NEW DELHI : India recorded 561 fresh cases of covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total count to 3,940. As many as 19 people died because of the disease on Sunday, taking the toll to 95.
The number of fresh cases has been witnessing a reduction for the past two days after sharply rising because of the Tablighi Jamaat event held in mid-March in Nizamuddin in the national capital.
The religious event has been responsible to a large extent for the doubling of covid-19 cases in India, the Union ministry of health and family welfare said on Sunday.
Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Kerala continue to report the maximum number of cases. As many as 113 persons tested positive in Maharashtra, taking the total in the state to 748, according to state