The number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 3,072 on Saturday while the death toll rose to 75, according to the Union Health Ministry.
The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 2,784, while 212 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated to another country, it said.
Thus, Maharashtra has reported the most deaths (24) so far, followed by Gujarat (10), Telangana (7), Madhya Pradesh (6), Delhi (6), Punjab (5), Karnataka (3), West Bengal (3), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Uttar Pradesh (2) and Kerala (2).
As per the update at 9 am issued by Health Ministry on Saturday, 601 Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths have been reported since Friday.