India sees world's highest single-day spike with 3.14 lakh Covid-19 cases
India reported the world's highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 3,14,835 infections and 2,104 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to figures released by Indian Health Ministry this morning.
The fresh 24-hour surge overtakes the previous highest one-day rise in the world of 2,97,430 cases posted by the United States in January, according to a Reuters report.
The total infection tally has topped 15.9 million while the active Covid-19 caseload stands at 2,291,428.
Both the numbers erased all previously recorded coronavirus cases in India.
With this, the total Covid-19 caseload touched 1.59 crore, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
The exponential surge in Covid-19 cases has severely stressed India's health infrastructure, triggering shortage of medical oxygen, hospital beds and anti-viral drug Remdesivir used in the treatment.
The Indian government has held out the assurance that oxygen demand and supply is being constantly monitored.
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