Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 16,263,695, the Union health ministry said on Friday morning.
The graph of daily new cases has gone up again, with India clocking in over 3 lakh for the second day in a row. Maharashtra continues to be the biggest contributor to the daily tally.
The state reported 67,468 new infections on Thursday. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 33,106 while Delhi reported 24,638 new cases.The virus seems to be spreading faster across the country than in the first wave.