India’s richest state of Maharashtra accounts for more than half of both new and total active coronavirus infections, according to data from the health ministry, although a team of experts said the state’s current wave might be “less virulent”, Reuters reports.

One team of experts said the spurt in Maharashtra, which has a population of more than 114 million, could be due to pandemic fatigue, village elections, weddings, the reopening of schools and crowded public transport.

“The virus is spreading to hitherto unaffected areas and most cases are asymptomatic,” it said in a report on Saturday.

“People are not [...] strictly following quarantine or getting testing done. The sense is that the current wave is less virulent.”