COVID-19: India reports world’s highest single-day spike
COVID-19: India reports world’s highest single-day spike
Srinagar, (KN): India registered its highest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic. As many as 3,48,971 new COVID19 cases and 2761 deaths reported during 24hrs.
The alarming numbers of single-day cases as well as the fatalities smashed all previous record of coronavirus cases in India since the disease struck the country in January last year.
Maharashtra reported 67,160 infections on April 24, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 37,944 new infections and Delhi with 24,103 new cases.
Also, Kerala reported 26,685 new infections on April 24 and Karnataka 29,438.
The data is sourced from covid19india.org, an independent aggregator of daily COVID-19 figures.
During the peak of the first wave, India’s daily case tally did not cross the 1 lakh mark. (KN)