Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Live News Updates: Meanwhile, six states, including Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, have reported a high number of daily cases and account for 78.56 per cent of the 56,211 fresh cases recorded in the country in a day.Coronavirus India Live Updates: Union Health Ministry Tuesday said that the Covid-19 situation in the country is going “from bad to worse” recently and is a huge cause for worry. It also directed states witnessing a spike to ramp up testing with a focus on RT-PCR, isolate promptly, trace contacts, and boost healthcare resources.India recorded 56,211 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday, taking the country’s total to over 1.20 crore. Out of the total cases, 5.40 lakh are active while over 1.13 crore people have recovered after testing positive. With 271 new deaths, the toll is over 1.62 lakh now. Maharashtra reported 31,643 cases on Monday and accounts for over 3.36 lakh active cases in the country.Meanwhile, Maharashtra, which is at the centre of India’s Covid resurgence, is likely to release new standard operating procedures by April 1 to curb the spread of the virus. A full lockdown, however, is unlikely as of now. A second review meeting with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to discuss the future course of action will take place today.