Added on April 5, 2021
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India crosses 1-Lakh mark in daily COVID-19 c, first time since pandemic broke out
New Delhi, Apr 5: India crossed the one lakh-mark in daily rise in coronavirus cases for the first time ever as the country’s tally surged to 1,25,89,067 total infections after a spike of 1,03,558 fresh infections, official data this morning showed.
Maharashtra remains the worst hit-state with over 29 lakh total infections. On Sunday, the state saw the biggest-ever spike in cases with 57,074 fresh infections.
Mumbai, India’s financial capital, also saw the highest-ever single-day spike with 11,163 new infections, taking the city’s tally to 4,52,445 cases.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a high-level review meet amid a worrying spike in Covid cases across the country.