Notably, most of the deceased in India were in the age group of above 60, an analysis by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed. The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection in India crossed the 15,000-mark on Sunday morning while the death toll crossed the 500-mark as well. As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak continues to spread like wildfire across India, the state of Maharashtra has emerged as the epicenter of coronavirus spread. Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, has become the hotbed of the coronavirus spread in the state. Delhi comes next, followed by Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala as the worst-hit states due to the virus. Notably, most of the deceased in India were in the age group of above 60, an analysis by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed. Presenting an analysis of the deaths on Saturday, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Luv Aggarwal highlighted that the data on deaths reported so far reinforces that elderly people and people with comorbidities are at higher risk. The mortality rate so far has been 3.3%. Further, 14.4% of the deceased were in the age group of 0-45 years, 10.3% in the age group of 45-60 years, 33.1% in the age group of 60-75 years and 42.2% above 75 years, he said. This shows that 75.3% of the dead were above 60 years of age, the official said. Further, 83% of the deceased had comorbidities, he added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on Tuesday announced an extension of nationwide lockdown till May 3 to battle the novel coronavirus. Sunday marks Day 5 of the extended COVID-19 Lockdown 2.0.