India, May 31 -- The number of active Covid-19 cases in India on Saturday crossed the 3,000 mark and increased to 3,395, with Kerala accounting for the highest inections at 1,336, followed by Maharashtra and Delhi, Union health ministry data released showed.

This is possibly the first time in two years that India's active Covid case tally has breached the 3,000 mark.

According to the data released on Saturday, four deaths, one each in Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra has recorded 467 cases, Delhi has 375, Gujarat has 265, Karnataka has 234, West Bengal has 205, Tamil Nadu has 185 and Uttar Pradesh has 117 cases currently.

There were 257 active cases in the ...