The 606 positive cases includes 43 foreign nationals, the ministry said. On Tuesday, the number of cases was 519.
Bollywood actors are looking forward to the festival of Holi, and have already made their plans for the day.
The highest number was reported from Meerut zone where 569 encounters took place.
Centre to challenge Allahabad HC order on AMU
'Twelve rockets were found lying by the roadside on the Khurja-Aligarh road near the Gawana police station,' Bulandshahr senior superintendent of police R P Singh said, adding that one of them could be an anti-aircraft munition
