Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for 77.7% of the new cases

New Delhi, March 21, 2021: Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for 77.7% of the new cases in last 24 hours.

43,846 new daily cases reported in last 24 hours. 83.14% of the new cases are from 6 States.

Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 27,126. It is followed by Punjab with 2,578 while Kerala reported 2,078 new cases.

The graphs below highlight the COVID19 trajectory in the eight states/UTs and top five districts contributing maximum to the new cases.