The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India was 226,770, according to data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Just two states put together account for half of India’s 110,960 active cases of coronavirus.

According to figures released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday morning, Maharashtra tops the list when it comes to active cases of coronavirus. The state has 41,402 active cases, according to data put out by the ministry.

The second largest number of active cases is 14,456 from Delhi.

In other words, Maharashtra and Delhi together account for 55,858 active cases in the country. This comes to 50.3% of the total active cases recorded from 35 states and Union Territories across India.

Maharashtra and Delhi also account for a little lower than half (45.33%) of the total number of coronavirus cases - 2,26,770 - that have been confirmed in India so far. There are a total of 77,793 confirmed cases in Maharashtra. The number for Delhi stands at 25,004. The number of deaths stands at 2,710 and 650 respectively.

When it comes to the number of deaths, the figures are 2,710 for Maharashtra and 650 for Delhi.

The number of people who have recovered from coronavirus stands at 33,681 for Maharashtra and 9,898 for Delhi.

Tamil Nadu has 12,134 active cases, 14,902 recovered cases, 220 deaths, and 27,256 total confirmed cases.

Hospitals under strain in Delhi, Mumbai

Hospitals in Delhi have come under strain with the high number of confirmed coronavirus cases. Amid reports of patients who tested positive for Covid-19 being turned away from hospitals, the Delhi government launched an app on June 2 to give the status of available beds and ventilators in Delhi ventilators.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to people not to visit a hospital unless it was very essential. The appeal is intended to reduce the rush at hospitals in Delhi.

Hospitals in Maharashtra, particularly in Mumbai, too have been witnessing a rush of patients displaying symptoms of coronavirus or persons who have tested positive for the infection.

No active cases in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar Islands have zero active cases. The Union Territory has reported a total of 33 coronavirus cases; there have been no deaths and all the infected persons have since recovered.

Sikkim has only two active cases. In fact, these are the only two cases that have been confirmed for coronavirus till now.

Nine other states and Union Territories have less than 100 active cases at the moment.

They are Dadra and Nagar Haveli (11), Mizoram (16), Meghalaya (19), Ladakh (41), Arunachal Pradesh (41), Puducherry (57), Chandigarh (82), Nagaland (80), and Manipur (86).

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, nearly 70% of the 6,348 deaths that have been reported from across the country are due to “comorbidities”, or pre-existing health conditions.