India's Health and Family Welfare Ministry confirmed in its latest update that 59,118 people across the nation tested positive for the coronavirus disease in the past twenty-four hours, APA reports citing Teletrader.
The figure brings the total number of cases in the country to 11,846,652 and marks India's highest daily jump in COVID-19 cases since October 18, when health officials confirmed 61,871 new infections.
The number of virus-related deaths increased by 257 to land at 160,949, while recoveries reached 11,264,637, rising by 32,987 in the time period.