India has 14,792 coronavirus cases; death toll 488: Health Ministry

Of the 488 deaths, Maharashtra tops the list with 201 fatalities, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 69, Gujarat at 48 and Delhi at 42 and Telangana at 18.

The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 488 and the number of cases climbed to 14,792 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 36 deaths and 957 cases since Friday evening, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The number of active Covid-19 cases stood at 12,289 while 2,014 people have been cured and discharged, and one had migrated, it said. The total number of cases includes 76 foreign nationa0ls.

Thirty-six deaths have been reported since Friday evening -- 12 from Madhya Pradesh, 10 from Gujarat, seven from Maharashtra, four from Delhi and one each from Andhra