New Delhi, May 13:

The death count due to COVID-19 rose to 2,415 and the number of cases climbed to 74,281 in India this morning, registering 122 deaths and 3,525 cases in the last 24 hours, figures from the Union Health Ministry show.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 47,480, while 24,386 people have recovered, the ministry said. Addressing the nation last night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package to tackle the impact of coronavirus and weeks of the nationwide lockdown. India would not be controlled by the virus, he said, also announcing “lockdown 4” after May 17 in a “completely different form”, with new rules.

Of the total cases in the country, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of cases, followed by Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Delhi. Tuesday was the seventh straight day of reporting over 1,000 new cases. COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra have risen to 24,427.

Mumbai continues to be a huge worry with nearly 17 per cent of the nation’s COVID-19 cases. The city reported nearly 30 deaths on Tuesday, making it the city with 60 per cent of deaths in Maharashtra. Another worrying factor is that the cases seem to be emerging from fresh areas of Mumbai too.

The special economic package, equivalent to around 10 per cent of India’s GDP, would be the main component of “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat” or self-reliant India, PM Modi said last night, addressing the nation for the third time since he announced a total lockdown in late March.