The Health Ministry has stated that ten states and union territories, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, account for 79.32% of the new COVID-19 cases in India.

Maharashtra has recorded the highest number of daily fresh cases at 63,729, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 27,360 cases, and Delhi with 19,486 new cases.Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan together account for 79.32% of the new cases. Five states, including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala, cumulatively account for 65.02% of the country’s total active cases, with Maharashtra alone accounting for 38.09% of the total active cases in the country… (NDTV – PTI, April 17, 2021)