Covid-19: India crosses 9-lakh mark; sets new single-day record – 28,498 cases


New Delhi: India’s coronavirus cases saw a huge surge today. It not only crossed the nine lakh mark, but also saw the highest single-day record cases.

According to Union Health Ministry data released this morning, the country recorded 28,498 single-day cases. With this, the total number of coronavirus stands at 9,06,752.

This was the eleventh consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country increased by more than 22,000.

According to data updated at 8 am, the death toll climbed to 23,727 with 553 people succumbing to the disease in 24 hours.

There were 3,11,565 active cases and 5,71,460 recoveries, the Health Ministry said.