: As India ranks second worst-hit country by novel coronavirus in the world map, the Ministry of Health on Friday (September 11) released data of the states which has contributed the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
The data said that nine states in India have reported nearly 74% of the total active cases in the country. The nine states are – Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Odisha, Assam and Chattisgarh.
Among the nine states, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh contributes 48.8 percent of the total active cases and Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Odisha, Assam and Chattisgarh contributes 25.1 percent.