12,213 new covid cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, according to government data released today, registering a 38.4% jump in daily cases.
This is the highest single-day case in about four months. 8,822 fresh coronavirus infections were reported on Thursday. India's active caseload has gone up to 58,215.
Among the states, Maharashtra accounted for 19,261 active cases, Kerala 17,955, Delhi 3,643 and Karnataka 3,997. The daily positivity rate stood at 2.35% while the weekly positivity rate was at 2.38 per cent.
Government data also showed that 5,19,419 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours with total tests done so far at 85.63 crore.