Gujarat on Friday became the sixth state to cross the 1,000 mark in coronavirus even as the Centre said the doubling time of the infection rate has slowed down in the last one week.
Maharashtra(3,220), Delhi(1,640), Tamil Nadu(1,323), Rajasthan(1,193) and Madhya Pradesh(1,310) were the other states where the number of COVID-19 cases had surpassed the 1,000 mark.
In Mumbai alone, cases rose to 2,120 with 77 more persons testing positive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The civic body added that the number of cases in the Dharavi slum area reached 101.
COVID-19 cases in the country rose by 1,076 and 32 deaths were reported in 24 hours, taking the tally to 13,835 and the fatalities to 452, according to the latest Health ministry data.
A total of 1,767 patients have recovered, it said.