Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,69,60,172, the Union health ministry said on Sunday morning.
India is currently recording the most number of new infections in the world. The country has seen over three lakh cases for five days in a row now.
Twelve states -- Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Bihar and West Bengal -- are displaying an upward trajectory in daily cases.On the death toll front, 2,767 more people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,92,311.
In addition to this, 2,17,113 were discharged from various hospitals. The total number of recoveries now stands at 1,40,85,110.