Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,59,30,965, the Union health ministry said on Thursday morning.This is the first time the country has crossed the three-lakh mark in new infections.
India's daily jump in cases today surpasses the previous highest one-day rise in the world of 297,430 cases posted by the United States in January.In addition to this, 2,104 more people succumbed to the disease.
The death toll due to the disease has now increased to 1,84,657.A total of 1,78,841 people recuperated from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.
With this, the total number of recoveries has reached 1,34,54,880.The active tally in the country has surpassed 22-lakh mark for the first time to stand at 22,91,428.