Covid cases is the second-highest globally, behind the United States and just ahead of Brazil's.Also Read | The silent rise of India’s private portsThe total active caseload has increased to 12,01,009 and now comprises 8.88 per cent of the country's total infections.Maharashtra has reported the highest daily cases at 63,294.
It is followed by Uttar Pradesh with 15,276 while Delhi reported 10,774 new cases. Sixteen states -- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kerala, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.