Covid-19 surge in India: New cases jump 30% to 10,158; active tally nears 45,000-mark

Total instances of Covid-19 infections went up by 10,158 over the last 24 hours while active infections rose to 44,998, as per the latest data available on the Union Health Ministry website. The detection of new cases over the last 24 hours is a sharp 29.7% jump from 7,830 cases reported on Wednesday.