Houses were destroyed and electricity was disrupted across several districts in these states.
Efforts are also underway to rescue more than 400 people stranded off the coast in two commercial barges.
The Indian navy has said it has begun rescue operations to save the people on both of the barges, which are off the coast of Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra.
The South Asia head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Udaya Regmi, said the cyclone was a “terrible double blow” for families affected by the deadly COVID-19 surge.
