Covid-19: Daily cases above 17,000 in India after over a month, 12 deaths in Punjab
The daily new cases of Covid-19 in India were recorded above 17,000 after a little over a month taking total tally of cases to 1,11,56,923
New Delhi: The daily new cases of Covid-19 in India were recorded above 17,000 after a little over a month taking the total tally of cases to 1,11,56,923, while the recoveries surged to 1,08,26,075.
A total of 17,407 infections were reported in a day. The death toll increased to 1,57,435 with 89 daily new fatalities.
On January 29, 18,855 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours.
The Covid-19 active caseload has increased to 1,73,413 which comprises 1.55 per cent of the total infections, as per the data.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 60-lakh mark on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
The 89 new fatalities include 42 from Maharashtra, 15 from Kerala and 12 from Punjab.