Maharashtra has remained the worst affected state with Covid-19 cases in the count followed by Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana says Health Minister.

On Tuesday, the Union Minister of Health and family welfare proclaimed that these 8 states have been ‘showing an upward direction in the day by day instances of Covid-19 cases.

 Following a straight sixth day in a row, with more than 20,000 new active cases, Maharashtra remained the most affected states with the highest contributor of infections in the count with 18,000 fresh cases out of which 1,922 are reported in Mumbai – followed by Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana.