The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India saw their highest single-day surge on Monday as the tally went past 1,250 with 227 new cases being reported.
According to the numbers released by the Health Ministry on Monday at 9:30 pm, the tally stands at 1,251. 49 of these cases are foreigners.
Kerala has the highest number of cases at 202, followed by Maharashtra at 198. Insisting that Covid-19 is still in the local transmission stage in India, the Health Ministry on Monday said it took 12 days for cases of infection to rise from 100 to 1,000 in the country and the rate of increase has been slower than some of the developed nations.