Single-day rise of over 600 cases after 117 days

he daily number of Covid cases in India was recorded above 600 after 117 days, while the active cases increased to 4,197, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

A total of 618 new coronavirus cases were reported in a span of 24 hours while the death toll climbed to 5,30,789 with five deaths.

The country had recorded 656 cases on November 18 last year.

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.80 per cent and the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,41,56,970.

According to the ministry’s website, 220.64 crore doses of vaccine have been administered so far.