NEW DELHI: India reported more than 19,700 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the second highest single-day surge so far after Saturday’s count of 20,060. Nearly, 1.1 lakh coronavirus infections have been added to the country’s tally in just the past six days.
With 384 deaths on Sunday, the toll from the virus rose to 16,468. India’s caseload stood at 5,49,106, as per data from state governments, while the number of active cases and those recovered rose to over 2.1 lakh and 3.2 lakh, respectively.
Karnataka became the fourth state after Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Telangana to register more than 1,000 cases in a day. Karnataka reported 1,267 fresh cases, with Bengaluru alone accounting for 783.
Numbers surged in Tamil Nadu as well. The state reported nearly 4,000 fresh cases (3,940), another new high amid rising numbers. In fact, all six southern states and UTs have posted record high single-day number of cases ov