New Delhi: The Covid- 19 cases crossed 30K in India on Tuesday, the Covid- 19 spreading grim in many states. The new Covid- 19 cases recorded at 1840 and fatalities 69 on Tuesday were the highest reported in a single day so far, and the death toll going past 1K.

Maharashtra recorded its highest daily death toll of 31, Gujarat 19, Madhya Pradesh 10 and Uttar Pradesh 03. Mumbai and Ahmedabad saw their highest number of the deaths in a day 25 and 19 respectively. Maharashtra again reporting a surge in cases, 729 during the day, and Tamil Nadu recorded its highest number of new cases 121 on Tuesday. And with the count of cases remaining high in Gujarat 226, and Delhi 206, India added 1840 new cases, going past the previous single day peak of 1755 recorded on April 23^rd.

Delhi did not record any death for the second consecutive day. Delhi’s Covid- 19 count has now reached 3314, the third highest in the country after Gujarat (3774).