-- A total of 24 deaths were reported since Sunday evening.
-- Twelve deaths were reported from Maharashtra

-- Five from Gujarat

-- Three from Rajasthan

-- Two each from Delhi and Karnataka.

This is the statewise breakup of the 543 deaths.

Highest number of 223 fatalities was reported from Maharashtra, followed by Madhya Pradesh (70), Gujarat (63), Delhi (45) and Telengana (18). The death toll reached 17 in Uttar Pradesh while Punjab and Karnataka reported 16 deaths each. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have reported 15 deaths each. Rajasthan has registered 14 fatalities. The disease has claimed five lives in Jammu and Kashmir, while Kerala and Haryana have recorded three COVID-19 deaths each. Jharkhand and Bihar have reported two deaths each, while Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Assam have reported one fatality each, according to the ministry's data.  -- PTI

Image: An ill senior citizen is taken in a cart in Kolkata amid a complete shutdown of public transport due to the nationwide lockdown.