Covid-19 cases since October, the Union health ministry has said that eight states account for 84.5% of the fresh infections.
The states include Maharashtra, which reported the highest daily rise of 40,414 Covid-19 cases on Sunday. It is followed by Karnataka, which saw 3,082 fresh cases, Punjab, with 2,870 infections, Madhya Pradesh (2,276), Gujarat (2,270), Kerala (2,216), Tamil Nadu (2,194) and Chhattisgarh (2,153).India's total active caseload has reached 5,21,808 and constitutes 4.33% of the total infections.
A net rise of 35,498 cases has been recorded in the total active caseload in a day, the ministry said.Five states -- Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh -- cumulatively account for 80.17% of the total active.