The total cases of COVID-19 in the country, including 77 foreign nationals mounted to 21393, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Of the total cases at least 16,454 are active cases, 4,257 people have recovered and 681 people have lost their lives.

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Maharashtra reported 5,652 cases and 269 fatalities so far, followed by Gujarat with 2,407 cases and 103 deaths and Delhi with 2,248 cases and 48 deaths. Number of people who recovered in Maharashtra stands at 789. In the national capital, it is 724 and in Gujarat 179 people have recovered so far.

Other states which have more than 1500 cases are Rajasthan (1890), Tamil Nadu (1629) and Madhya Pradesh (1592).

In a month, Indians have started taking COVID-threat more seriously: Survey

Most Indians are increasingly non complacent when it comes to the seriousness of the coronavirus threat and how seriously it should be taken, according to the IANS-CVoter COVID-19 Tracker.

A total of 54.4 per cent respondents say they either disagree or strongly disagree with the statement that "I believe the threat from the Coronavirus is exaggerated". Meanwhile just 37.9 per cent said they tend to agree with the assertion.

While 38.4 per cent seem to suggest they tend to take the threat very seriously and 16% seem to take it just seriously. They have `strongly disagreed` and `disagreed` with the statement respectively.

Meanwhile, 23.4 per cent respondents appear to be overtly complacent who `strongly agrees` that the threat from the virus is indeed exaggerated. 14.5 per cent said they `agrees` to the statement.

The tracker monitored the mood since March 16 up till April 21, this year.

Over the last one month, more and more Indians seem to have become mindful of the threat the COVID-19 possess. For instance, when the tracker was started on March 16, just 21.3 per cent said they `strongly disagrees` to the statement that the virus` threat is exaggerated. However, more than a month later on April 21, that number has gone up to 38.4 per cent.

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Similarly, those who took the threat very lightly have shifted the other side, over time. On March 16, just 35 per cent said they `strongly agrees` to the statement that the virus` threat is exaggerated. However, more than a month later on April 21, that number has gone down to 23.4 per cent. Meanwhile 7.7 per cent said they are `don`t know`.