India saw 39,726 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise recorded so far this year

New Delhi: India saw 39,726 new coronavirus infections in a day, the highest single day rise recorded so far this year, taking the nationwide Covid-19 tally of cases to 1,15,14,331.

The daily rise in infections (39,726) was the highest recorded in 110 days, while the death toll increased to 1,59,370 with 154 daily new fatalities.

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Registering an increase for the ninth day in a row, the total active caseload has reached 2,71,282, which now comprises 2.36 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 96.26 per cent.

As many as 41,810 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours on November 29.

The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 1,10,83,679, while the case fatality rate has further to 1.38 per cent, as per the data.

Coronavirus 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 the one-crore mark on December 19.

The 154 new fatalities include 58 from Maharashtra, 32 from Punjab and 15 from Kerala.