India saw 39,726 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day that is the highest single-day rise recorded so far this year. This takes the total nationwide Covid-19 tally to 1,15,14,331, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.
The total active caseload has reached 2,71,282, registering an increase for the ninth day in a row, which now includes 2.36 percent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 96.26 percent, the data stated.
The daily rise in infections (39,726) was the highest recorded in 110 days and the death toll raised to 1,59,370 with 154 daily new fatalities according to data updated at 8 am on Friday.
As many as 41,810 new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours on November 29.
The data stated the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,10,83,679, while the case fatality rate has further to 1.38 percent.
India’s Covid-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5, and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20, and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.
According to ICMR, 23,13,70,546 samples have been tested up to March 18 with 10,57,383 samples being tested on Thursday.