A woman walks past a graffiti, on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai.

India has seen an unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases over the last three weeks with some states reporting over 50,000 daily coronavirus infections.

The states, which were reporting the highest number of Covid-19 cases till now, have started to show a sliding curve, and in some cases the coronavirus wave is showing signs of plateauing, the Union health ministry said in a press briefing on Tuesday.