India reports record high of over 2 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases, 1,038 deaths in 24 hours

New Delhi: Breaking all records, India registered its biggest-ever single day spike with 200,739 fresh cases. With this, India’s Covid tally has shot up to 14,074,564 cases, according to MoHFW.

India is the 2nd worst-hit nation in terms of total Covid-19 cases. India also witnessed 1,037 fatalities due to covid-19 in a single day. The death toll from the deadly infection stands at 173,152.

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 58,952 fresh coronavirus cases. With 17,282 fresh infections, Delhi recorded highest ever coronavirus diseases cases, breaking its own previous daily spikes.

Karnataka reported the highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases this year by recording 11,265 new infections in the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, CBSE board exams for Class 10th have been cancelled and 12th exams have been postponed.

The five most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (3,578,160), Kerala (1,172,882), Karnataka (1,094,912), Tamil Nadu (940,145), and Andhra Pradesh (928,664).