COVID-19: Highest single-day spike this year with 43,846 new cases

New Delhi, March 21 dmanewsdesk: India saw 43,846?new coronavirus infections in a day,?the highest single-day rise recorded so far this year, taking the?nationwide COVID-19?tally to?1,15,99,130, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday

Registering an increase for the 11th day in a row, the total active caseload has increased to 3,09,087,?which now comprises 2.66?per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 95.96 per cent, the data stated.?

The daily rise in infections was the highest recorded in 115 days. The death toll increased to?1,59,755?with 197 daily new fatalities, the highest in 97 days, the data updated at 8 am showed.?

As many as? 44,489?new infections were recorded in a span of 24 hours on November 26

The?number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,11,30,288,??while the case fatality rate stands at 1.38 per cent, the data stated

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7,?30 lakh?on?August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and?50 lakh on?September 16.It went past??60 lakh on September 28,? 70 lakh on??October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29,? 90 lakh on?November 20 and?surpassed the?one-crore mark on December 19

According to the ICMR,?23,35,65,119 samples have been tested up to?March 20?with?11,33,602 samples being tested on Saturday.

Source: PTI