India on Thursday registered a record single-day spike of 1,26,789 fresh coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to the figures released by the health ministry. With this, the nationwide Covid-19 tally of cases touched 1,29,28,574.
India also recorded 685 Covid-19 deaths were reported in a span of 24 hours.
The country's total active caseload has increased to 9,10,319 and now comprises 7.04 per cent of the country's total infections.
A net incline of 66,846 cases recorded in the total active caseload in a span of 24 hours.
India's cumulative recoveries stand at 1,18,51,393 with 59,258 recoveries being registered in a span of 24 hours.
The national weekly Covid-19 positivity rate has increased by 6.21 per cent from 2.19 to 8.40 per cent in the first seven days of March and April, the ministry said.
Maharashtra, 9 other states showing upward trend of daily new Covid cases
Ten states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Kerala have shown a steep rise in the daily Covid-19 cases accounting for 84.21 per cent of the 1,26,789 new infections, the health ministry.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 59,907. It is followed by Chhattisgarh with 10,310 while Karnataka reported 6,976 new cases.
Ten states account for 87.59 per cent of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum fatalities with 322 Cvid-related deaths. Punjab follows with 62 daily Covid-19 deaths, the health ministry said.
Twelve states and UTs have not reported any Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These are Assam, Ladakh, D&D & D&N, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Manipur, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Arunachal Pradesh.
Meanwhile, the Union Health Ministry said India has vaccinated a total of 9 crore people with the Covid-19 vaccine doses as of now.