India registered 1,03,558 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest ever single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic last year, taking the total tally to 1,25,89,067 on Monday. The death toll increased to 1,65,101 with 478 new fatalities.
Last time, the daily cases in India had peaked on September 16, 2020, with 97,894 people testing positive for the virus in a single day. Today’s figure is the highest spike since the first case was detected in the country last January.
Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Haryana have been deemed states of “grave concern”.
The active cases have currently increased to 7,41,830 comprising 5.89 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 92.80 per cent.
The number of people who have recovered from the disease surged to 1,16,82,136, while the case fatality rate stood at 1.31 per cent, according to official data.
Taking note of the spike in cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday and directed that the “mission-mode” approach should continue in states and districts reporting the resurgence.
The Centre has advised high-burden states and union territories to take stringent measures for containment of the surge.
So far, 7.91 crore doses of corona vaccine have been administered in the country since the drive began on January 16.
