The death toll due to COVID-19 crossed 900 and the number of infected cases neared 30,000 in the country on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry.

As per the latest update provided by the ministry, the number of active COVID-19 cases in India stands at 22,010 as 7,026 people were cured and discharged, and one patient migrated.

The total number of confirmed cases so far in the country is 29,974 while 937 died due to the disease. The cases include 111 cases among foreign nationals. 

In the last 24 hours, 1,594 new cases and 51 deaths have been recorded across the country. 

Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state with 8,590 cases and 369 deaths. 1,282 people have been cured and discharged in the state. 

Gujarat is just behind Maharashtra in terms of both the number of cases and fatalities. As per the data provided by the Union Health Ministry, 3,548 people are confirmed to have contracted the virus while 162 succumbed to the disease. 

Delhi has reported 3,108 cases of coronavirus with 54 deaths and 877 people have been discharged after the treatment. 

Here is the state-wise data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare:

S. No.	Name of State / UT	Total Confirmed cases (Including 111 foreign Nationals)	Cured/Discharged/ Migrated	Death
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	33	11	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	1259	258	31
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	38	27	1
5	Bihar	346	57	2
6	Chandigarh	40	17	0
7	Chhattisgarh	37	32	0
8	Delhi	3108	877	54
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	3548	394	162
11	Haryana	296	183	3
12	Himachal Pradesh	40	22	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	546	164	7
14	Jharkhand	103	17	3
15	Karnataka	520	198	20
16	Kerala	482	355	4
17	Ladakh	22	16	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	2368	361	113
19	Maharashtra	8590	1282	369
20	Manipur	2	2	0
21	Meghalaya	12	0	1
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Odisha	118	37	1
24	Puducherry	8	3	0
25	Punjab	313	71	18
26	Rajasthan	2262	669	46
27	Tamil Nadu	1937	1101	24
28	Telangana	1004	321	26
29	Tripura	2	2	0
30	Uttarakhand	51	33	0
31	Uttar Pradesh	2043	400	31
32	West Bengal	697	109	20
Total number of confirmed cases in India		29974*	7027	937

A nationwide lockdown is imposed across the country till May 3 to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. 

The Health Ministry has said that the combined population of 20 nations where maximum number of COVID-19 cases has been found is almost same as India's population and these nations have together reported 84 times the number of cases reported in India. In comparison to these 20 nations, India has reported only 1/200 times the total number of deaths that occurred in these 20 countries, Joint Secretary Lav Aggarwal said. 

To a question about whether a recovered patient can get re-infected, the Joint Secretary replied: “Globally, the number of cases of COVID-19 reinfection is very minuscule, hence, in absence of conclusive evidence, we have to surely consider that those patients who have been certified as cured as per RT-PCR - the gold standard for COVID-19 - are perfectly alright.”