As the country gears up for a staggered withdrawal of the 40-day lockdown from May 4,the total number of coronavirus patients in India has gone up to 33,050 while the death toll has reached 1,074, showed latest figures from the Health Ministry. In the past 24 hours, the total number of Covid-19 cases has gone up by 1,718 while 67 deaths were reported. The total number of active coronavirus patients in the country stood at 23,651 while 8,324 have been have been cured of coronavirus.

Active COVID-19 patients are those who have been diagnosed with the disease and are currently undergoing treatment in hospitals or are lodged in quarantine facilities.

Maharashtraremains the worst affected state with 9,915 cases and 432 deaths. In India, ofthe total active COVID-19 cases in the country, 0.33% patients are onventilators and 1.5% are on oxygen support, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhansaid on Wednesday.

Thehealth minister also said that the mortality rate in COVID-19 patients in Indiais 3% as compared to 7% globally and around 86% of the fatalities have beenreported among those with co-morbidities like diabetes, hypertension, chronickidney and heart related issues.