Currently, there are 22,982 active Covid-19 patients within the country, while 7,796 people are discharged or cured
 Maharashtra continued to be the foremost affected state with a complete number of positive coronavirus cases at 9,318 while the death stands at 400
 With 1,813 fresh novel coronavirus cases reported within the last 24 hours within the country, India's Covid-19 count increased to 31,787, per the newest Ministry of Health and Welfare data.  The toll within the country also rose to 1,008 after 71 more patients died thanks to the highly communicable disease since yesterday.
 Currently, there are 22,982 active Covid-19 patients within the country, while 7,796 people are discharged or cured.  One patient has migrated from the country.  except that, the entire number of confirmed cases also include 111 foreign nationals.
 On Tuesday, the health ministry warned against the utilization of plasma therapy for treatment of coronavirus.  The ministry went on to mention that the therapy continues to be within the experimental stage and not yet approved.
 “Plasma therapy is an experimental therapy that may be used for research and trial only.  Studies are on to achieve a much better understanding and until it's approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), nobody should use it for treatment.  it might be illegal and will even risk the patient’s life, ”said Lav Agarwal, joint secretary within the health ministry.
 Moreover, the Indian Counsel of Medical Research (ICMR) has also started a nationwide study on the efficacy of plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients.  Many scientific and medical institutions are allowed to possess clinical trials where all such trials have to adhere to guidelines and protocols laid down by ICMR and approved by Institutional Commission, with the following approval of the Drug Controller General of India.
 Meanwhile, per evening data released by the health ministry, Maharashtra continued to be the foremost affected state within the country with a complete number of positive coronavirus cases at 9,318 while the toll stood at 400. Mumbai alone recorded over 5,900 cases yesterday.  The toll within the city rose to 244.
 In terms of the cases reported, Maharashtra was followed by Gujarat at 3,774 cases, Delhi at 3,314 cases and Madhya Pradesh at 2,561 cases.  Telangana was the newest state to cross over 2,000 confirmed coronavirus cases.
 The most-affected states per the deaths are recorded in Maharashtra (400), Delhi (54), Gujarat (181), Madhya Pradesh (119), Telangana (26), state (31), state (36), Punjab (19)  , Karnataka (20), Tamil Nadu (25), Rajasthan (51), province (22), Jammu and Kashmir (8), Kerala (4), Jharkhand (3), Haryana (3) and Bihar (2).  Meghalaya, Odisha, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and have reported one death each.
 India is currently within the last week of the 40-day nationwide locdown, which is scheduled to finish on 3 May.  However, most of the states are proposing to increase the lockdown.  Punjab government today announced extension of lockdwon within the state by fortnight after May 3, while unveiling steps for limited lifting of the lockdown restrictions from Thursday within the non-containment and non-red zones with strict adherence to Covid-19 safety protocols.  Earlier,