The top five states together account for 72 percent of the active cases nationally, and the top ten states account for 92 percent of all cases.
The number of reported coronavirus cases in India rose 13 percent over the past two days to 42,836, data from the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) published last evening showed.
This is a faster rate of increase compared to the previous 48 hours, when the reported case count rose 12 percent to 37,776.
Although India’s coronavirus trajectory has tapered over the past couple of weeks, it continues to be steeper compared to several Asian peers such as Japan and Indonesia.