India records 28,903 Covid-19 cases in highest daily spike this year

Maharashtra's count crosses 23,000 mark, highest in 2021, while Delhi records 536 new cases, most in 2.5 months

India recorded its highest daily tally of coronavirus cases this year with 28,903 new infections, taking the total Covid-19 tally to 11,438,734, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

The death toll increased to 159,044 with 188 new fatalities, the highest in around two months, the data updated at 8 am showed. Registering an increase for the seventh day in a row, the total active caseload has increased to 234,406 which now comprises 2.05 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 96.56 per cent, the data stated.

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