On Sunday the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that the number of Covid-19 cases in the country saw a spike in 18,711 new cases in the last 24 hours.
As many as 100 deaths were also reported, taking the death toll to 1,57,756.
Including 1,84,523 active cases and 1,08,68,520 recoveries the total number positive cases in the country stands at 1,12,10,799.
Meanwhile, India is currently in the midst of the second phase of the vaccination drive, with as many as 2,09,22,344 doses of the Covid-19 vaccines administered so far.
A total of 22,14,30,507 Covid-19 tests have been reported so far, including 7,37,830 in the last 24 hours, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research.
However, Maharashtra continues to be one of the worst affected states with 10,187 new Covid-19 cases and 47 deaths in the last 24 hours.
In Kerala, another badly affected state by the pandemic, there are currently 42,819 active cases. As many as 10,75,227 positive cases have been reported.
According to the state department, the total positive cases in the state now stand at 22,08,586, including 92,897 active cases and 52,440 deaths. 20,62,031 patients have recovered so far in the state.
The state health department informed, so far, 10,27,826 recoveries and 4,287 deaths have been reported.