Covid-19: Over 16,000 cases in 24 hours in India for third consecutive day, 15 deaths in Punjab
India registered a single-day spike of over 16,000 Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row on Saturday
New Delhi: India registered a single-day spike of over 16,000 Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row on Saturday, pushing the infection tally to 1,10,79,979, while the recoveries surged to 1,07,63,451.
A total of 16,488 novel coronavirus cases were reported in a day, while the death toll rose to 1,56,938 with 113 new fatalities.
The active case count has further increased to 1,59,590, which comprises 1.44 per cent of the total infections, as per the data.
The number of recoveries reached 1,07,63,451, which translates to a national Covid-19 recovery rate of 97.14 per cent and the case fatality rate stands at 1.42 per cent.
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 one crore on December 19.
The 113 new fatalities include 48 from Maharashtra , 15 from Punjab and 14 from Kerala.