As per the data released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India on January 18 reported single-day spike of 13,788 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours.
145 deaths in the same period pushed the COVID-19 toll in the country to 1,52,419.
India's confirmed cases of coronavirus stand at 1,05,71,773 which include 2,08,012 active infections.
More than 1,02,11,342 people have recovered from the virus with 14,457 new discharges in last 24 hours.
According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 5,48,168 samples were tested on January 17.
Cumulative samples tested for COVID-19 till January 17 are 18,70,93,036.
