India’s Active COVID-19 Cases Surge to 3,758; Kerala Leads with 1,400, Maharashtra at 506

India’s Active COVID-19 Cases Surge to 3,758: India's active COVID-19 cases have climbed to 3961, with Kerala recording the highest number of active cases at 1,435, followed by Maharashtra with 506 cases. According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) data released on Sunday, June 2, the country reported 370 new infections and a total of 4 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Deaths reported in various states of Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. Kerala recorded the sharpest rise in Covid-19 cases between June 1 and June 2.

According to the data, Delhi reported 47 new cases – the maximum among all states, followed by 44 in West Bengal. A total of 35 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala over the past 24 hours, while Maharashtra reported 21 new active cases.

However, at 1,435, Kerala presently has the highest number of total active cases.

The total active cases in Maharashtra were 506, in Delhi, there were 483 active cases, Gujarat reported a total of 338 active cases, and West Bengal reported 331 total active cases in the past 24 hours.

Maharashtra reported 65 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the total count since January 1 to 814. Of these, Pune had 31 cases, Mumbai 22, Thane nine, Kolhapur two, and Nagpur one. The state currently has 506 active cases, while 300 have recovered, according to the health department.

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Odisha’s Director of Public Health, Nilakantha Mishra, stated on Sunday that active Covid-19 cases in the state have increased to 12. All patients reportedly have mild symptoms and are in isolation.

Andhra Pradesh’s information and public relations minister K Parthasarathi urged the public to stay alert as Covid-19 cases are rising nationally. He advised people to avoid large crowds and maintain social distancing norms in public areas like railway stations, bus stands, and airports.

So far, 28 people infected with COVID-19 have lost their lives across 10 states in the country. The highest number of deaths has been recorded in Kerala and Maharashtra, with 7 deaths each. In Karnataka, 4 COVID-19 infected people lost their lives while 3 people died in Delhi and 2 people in Uttar Pradesh.

Last week, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said 19 Covid patients were hospitalised in Delhi, but there was no need to worry.

The Delhi government is alert and hospitals are ready, the Chief Minister told reporters at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in the national capital.

“Nineteen patients are admitted to hospitals, and the remaining are receiving treatment at their homes. But Covid-19 has not reached the point where people need to worry. The government is ready for every situation," Gupta said.

Mizoram has reported two new cases of Covid-19 which were the first reported in the state after 7 months. The state’s health department confirmed these cases on Friday.

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The last time Covid was reported in Mizoram was in October 2024, when 73 people were infected. The two patients are now receiving treatment at Zoram Medical College and Hospital (ZMCH) in Falkawn, near Aizawl.

The state’s Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) has asked people to stay calm and not panic.

Meanwhile, ICMR's nationwide respiratory virus sentinel surveillance network is keeping a watch on emerging infections and pathogens.

"Whenever cases increase, we look at three things. It's dependent on three factors, with the first being how transmissible it is, and conversely, how fast the cases are increasing. Previously, we saw Covid cases double in two days, but this time it is not that cases are increasing rapidly," Dr Behl had said.

As of May 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the LF.7 and NB.1.8 Covid subvariants as Variants Under Monitoring, a notch below being labeled Variants of Concern or Interest. Still, these are the very variants reportedly fueling a spike in infections across China and parts of Asia.

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