The highest one-day spike of 4,987 cases was recorded from Saturday till Sunday morning. According to ministry officials, so far 34,109 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement.

"The number of active cases in the country right now is 53,946," reads the information.

Sunday marks the 54th straight day of the ongoing lockdown across the country.

The southwestern state of Maharashtra continued to be the worst affected with 30,706 COVID-19 cases and 1,135 deaths, followed by the western state of Gujarat with 10,988 cases and 625 deaths, the southern state of Tamil Nadu with 10,585 cases and 74 deaths, and Delhi with 9,333 cases and 129 deaths.

With all transport services, including road, rail and air, suspended amid the lockdown, exodus of migrant laborers, who were stranded in other states, to their home states continued. Thousands of them rode trucks involved in ferrying essential goods, while many could be seen walking long distances on foot.

The country's economy has been hit hard over the past two months of lockdown, with the international rating agency Moody's earlier this month projecting India's growth at zero percent for the current fiscal year.

In a bid to boost India's economy, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on May 10 issued guidelines for restarting manufacturing industries, the thrust of which was to ensure safety of big industrial plants involving hazardous activities, sanitization of working places, and measures to protect the workers.

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