India saw its sharpest-ever rise in Covid-19 cases this week, with recorded infections rising by 67% and the country logging 1 lakh cases more than the count in the previous week.The country recorded over 2.6 lakh fresh cases in the week, making it the worst surge of the pandemic till date.

Maharashtra on Sunday reported 30,535 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest rise in a single day, the state health department said.

With this, the state’s overall tally of the infections mounted to 24,79,682 while 99 fatalities pushed the count to 53,399, it said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat today said he has tested positive for COVID-19. The chief minister took to Twitter to inform the people about his COVID-19 test report and said he has tested positive for the pandemic but he is alright and has no complications.

The capital city of Mumbai on Sunday recorded 3779 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. This is the highest number of cases reported from Mumbai since the beginning of the pandemic.

Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Sunday said that the second wave of the coronavirus had begun and sought people’s cooperation to contain the disease. “We are at the beginning of the second wave of coronavirus. Let us all join hands to control it because the next three months are crucial for us,” Sudhakar told reporters in Bengaluru as the coronavirus cases started shooting up.

So, amid such a tense situation, here’s what states are doing to control the situation.

Several states and Union territories have imposed restrictions, including full lockdown and night curfew. State governments, including those in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, have tightened existing restrictions in major cities of several states.

The Punjab government has further tightened the guidelines in the 11 districts most affected by the pandemic. All educational institutions, except medical colleges, have been closed in these 11 districts till March 31. Examinations will also be postponed during this period. Night curfew has been imposed from 9pm to 5am in Mohali, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ropar, Moga, SBS Nagar and Fatehgarh Sahib.

The Goa government will take strict action against restaurants, hotels or entertainment areas that do not follow the rules related to Covid-19. A minister of the state government said that to prevent the spread of the virus, it is extremely important for everyone to wear masks and maintain social distance.