New Delhi :
The death toll due to novel coronavirus rose to 114 andthe number of cases in the country climbed to 4,421 on Tuesday, according to theUnion Health Ministry.
While the number of active COVID-19 cases stood at3,981, as many as 325 people were cured and discharged, and one had migrated,it stated. The total number of cases include 66 foreign nationals.
According to the ministry's data updated at 9 am, threenew deaths were reported from Rajasthan, while Tripura recorded its firstcoronavirus case.
Maharashtra has reported the most coronavirus deaths at45, followed by Gujarat at 12, Madhya Pradesh nine, Telangana and Delhi seveneach, Punjab six and Tamil Nadu five fatalities.
Karnataka registered four deaths, while West Bengal,Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have recorded three fatalitieseach. Two deaths each have been reported from Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala.Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have reported one fatality each, accordingto the health ministry data.
However, a PTI tally based on figures reported bystates directly on Monday night showed at least 138 deaths across the country,while the confirmed cases reached 4,683. Of them, 359 have been cured anddischarged.
There has been a lag in the Union Health Ministryfigures, compared to the numbers announced by different states, which officialsattribute to procedural delays in assigning the cases to individual states.
The highest number of confirmed cases are fromMaharashtra at 748, followed by Tamil Nadu at 621 and Delhi with 523 cases.Kerala reported 327 COVID-19 cases, Telangana 321, Uttar Pradesh 305 andRajasthan 288 cases. Andhra Pradesh reported 226 coronavirus cases.