Covid-19 across the country in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry. This is 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.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.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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