Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 1,15,99,130, said the Union health ministry on Sunday.This is the highest jump in fresh infections the country has seen since late November last year.
Over the past week, India has seen the sharpest surge in Covid-19 cases in the last 10 months.Maharashtra continues to be the biggest contributor to the daily count as the state recorded 27,126 new Covid-19 cases -- the highest one-day rise since the pandemic began last year -- in the last 24 hours.The central government said on Saturday that Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab cumulatively account for 76.22% of India's total active caseload.In addition to this, the death toll due to the disease in India has reached 1,59,755, with 197.