New Delhi: The pandemic situation turned grim in India with a new daily high of nearly 3.5 lakh cases and 2,760 fatalities on Sunday. Following the deadly surge, the country’s tally climbed to 1,69,60,172, while active cases crossed the 25-lakh mark. India reports 3,49,691 new COVID-19 cases, 2,767 deaths, and 2,17,113 discharges in the last 24 hours. Total cases: 1,69,60,172; Total recoveries: 1,40,85,110
Death toll: 1,92,311; Active cases: 26,82,751; Total vaccination: 14,09,16,417″, the Union Health Ministry data showed.  This is the fourth consecutive day when the country has recorded over 3 lakh cases. Earlier on Saturday, it had registered over 3.46 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases.Also Read - Madhya Pradesh Records 42 COVID-19 Cases, Active Count Stands At 298

Ten states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, reported 74.15 percent of the new COVID-19 cases. Also, 12 states are displaying an upward trajectory in daily cases. These are Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Bihar and West Bengal. Most of these states have imposed night curfew, weekend shutdown and other lockdown-like restrictions. Also Read - Maharashtra Will Impose Another Lockdown If...: Guardian Minister Drops Big Hint Amid Rising Covid Cases

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India Covid Cases Today: Here are the latest updates

  • 31 patients died in two hospitals that complained of oxygen shortage in Delhi and Amritsar while many other health facilities said they were struggling to meet the oxygen needs of the patients and appealed to the governments for help.
  • 5 tons of oxygen received at the hospital at 0415 hours today. Oxygen running in full pressure after a long time, said Spokesperson, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi.
  • In Kerala, lockdown-like curbs came into force for 48 hours with only essential services and emergency activities being allowed and a holiday declared for government offices and PSUs.
  • The central government has also decided that basic customs duty on import of COVID vaccines be also waived with immediate effect for a period of three months. The decisions was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to boost oxygen availability in the country.
  • Ahead of the roll-out of vaccination of people aged between 18 and 45 from May 1, the Centre asked states to register additional private vaccination centres and ensure effective crowd management at sites and stressed on inoculation through “only online registration” for beneficiaries in the age bracket.
  • Joining several other states like UP, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Jammu and Kashmir announced free vaccine for all.

COVID-19 in India: Statewise Status  

S. No.Name of State / UT  
Total Active CasesChange since yesterdayTotal Cured/Discharged/Migrated Change since yesterdayDeaths CumulativeChange since yesterday
1Andaman and Nicobar Islands1467 535849 65 
2Andhra Pradesh7423172879274184441757938
3Arunachal Pradesh45373169216156 
4Assam139422024218339348117212
5Bihar7642065513000126067201054
6Chandigarh4622349321804764303
7Chhattisgarh1234791924492593152546893219
8Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu178511743531154 
9Delhi920294118751092357213541348
10Goa110408126162859697612
11Gujarat100128804436149356186019142
12Haryana6405754603351436334364360
13Himachal Pradesh1224638770539776128026
14Jammu and Kashmir169938991372401019211119
15Jharkhand4341524731454993205177863
16Karnataka214330180751046554869714075190
17Kerala1793112275711661355663505527
18Ladakh2034710920159135 
19Lakshadweep920117884171 
20Madhya Pradesh87640268338020810833493774
21Maharashtra693632798234047927404563252773
22Manipur590772918027381 
23Meghalaya12381051423638157 
24Mizoram6443646272712 
25Nagaland45773123381694 
26Odisha367183755356003245219738
27Puducherry6330407443143837282
28Punjab4394333592742403294826475
29Rajasthan117294101373625265197345364
30Sikkim69353620714137 
31Tamil Nadu95048562094304480781339578
32Telengana5814854223269972157196133
33Tripura645823339045394 
34Uttarakhand2994929691103791321202149
35Uttar Pradesh273653138437289802256610737196
36West Bengal74737593962821868781082559
Total#2552940124324138679972198381895442624
*(Including foreign Nationals)