The surge in Covid-19 cases continued to affect India as the country recorded 3,79,257 new cases in 24 hours. This is the highest single-day spike in the cases since the pandemic began last year.
According to the Union Health Ministry, as many as 3,645 deaths and 2,69,507 recoveries were also recorded in the 24-hour period ending on Thursday morning.
The total number of active cases of the infection in India has now mounted to 30,84,814, while the cumulative count of the Covid-19 cases has gone up to 1,83,76,524.
As many as 2,04,832 people have succumbed to the disease so far. However, a total of 1,50,86,878 people have also recovered from the disease till date.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as many as 28,44,71,979 samples have been tested for Covid-19 up to April 28. Of these 17,68,190 samples were tested on Wednesday across India.