India today reported an increase of 4,213 coronavirus cases in 24 hours, the highest daily increase ever, taking overall Covid-19 count to 67,152, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The number of patients who recovered from the virus also saw its highest daily jump. The number of active cases in the country rose to 44,029 while the number of deaths in the country due to the infection reached 2,206. Here are 10 updates: 1) Health Ministry figures showed 20,916 patients have been cured and discharged and one has migrated, according to the Ministry.
2) The health ministry data also showed that 1,559 COVID-19 patients were cured of the infection in the last 24 hours - the highest number of recoveries in a day.