In a shocking development, India has reported over 2 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases in a day for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak. With the biggest-ever single-day spike of 200,739 fresh cases, India’s Covid tally has shot up to 14,074,564 cases.
The country also witnessed 1,037 fatalities because of covid-19 in the last 24 hours and the overall death toll stands at 173,152.
India stands second in the Covid-19 cases global tally, behind the United States and ahead of Brazil. This is the fifth straight day that the country is reporting over 1.5 lakh fresh cases and the ninth straight of over one lakh cases.
The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (3,578,160), Kerala (1,172,882), Karnataka (1,094,912), Tamil Nadu (940,145), and Andhra Pradesh (928,664).
On the other hand, as many as 11.44 crore people in the country have been administered in the inoculation drive, which started in mid-January.