New Delhi (NVI): The coronavirus cases in India saw a jump of 11,458 in the last 24 hours, raising the total number to 3,08,993, the Union Health Ministry said.
The death toll due to the virus rose to 8,884, with 386 new fatalities being reported in the last 24 hours.
With this, India now is ranked fourth in the world in terms of Covid-19 cases, after the US, Brazil and Russia.
So far, 1,54,330 patients have recovered all over the country.
In worst-hit Maharashtra, the COVID-19 cases increased to 1,01,141, followed by Tamil Nadu with 40,698 cases, and Delhi with 36,824 cases.
Maharashtra has also reported the highest number of fatalities at 3,717, followed by 1,415 in Gujarat and 440 in Madhya Pradesh.
The death toll in the national capital rose to 1,214, while 13,398 patients in Delhi have recovered so far, the healthy ministry data shows.
The other worst affected states are Gujarat (22,527), Uttar Pradesh (12,616), Rajasthan (12,068) and Madhya Pradesh (10,443).
Meanwhile, estimating that the 90 per cent dip in public transport ridership during the lockdown is unlikely to pick up any time soon, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has called on States/UTs to come up with alternative modes of transport.
