India’s Ministry of Health said on Monday that 1,373 lives have been lost to COVID-19 so far while the number of infections climbed to 42,533 cases.

The health ministry said that there were 72 deaths and 2553 positive cases in the last 24 hours taking the total number of deaths to 1373 and positive cases to 42533.

There were 72 deaths and 2,553 infections over the last 24 hours. Out of the total infected cases, 11,707 people have been discharged from hospital after having recovered, the ministry added.

Maharashtra, in the west, is still the worst affected state with 548 deaths and 12,974 cases followed by the northwestern state of Gujarat, with 290 deaths and 5,428 cases.

The entire nation has been divided into red, orange, and green zones taking into account the severity of the outbreak.

Regions that fall under green and orange are under fewer constraints even though several restrictions have been strictly implemented across the nation.


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