New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, as many as 25,320 more people have tested positive for COVID in India, the highest single-day jump in new infections so far this year.
As many as 26,624 new infections were recorded on 20 December last year.
According to the Health Ministry of India, the count of daily fresh cases has been on a steady rise since the last week of February and is touching record highs for the last three days.
With the addition of the new cases, the cumulative caseload in India has reached 1,13,59,048.
After seeing a downward trend for over a month, the country is now bracing itself against a possible second wave. There are 2,10,544 active cases in India currently.
The tally crossed the 2-lakh mark on Saturday after 53 days. The number was 2,02,022 yesterday, 1,97,237 on Friday and 1,89,226 on Thursday. The load was 1,84,598 on Wednesday.
In addition to this, 161 people lost their lives due to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 1,58,607. This is the highest number of COVD deaths in over two weeks.
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