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New Delhi : Coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll shot up to 1,886 in India at 8 am on May 8, 2020, with 103 new deaths being reported from different parts of the country since the last update issued by Union H & FW Ministry on May 7, 2020. The number of patients cured/discharged too has jumped to 16,539 in the country with the recovery rate being 29.35 %. Coronavirus confirmed cases has climbed to 56,342 in the country.
The 103 new deaths reported since may 7, 2020, morning include 43 in Maharashtra; 29 in Gujarat; eight in Madhya Pradesh; seven in West Bengal; five in Rajasthan; two each in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh; and one each in Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab, and Jammu and Kashmir.
The COVID-19 death toll break-up is : Maharashtra 694, Gujarat 425 deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 193, West Bengal at 151, Rajasthan at 97, Delhi at 66, Uttar Pradesh at 62, Andhra Pradesh at 38, Tamilnadu 37, Karnataka 30, Telangana 29, Punjab 28, J&K 9, Haryana 7, Bihar 5, Kerala 4, Jharkhand 3, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha 2 each, and Meghalaya, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Assam one each.