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Covid-19 update: India adds close to 40,000 new cases, steepest hike since November
Also Read | Vaccine utilization rates lower in states witnessing second waveMaharashtra continues to be the biggest contributor in the daily count as the state saw 25,833 new infections -- highest one-day rise since the pandemic began -- in the last 24 hours.In addition to this, the death toll due to the disease in India has reached 1,59,370, with 154 more people losing their lives in the last 24 hours.As many as 20,654 recuperated from Covid-19 during the same duration, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,10,83,679.The active cases count, hence, rests at 2,71,282. The number was 2,52,364 on Thursday and 2,34,406 on Wednesday.