Lok Sabha Question No. 4914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Deaths due to COVID-19
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4914 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19

## 4914 SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

## SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any statistics regarding the total number of COVID-19 positive cases and deaths due to COVID-19 reported in the country so far and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  details  of  deaths  in  India  due  to  COVID-19  as collected by the World Health Organisation and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  any  difference  has  been  noticed  in  the  data  on  such  death  available  with  the Government and that of WHO and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of the number of COVID-19 tests conducted and positive cases reported therein during the last year, month-wise and State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has recently issued an advisory in this regard and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (e) As reported by States/UTs, as on 27 th March 2023 a cumulative total of 4,47,05,952 confirmed  cases  of  COVID-19  including  5,30,837  deaths  have  been  reported  in  the  country. State/UT  wise  numbers  of  tests  conducted,  cumulative  cases  &  deaths  due  to  COVID-19  as reported by the States/UTs is  placed at Annexure .

As  per  data  on  cases  and  deaths  due  to  COVID-19,  as  maintained  by  the  World  Health Organization

(https://who.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/73d1d3251de3435cbc0bc586230cc3ef), as on 27 th March, 2023, a total of 5,30,837 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in the country.

In  light  of  a  gradual  but  sustained  increase  in  trajectory  of  COVID-19  cases  and  seasonal circulation of pan-respiratory pathogens in the country, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued detailed advisories on 10 th ,  16 th and 25 th March, 2023 and held review meeting with all States/UTs, highlighting the need for strengthening disease surveillance, increasing testing rates, focussing on whole genome sequencing of samples for COVID-19 cases, improving community awareness and review hospital preparedness for any surge in cases.

## State/UT wise numbers of cumulative COVID-19 tests conducted and cases & deaths due to COVID-19, as reported by the States/UTs (as on 27 th  March, 2023)

|   S. No. | Name of State / UT                       |   Total tests conducted |   Total cases |   Deaths |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|----------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              |                  539063 |         10751 |      129 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh                           |                33527729 |       2339142 |    14733 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                  771231 |         66891 |      296 |
|        4 | Assam                                    |                17079845 |        746104 |     8035 |
|        5 | Bihar                                    |                91588088 |        851451 |    12303 |
|        6 | Chandigarh                               |                 1373792 |         99423 |     1183 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh                             |                18243208 |       1177835 |    14147 |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                  622621 |         11591 |        4 |
|        9 | Delhi                                    |                41178002 |       2008732 |    26524 |
|       10 | Goa                                      |                 2149451 |        259489 |     4013 |
|       11 | Gujarat                                  |                39071359 |       1280465 |    11053 |
|       12 | Haryana                                  |                18627552 |       1057140 |    10714 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh                         |                 4240670 |        313431 |     4216 |
|       14 | Jammu and Kashmir                        |                20228903 |        479631 |     4785 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                                |                19389244 |        442610 |     5332 |
|       16 | Karnataka                                |                71261849 |       4076348 |    40321 |
|       17 | Kerala                                   |                48753853 |       6833904 |    71602 |
|       18 | Ladakh                                   |                  447289 |         29433 |      231 |
|       19 | Lakshadweep                              |                  124001 |         11415 |       52 |
|       20 | Madhya Pradesh                           |                26421640 |       1055065 |    10777 |
|       21 | Maharashtra                              |                84970021 |       8141854 |   148435 |
|       22 | Manipur                                  |                 1618645 |        139924 |     2149 |
|       23 | Meghalaya                                |                 1356241 |         96791 |     1625 |
|       24 | Mizoram                                  |                 1890287 |        238969 |      726 |
|       25 | Nagaland                                 |                  307183 |         35988 |      782 |
|       26 | Odisha                                   |                34057347 |       1336814 |     9205 |
|       27 | Puducherry                               |                 1619604 |        176012 |     1976 |
|       28 | Punjab                                   |                21137656 |        784726 |    19289 |
|       29 | Rajasthan                                |                18793502 |       1315952 |     9661 |
|       30 | Sikkim                                   |                  193678 |         44338 |      500 |
|       31 | Tamil Nadu                               |                68094677 |       3596209 |    38050 |
|       32 | Telangana                                |                26909867 |        842395 |     4111 |
|       33 | Tripura                                  |                 2629449 |        108034 |      940 |
|       34 | Uttarakhand                              |                10373068 |        449568 |     7755 |
|       35 | Uttar Pradesh                            |               136154513 |       2128582 |    23650 |
|       36 | West Bengal                              |                26869168 |       2118945 |    21533 |