Covid-19: Over 10,500 cases in India in 24 hours, highest-ever spike of 2,003 deaths

Rozana Spokesman

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India registered the highest-ever spike of 2,003 Covid-19 fatalities, pushing country's death toll to 11,903, while the number of cases rose

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New Delhi: India registered the highest-ever spike of 2,003 Covid-19 fatalities, pushing country's death toll to 11,903, while the number of cases rose to 3,54,065, with 10,974 infections being reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The number of active cases stands at 1,55,227, while 1,86,934 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the reports.

Of the 2,003 new deaths, Maharashtra accounts for the highest 1,409 fatalities, followed by Delhi at 437, Tamil Nadu at 49, Gujarat 28, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana 18 each, Madhya Pradesh 11, West Bengal 10, Rajasthan seven, Karnataka five and Telangana four.