India recorded a jump in the number of Covid-19 cases to 324, as Maharastra and Kerala continued to report more patients, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.

The rise in the Covid-19 cases comes on a day millions of people kept themselves at the homes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed or a Janta Curfew to check the spread of the deadly virus.

Roads across India were empty as Indian Railways stopped operating its trains and Metro services were suspended as well.

The Janta Curfew began at 7 am on Sunday and will end at 9pm.

India reported its first Covid-19 case on January 30 from Kerala and two more cases were reported in the next couple of days.

All three were medical students from Wuhan, the Chinese city believed to be the epicentre of the outbreak, who returned to their hometown in Kerala.

All three have recovered.

The number of people who have died from the respiratory disease stands at five so far and 24 have been discharged from hospitals across the country.