Covid-19 cases increased yet again on Thursday with 54,069 more people testing positive in the last 24 hours, said the Union health ministry.
The number stood at 50,848 on Wednesday. With the addition of new infections, the cumulative caseload has increased to 3,00,82,778.
Further, fatalities have decreased in the period with 1,321 more people succumbing to the disease. The death toll due to Covid-19 now stands at 3,91,981.
On the brighter side, recoveries have outnumbered fresh infections for the 42nd day as 68,885 were discharged between Wednesday and Thursday.