New Delhi: Breaking all records, India has recorded a massive surge of 131,893 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. With this, India’s tally now stands at 13,057,954, Worldometer showed this morning. Active cases are nearing the 1-million mark. India is now the 4th-worst hit country in terms of active cases. India also witnessed a grim record of most fatalities due to covid-19 in a single day in 2021, which stood at 802. The death toll from the deadly infection stands at 167,694.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a four-day festival for coronavirus vaccination even as many states are reporting a shortage of vaccines. He added that imposing a night curfew is important to tackle the rising cases.
Maharashtra added 56,286 new cases to its tally and the total number of cases has now reached 3,229,547, according to health department. Delhi on Thursday logged 7,437 coronavirus cases in its highest single day spike this year.
The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (3,229,547), Kerala (1,144,594), Karnataka (1,033,560), Andhra Pradesh (913,274), and Tamil Nadu (911,110).
