Coronavirus LIVE: India reports biggest spike of 24,850 new cases in 24 hrs

A health worker collects a swab sample for Covid-19 Rapid antigen testing in Shivji Park containment zone area at Radha Krishna Mandir, in Gurugram.

India reported the highest single-day spike of 24,850 new coronavirus cases and 613 deaths in the last 24 hours on Sunday. The number of positive cases stand at 6,73,165 including 2,44,814 active cases. The death toll is at 19,268, according to Health Ministry.

Maharashtra's coronavirus case count on Saturday rose to 2,00,064 with a record single-day spike of 7,074. With 295 deaths, the death toll due to the pandemic in the state rose to 8,671, said the health department. Meanwhile, the rate of cases turning out positive in Delhi declined to 10.58 per cent after rising to nearly 37 per cent, and the average number of cases has also dropped by almost 1,000 over the previous week.

Coronavirus world update: The global caseload from the deadly infection reached 11,371,646 during the day and the fatalities spiked to 532,856. US continues to be hammered by the virus and recorded over 44,000 new cases in 24 hours.