India recorded a spike of 12,881 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, the highest-ever single-day spike, pushing India's tally to 3,66,946, the health ministry said on Thursday.
The past 24 hours also recorded 334 new Covid-related fatalities, taking the overall death toll to 12,237, the ministry said.
The total tally of Covid cases includes 1,60,384 active cases and 1,94,325 cured, discharged and migrated patients, according to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry.
There is a big increase in the number of confirmed cases in the country today as compared to the recent days when the spike had been limited to under 11,000 cases.
Maharashtra with 1,16,752 cases continues to be the worst-affected state in the country with 51,935 active cases while 59,166 patients have been cured and discharged in the state so far. The toll due to COVID-19 stands at 5,651 in the state.
The number of confirmed cases in Tamil Nadu also crossed the 50 thousand mark on Thursday and reached 50,193. The national capital is the third-worst affected by the infection in the country with the count reaching 47,102 today.
(With agency inputs)
