Latest News LIVE Updates: 6 States See Surge In Covid, Account For 79.5% Of Cases, Says Centre

Latest News LIVE Updates: India's total active cases have reached 4,52,647 and currently comprise 3.8 per cent of the country's total infections, the Health Ministry said.

Six states - Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh - continue to report a high surge in daily COVID-19 cases and account for 79.57 per cent of the new infections reported in a span of 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. India's total active cases have reached 4,52,647 and currently comprise 3.8 per cent of the country's total infections, it said. The country saw 62,258 new cases being registered in the last 24 hours, the highest single day rise so far this year, according to the ministry. Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 36,902 followed by Punjab (3,122) and Chhattisgarh (2,665), the ministry said.