States have been asked to continue monitoring incoming international travelers, undertake constant genome sequencing and step-up vaccination.
NEW DELHI: Over the past 24 hours, India reported 1,542 new covid cases, the lowest single-day rise, the Union health ministry said in an update on Tuesday.
Active cases are now at 26,449, with total reported cases since the pandemic hit in early 2020 at 4.46 crore. Death toll stands at 528,913.
Of the total active cases, Assam has 2,707 active caseload, Gujarat 685, Karnataka has 3,005, Kerala has 4,823, Maharashtra has 2,802 active cases, Odisha 528, Rajasthan 375 , Tamil Nadu 4,074, Uttar Pradesh 395 and West Bengal has 1,391 active cases.