India recorded its highest daily tally of COVID-19 cases this year with 22,854 new infections, taking the total tally to 1,12,85,561, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.
The country last recorded such an increase in daily cases 76 days ago on December 25 when it registered 23,067 infections in a day.
The death toll increased to 1,58,189 with 126 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The total active cases have increased to 1,89,226 which now comprises 1.68 per cent of the total infections.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,09,38,146 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.92%, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.40%, the data stated.
Source: Spike in daily COVID-19 cases, India records 22,854 new cases – The Hindu
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