Covid-19 uptick: India’s daily Covid tally crosses 800 after 126 days

Amid a surge in Covid cases, India’s single-day tally of cases crossed 800 for the first time in 126 days on Saturday, while the number of active cases climbed to 5,389, according to data released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

With 843 fresh infections, the country’s caseload increased to 4.46 crore (4,46,94,349). The death toll rose to 5,30,799 with four fatalities, the data showed.

While Jharkhand and Maharashtra reported one death each, two were reconciled by Kerala.

At 5,839, the active cases now comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.80 per cent, according to the health ministry website.