India sees 7,584 new Covid cases, highest daily surge in nearly 3 months

India registered its highest daily spike in nearly three months with 7,584 new Covid cases as the country witnesses a fresh surge in several parts. Twenty-four deaths were recorded during the same period, taking the overall death count to 5,24,747.

Maharashtra, the state with highest overall cases, recorded 2,813 cases, the sharpest rise any state saw in 24 hours. This was followed by Kerala, which recorded 2,193 cases. Maharashtra has logged over 79 lakh cases so far, while Kerala has 65 lakh infections registered since the start of the pandemic.

While Karnataka recorded 471 cases, Delhi logged 622 fresh Covid cases.

India has recorded 4,32,05,106 cases of Covid so far, and it has the highest overall cases in the world after the United States.