India’s active COVID-19 caseload currently stands at 18,389. Sunday’s tally of 3,824 fresh coronavirus cases is the highest single-day rise in the last nearly six months. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued revised guidelines for COVID-19 in the wake of the surge of cases in the past week across the country.

Deaths were confirmed positive for COVID-19 infection in Maharashtra on Sunday, state health department officials informed. “A total of 562 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours and as of today the number of active cases is 3,488,” officials said.