradesh	2998	1130	60
33	West Bengal	1456	364	144
Total number of confirmed cases in India		52952*	15267	1783
*States wise distribution is subject to further verification and reconciliation
*Our figures are being reconciled with ICMR

Globally, more than 37.5 lakh infections and over 2.63 lakh deaths have been reported due to the COVID-19 outbreak.