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India's active coronavirus cases have climbed to 7,121, with Kerala fighting the latest resurgence of infections - followed by Gujarat and Delhi.
Kerala continues to be the most affected state, followed by Gujarat, West Bengal and Delhi, according to the ministry.
While states are on alert, officials have said that the coronavirus cases are mild in nature and there is no need to panic.
India's active COVID-19 cases have climbed to 3,961 as per the Health Ministry's Covid-19 dashboard. According to official data, 203 new cases were added to the active case count since Sunday.
Four more people were diagnosed with coronavirus infection in Gurugram on Sunday, a health department official said.
Sikkim's ability to remain COVID-free in the current wave is being seen as a significant public health achievement.
India reported 685 new COVID-19 cases between Friday and Saturday, along with four deaths, the official data showed.
According to the data by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Kerala has recorded 1,147 cases, Maharashtra 424, Delhi 294, and Gujarat 223.
A 40-year-old patient on Wednesday succumbed to COVID-19 virus at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, said an official.
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Over 100 new coronavirus cases have been found in Delhi amid a resurgence in the infectious disease that has claimed millions of lives across the world since 2020.
Maharashtra has reported two COVID-19-related deaths since January this year, the state health department said on Tuesday.
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