Coronavirus: India has recorded 1,15,14,331 total cases so far.
New Delhi:
Amid a worrying surge in coronavirus cases, India recorded yet another spike of nearly 40,000 fresh infections in the last 24 hours – highest daily-rise since November 29 – as government warns against protocol violations and authorities prepare for a second Covid wave.
39,726 new cases took India’s Covid tally to 1,15,14,331; 154 deaths in the last 24 hours took the total number fatalities to 1,59,370.
Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka and Gujarat are the five states that have recorded the highest single-day surge since yesterday, government data shows.
The spike in coronavirus cases comes ahead of assembly elections in four states and one union territory that begin next week.