
The total number of coronavirus cases in India climbed to 42,836 on Monday evening.
Of the total cases, 29,685 are active, 11,761 people have recovered, and 1,389 people have died.
As many as 2,573 new cases and 83 fatalities were recorded in the past 24 hours.
Maharashtra remained the worst-hit state with the total number of cases rising to 12,974 and 548 deaths. Gujarat has reported 5,428 cases so far followed by Delhi with 4,549 cases.
The other states which have seen a sharp rise in cases are Madhya Pradesh (2,942), Rajasthan (2,886), Tamil Nadu (3,023) and Uttar Pradesh (2,742).
Maharashtra has the highest death toll among all the states, followed by Gujarat with 290 deaths, Madhya Pradesh 165, Rajasthan 71 and Delhi 64.
Andhra Pradesh has reported 1,650 cases and 36 deaths so far, Jammu and Kashmir 701 cases and eight deaths, Karnataka 642 and 26 deaths, Bihar 517 cases and four deaths, Kerala 500 cases and four deaths, and Haryana 442 and five deaths.