daily new cases, the Union health ministry said on Thursday as India reported 17,407 new infections in the last 24 hours. The states are Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka."Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh are showing a rise in active cases," the ministry said.Also Read | Why Das should heed Buffett on bond yieldsMaharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 9,855.
This is the biggest single-day hike recorded in the state since 18 October when 10,259 new cases were reported.It is followed by Kerala with 2,765 while Punjab reported 772 new cases.
The total number of cases with UK, South Africa and Brazil variants of SARS-CoV-2 in the country as of date has reached 242, the ministry.