India records highest ever daily spike of over 1 lakh COVID-19 cases

With 1,03,558 new COVID19 cases, India witnessed its biggest ever surge in daily cases, taking the total number of cases to 1,25,89,067. The death toll in the country increased to 1,65,101 while the total number of people who recovered stands at 1,16,82,136.

New Delhi: India reported more than 1,03,558 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as stated by the Union Health Ministry on Monday. With this, India entered the list of countries, along with the US, to report its highest ever daily spike of over 1 lakh COVID-19 cases.

With these additional cases, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 1,25,89,067.

With 478 new deaths, the death toll in India has gone up to 1,65,101. There are 7,41,830 active cases in the nation as of now.

Furthermore, 52,847 people were discharged after recovery on Saturday, taking the nationwide recovery tally to 1,16,82,136.

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 8,93,749 samples were tested on Sunday. A total of 24,90,19,657 samples have been tested so far.