The death toll due to COVID-19 crossed 1500 on Monday with the number of infected cases rising above 46,000 in the country, 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 31,967 as 13,160 people were cured and discharged, and one patient migrated.

A total of 46,711 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in India so far with 1,583 deaths. This included 111 foreign nationals who have been infected with the virus. 

In the last 24 hours, 3875 new cases and 194 deaths have been recorded across the country. The Union Ministry of Health said the spurt in cases and deaths were due to timely reporting of cases by the sates.

Maharashtra remains the worst-affected state with 14,541 cases and 583 deaths. 2465 people have been cured and discharged in the state, the data provided by the Centre said. (As per the latest data provided by the state, there are 15,525 cases and 841 deaths). 

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, 5,804 people are confirmed to have contracted the virus while 319 have succumbed to the disease.

Delhi has reported 4898 cases of coronavirus with 64 deaths and 1431 people have been discharged after the treatment, the data on the MoHFW website showed.

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	Deaths ( more than 70% cases due to comorbidities )
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	33	32	0
2	Andhra Pradesh	1717	589	36
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	1	0
4	Assam	43	32	1
5	Bihar	529	130	4
6	Chandigarh	102	21	1
7	Chhattisgarh	58	36	0
8	Delhi	4898	1431	64
9	Goa	7	7	0
10	Gujarat	5804	1195	319
11	Haryana	517	254	6
12	Himachal Pradesh	41	38	1
13	Jammu and Kashmir	726	303	8
14	Jharkhand	115	27	3
15	Karnataka	659	324	28
16	Kerala	500	462	4
17	Ladakh	41	17	0
18	Madhya Pradesh	3049	1000	176
19	Maharashtra	14541	2465	583
20	Manipur	2	2	0
21	Meghalaya	12	10	1
22	Mizoram	1	0	0
23	Odisha	170	60	1
24	Puducherry	9	6	0
25	Punjab	1233	128	23
26	Rajasthan	3061	1394	77
27	Tamil Nadu	3550	1409	31
28	Telangana	1085	585	29
29	Tripura	29	2	0
30	Uttarakhand	60	39	1
31	Uttar Pradesh	2859	944	53
32	West Bengal	1259	218	133
Total number of confirmed cases in India		46711*	13161	1583

The Centre last week announced the extension of nationwide lockdown for two weeks. The third phase of lockdown started on Monday and will continue till May 17. The nationwide started on March 25, a day after the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Centre has eased restrictions in this period, based on the risk profiling of the districts of the country into red (hotspot), green and orange zones.

Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, said on Tuesday that as we ease lockdown measures, we have to fight this battle with a lot of responsibility. 

When the lockdown is eased, every citizen’s responsibility will also increase along with government’s responsibility, he said.