With 28,498 fresh cases recorded in a day, India's Covid-19 tally crosses nine lakh on Tuesday, just three days after it crossed

New Delhi: With 28,498 fresh cases recorded in a day, India's Covid-19 tally crosses nine lakh on Tuesday, just three days after it crossed the eight-lakh mark.

The total coronavirus caseload in the country surged to 9,06,752 and the death toll mounted to 23,727 with 553 people succumbing to the disease in 24 hours.

CoronavirusMeanwhile, the number of recoveries stood at 5,71,459, leaving 3,11,565 cases active.

Around 63.02 per cent of patients have recovered so far. The number of cases is increasing by more than 26,000 for the fifth consecutive day.

Of the 553 deaths reported in 24 hours, 193 are from Maharashtra, 73 from Karnataka, 66 from Tamil Nadu, 40 from Delhi, 37 from Andhra Pradesh, 24 from West Bengal, 21 from Uttar Pradesh, 17 from Bihar, 15 from Rajasthan, 10 each from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

CoronavirusTelangana has reported nine fatalities followed by Jammu and Kashmir eight, Haryana seven, Odisha six, Punjab five, Jharkhand and Goa three each, Kerala and Uttarakhand two each, while Assam and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have recorded one death each.