Updated: June 4, 2025 10:19 AM IST 
New Delhi: India is witnessing a concerning spike in Covid cases. According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) data, India’s active Covid-19 cases on Tuesday crossed the 4,000 mark within just three days of breaching the 3,000 mark, with most infections reported in Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat in the last 24 hours. West Bengal reported its first COVID-related death in 2025 on Tuesday.
In Kolkata, a 43-year-old woman from Alipore, who had been on ventilator support at a private hospital for a week, succumbed to the virus. According to hospital sources, she was also suffering from Acute Coronary Syndrome, septic shock, and acute kidney injury. As per health ministry data on Tuesday, Kerala logged 1,416 new Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra 494 and Gujarat 397 infections in the last 24 hours.
As many as seven persons infected with Covid-19 have died. While West Bengal has reported 60 fresh cases, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi saw 63, 64 infections, respectively, in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The fresh spike has put health authorities on alert. Covid-19 numbers particularly in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal have seen a noticeable uptick.
India reported a surge in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, with the nationwide tally rising to 4,302 active infections and seven new deaths recorded.
Delhi’s reported 393 cases in the last 24 hours, West Bengal 372, Karnataka 311, Tamil Nadu 215 and Uttar Pradesh 138.
As per the health ministry, the Covid-related death in Kerala was an 80-year old male with severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary Artery Disease.
The country also reported five Covid-19 deaths between Monday and Tuesday, with one each in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and two in Maharashtra.
India has seen a spike of 65 cases within the last 24 hours, as per the health ministry data, with 512 people getting discharged or recovering in the same period.
As per health ministry data on Tuesday, Kerala logged 1,416 new Covid-19 cases, Maharashtra 494 and Gujarat 397 infections in the last 24 hours.
West Bengal reported its first COVID-related death in 2025 on Tuesday, as India recorded five fatalities and 4,026 active cases, as per the Ministry of Health. The spike is attributed to a highly transmissible new variant.
India’s active Covid-19 cases on Tuesday crossed the 4,000 mark within just three days of breaching the 3,000 mark, with most infections reported in Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat in the last 24 hours, according to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) data.
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