Covid-19 cases went up by over 7,000 on Wednesday with 38,792 more people testing positive in the last 24 hours, said the Union health ministry.
The number stood at 31,443 the day before. The cumulative caseload has reached 3,09,46,074. The daily fatalities, that had shot up due to backlog of Madhya Pradesh, saw a steep decline in the last 24 hours with 624 people succumbing to the disease.
The death toll due to coronavirus in India now stands at 4,11,408. Further, 41,000 more people were discharged across the country between Tuesday and Wednesday, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,01,04,720.
As a result, the active cases have come down to 4,29,946, dipping by 2,832. Health officials have said that a further surge in cases