Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,91,64,969, said the Union health ministry on Saturday. This is the highest number of new infections ever recorded in a day across the globe.

India had crossed the grim milestone of reporting over 3 lakh new cases on 21 April. The central government on Friday expressed concern that many states are not only recording a higher peak of coronavirus cases than in September last year but also seeing a high growth trajectory.Among the states are Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Odisha.However, Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state as it reported nearly 63,000 new cases on Friday.

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