The tally of confirmed coronavirus cases in India is approaching 40,000, with a record 2,644 new cases getting detected in the last 24 hours.
The death toll from Covid-19 has gone up to to 1,301. Recoveries from Covid-19 infection has also crossed 10,600. Authorities across states also readied plans for some relaxations scheduled to come into effect from Monday, including opening of more categories of shops and business establishments in areas with limited or zero infection cases.
Maharashtra alone reported 12296 cases, while its death toll also rose to 521. According to an Indian Council of Medical Research, the India has conducted over one million RT-PCR test for detection of COVID-19.