New Delhi:India reported 58,097 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, twice the number seen only four days ago, according to health ministry data.
This is highest number of cases recorded in one day during a period of surge since the pandemic began. India’s highest daily tally since June 19, 2021, when 58,570 cases were reported.
Deaths rose by 534, including the southern state of Kerala’s updated death toll of 423, lifting the national total to 482,551.