Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 1,18,46,652, said the Union health ministry on Friday morning.This is the biggest spike in new infections recorded in the country this year and the highest in over five months.
India had last seen around 55,000 new cases on 18 October last year.Also Read | The great financial crunch: How the pandemic sank Indian statesSix states -- Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat -- have reported a surge in new infections and accounted for 80.63% of the cases yesterday.Among these, Maharashtra continues to be the biggest contributor to daily tally of the country as the state clocked in 35,952 fresh infections in the last 24 hours.In addition to this, the death.