The country added 1,035 fresh cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 7,447. The death toll has risen to 239, with 40 deaths being reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry's update at 8 a.m.This is the highest number of deaths reported in a single day in India, surpassing Friday's tally of 37 deaths.

India is under the biggest lockdown in its history with all 1.3 billion people asked to stay home for three weeks in view of the coronavirus disease which has claimed more than 250 lives and infected over 7,000 people across the country. The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 on Friday as Easter celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with billions of people stuck indoors to halt the pandemic's deadly march.