India reports 18,522 new COVID-19 cases, total at 566,840

India reported 18,522 new COVID-19 cases with 418 new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 566,840 and death toll to 16,893, the country's health ministry said on Tuesday.

The number of confirmed cases in the worst-hit state of Maharashtra has risen to 169,883. Tamil Nadu and Delhi were also severely affected, with a total of 86,224 and 85,161 confirmed cases respectively.

More than 8.6 million COVID-19 tests have been performed in India as of Monday, with about 210,000 tests conducted on the day.