Maharashtra on Sunday announced the extension of the state-wide lockdown till midnight of May 31 even as the total number of the novel coronavirus cases in the states surged past 30,000 on Saturday.

In a notification issued Sunday noon, the Maharashtra government said that the state is extending the lockdown in a bid to contain the virus spread.

"To take certain emergency measures to prevent and contain the spread of the virus, the government in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act 2005, it is expedient to extend the lockdown in the entire state of Maharashtra further till the midnight of May 31, 2020," the notification by the Department of Revenue and Forest, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation, read.

On Saturday, Maharashtra reported 1,606 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, pushing the state's tally to 30,706, according to the state government.

Mumbai remained the worst-hit with 884 new cases in a day and 41 deaths, taking the city's tally to 18,555.

India is now set to enter Lockdown 4.0 starting Monday, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said will be quite different from previous lockdowns.

Tamil Nadu has extended the coronavirus lockdown in the state to May 31. Schools, colleges, places of worship, cinema theatres and bars in the southern state, which has reported over 10,000 COVID-19 cases so far, will remain shut during this period.

There will, however, be relaxations in lockdown restrictions for 25 districts, including Coimbatore, Salem, Trichy and the Nilgiris. Among other things, travel for essential services will be allowed without e-passes.

The announcement from Tamil Nadu comes hours after Maharashtra, the worst-hit state in the country, also extended its lockdown to the month-end. Maharashtra has reported nearly a third of India's coronavirus cases; the state crossed the 30,000-case mark on Saturday.