According to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday, India recorded 12,591 new COVID cases in a day, the highest in around eight months, PTI reported. Further, the active case burden increased to 65,286.
As per the data updated at 8 am, the death toll has also increased to 5,31,230 with 40 fatalities, which includes 11 reconciled by Kerala. The total tally of COVID cases was recorded at 4.48 crore.