The top five states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, MP, and UP - together account for 71 percent of active cases in the country The number of reported coronavirus cases in India rose 12 percent over the past two days to 33,610, data from the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) published last evening showed.
This is a slightly faster rate of increase compared to the previous 48 hours, when the reported case count rose 11 percent to 29,974.
So far this week, the number of cases has gone up by 25 percent (between Sunday evening and Thursday evening). This is slower compared to the previous four days, when confirmed cases had risen by 31 percent.