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Figure 5: Trends in Spread of COVID-19 across Regions in India
5 (a): Share in Cumulative Confirmed Cases 5 (b): Infection Waves

100% 10

80% 8
New Cases (Lakh)
60% 6

40% 4
20% 2

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0%
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Northern
Central
Central Eastern North Eastern Eastern North Eastern
Northern Southern Western Southern Western

Figure 5 (c): Total Confirmed Cases per Lakh

Source: Data accessed from https://www.Covid19india.org/, MoH&FW
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Note: Data is as on 31 December, 2020; the Zones are defined as per the Zonal Councils
1.7 The total death toll in India, as on 31 December, 2020, was 1.48 lakh with more than 50
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per cent of the fatalities occurring in western and southern zones of the country. Throughout
the pandemic, Maharashtra has been the worst affected state having highest incidence of
deaths in India (Figure 6 (a)). All zones, except the northern zone, experienced a single wave
in terms of deaths (Figure 6 (b)). The northern region witnessed three death waves, with the
third wave proving to be the most lethal as deaths exceeded 1.7 times more than what it was
during the first wave. In per capita terms, the western zone has been the worst performer with
27 deaths per lakh, followed by northern region at 13 deaths per lakh (Figure 6 (c)). Deaths
per capita have been lower in the eastern and north-eastern zones at 6 and 4 deaths per lakh
respectively.