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Coronavirus: India reports biggest ever single-day spike with 1,45,384 new cases, active cases go past 10 lakh

First Published Apr 10, 2021, 10:43 AM IST

India now has more active cases of the coronavirus than at any other time since the beginning of the pandemic. The country's active case count crossed the 1-million mark before settling to an all-time high of around 10,46,000 on Friday, even as fresh cases surged to another new peak of over 1.45 lakh.

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India added 1,45,384 new Covid-19 cases, taking the national tally to 1,32,05,926, as per the Union Health Ministry.

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With 1,45,384 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India recorded the biggest single-day spike ever on Saturday, according to Union Health Ministry. India reported 794 deaths, the highest fatalities in a day since October 18, 2020.

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The active caseload went past the 10 lakh-mark and stood at 10,46,631. The number of active cases in the country is now at its highest level since the outbreak of pandemic.

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Ten states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthan have shown a rise in the Covid case.

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The country's recoveries stand at 1,19,90,859.

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According to ICMR, the total number of samples tested up to April 9 is 25,52,14,803 including 11,73,219 samples tested.

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