India witnessed a big jump in the number of novel coronaviurus cases in the country after recording 1,752 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.
The total count of confirmed Covid-19 cases today have increased to 23,452, according to the latest Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data.
Additionally, with 37 more deaths, the death toll due to the infection rose to 723, it said. So far, India has 17,915 active cases.
There are also 77 foreign nationals who are affected by the virus, the ministry said. Apart from that, 4,813 patients who were infected with Covid-19, have been discharged or cured of the virus while one has migrated from the country.