Hit by the second Covid wave, India recorded 2,73,810 fresh infections and 1,619 deaths in a new record high, taking the caseload to 1.5 crore; 1.78 lakh people have died so far.
This is the fifth straight day that over 2 lakh cases were reported.
Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka saw the biggest single-day surge in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra logged 68,631 infections, Delhi reported 25,462 new cases while Karnataka saw a spike of 19,067 cases.
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