Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra reports 47,288 new Covid-19 cases

This is the highest single-day spike in over 4 months

State's cumulative toll has increased to 55,878

Maharashtra has now crossed 3 million coronavirus cases.

All air travellers from Mumbai and Bengaluru arriving at any airport in Assam need to carry a negative RT-PCR report of test conducted within 72 hours of arrival, with effect from April 9. Apart from this, the Assam government has fixed the maximum price for the RT-PCR COVID-19 test at laboratories at Rs 500 and Rs 700 for RT-PCR samples collected from home, whereas rapid antigen test will be done at Rs 250.

CM Tirath Singh Rawat has ordered strict enforcement of COVID protocols in the state & directed all district magistrates and senior police officials to take stringent action against violators. People have been asked to maintain social distancing at marketplaces: Uttarakhand CMO

25 deaths also reported on Sunday.

"In the wake of lockdown, partial lockdown, and Covid, the State government should cancel its decision to cut off power connection. It should also provide economic packages to the poor, small businesses & middle-income families": Devendra Fadnavis

In closed spaces, 50% of hall capacity will be allowed with a capping of 200 persons. In open space, gathering of 500 persons to be allowed. For funerals only 50 persons to be allowed.

Active Covid-19 cases crossed the 2000 mark on Sunday for the first time since November 7 last year.

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday met a group of business leaders from the state to discuss the way forward to restrict the rise in COVID-19 cases. The virtual meeting, held early in the afternoon between the CM and the industrialists, was led by banker Uday Kotak, who is the national president of industry lobby CII, officials said. Industry leaders had warned of immense hardships to the people if a lockdown is imposed again in Maharashtra.