New-Delhi: India recorded 43,846 new cases in the last 24 hours taking the country’s total tally to 1,15,99,130. This is the highest single day spike since November 25.
Out of this, over 3.09 lakh cases are active while 1.11 crore people have recovered. With 197 new deaths, the death toll is now over 1.59 lakh.
Over the past week, India has seen the sharpest surge in Covid-19 cases in the last 10 months. Maharashtra reported 27,126 new cases, while Punjab had 2,578 on Sunday.
The central government said on Saturday that Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 76.22% of India’s total active caseload.
As many as 22,956 recuperated from Covid-19 during the same duration, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,11,30,288.
As a result, the active cases in the country stand at 3,09,087. India has breached the three-lakh mark of active tally once again.
Ms Kalinga