India recorded 53,480 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours which took the nationwide tally to 12,149,335, the health ministry said. With this, the number of active cases also went up by 11,846 between Tuesday and Wednesday morning as the active case count reached 552,566. Here’s a look at the eight states which contributed the most to India’s Covid-19 related deaths on Wednesday:Over 84% of India's daily Covid-19 cases reported in these 8 states. Read more: Govt warns surge in Covid-19 cases can overwhelm resourcesKeralaKerala logged 2,389 Covid-19 cases on Tuesday which pushed the total caseload in the state to 112,100. Read more: Second surge of Covid-19 infections quicker than first waveGujaratGujarat on Tuesday witnessed 2,220 Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 305,338.

Source: Hindustan Times March 31, 2021 08:15 UTC