NEW DELHI : India on Monday registered a single-day rise of 86,961 coronavirus cases and 1,130 deaths in the last 24 hours.
As per a government release, the fresh Covid-19 infections are concentrated in 10 states or Union Territories.Of these, Maharashtra has contributed the maximum caseload amounting to 20,000, followed by Andhra Pradesh 8,000.The total caseload in the country neared the 55-lakh mark on 21 September.India’s coronavirus tally has been rising sharply since August and now the country only lags behind America in terms of the overall infections.