containerStateCount := getContainerStateCount(podStatus)
		for state, count := range containerStateCount {
			// add currently obtained count
			metrics.RunningContainerCount.WithLabelValues(string(state)).Add(float64(count))
		}
	} else {
		oldContainerStateCount := getContainerStateCount(cachedPodStatus)
		currentContainerStateCount := getContainerStateCount(podStatus)