Covid-19: Record 18,552 cases in 24 hours in India, tally above 5 lakh
Six days after it recorded four lakh infections, India's Covid-19 tally raced past five lakh on Saturday with the highest single-day surge
New Delhi: Six days after it recorded four lakh infections, India's Covid-19 tally raced past five lakh on Saturday with the highest single-day surge of 18,552 cases, while the death toll climbed to 15,685, according to Union health ministry data.
The number of active cases stands at 1,97,387, while 2,95,880 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, according to the official figures.
"Thus, around 58.13 per cent patients have recovered so far," an official said.
Adding on, seven in Telangana, four in Madhya Pradesh, two in Punjab and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.