India recorded its highest single-day rise in over 100 days with 35,871 fresh cases of Covid-19 recorded on Thursday.
New Delhi: India recorded its highest single-day rise in over 100 days with 35,871 fresh cases of Covid-19 recorded on Thursday.
The total Covid-19 tally of the country has now risen to 1,14,74,605.
Coronavirus
With the infection cases rising for the eighth consecutive day, the active caseload reached 2,52,364, which accounts for 2.20 per cent of the total infections. The recovery rate further dropped to 96.41 per cent, as per the data.
The death toll increased to 1,59,216 with 172 daily new fatalities.
The single-day spike of 35,871 cases is the highest in 102 days. As many as 36,011 new infections were recorded on December 6.
Coronavirus
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 1,10,63,025, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.39 per cent.
India's Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh 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.
