India recorded 2,786 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,46,21,319, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry.
A rise of 217 cases has been recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours.
As active cases increased to 26,509, the total number of fatalities climbed to 5,28,847 with 12 Covid-related deaths, including six deaths reconciled by Kerala, the ministry data stated.
The six new fatalities reported include four from Maharashtra and one each from Kerala and West Bengal.