Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload in the country to 1,23,03,131, said the Union health ministry on Friday.This is the biggest jump in daily new infections the country has reported in the last six months.
Nearly 81,000 cases were reported on 1 October last year.Also Read | Why Kerala may not swing this time roundMaharashtra continues to be the biggest contributor to the daily tally.
The state reported the highest daily new cases at 39,544 on Thursday. It was followed by Chhattisgarh with 4,563 while Karnataka reported 4,225 new cases.In addition to this, 469 more people succumbed to the disease across the country, the highest in around four months.