7,830 new Covid cases, highest single-day spike in 7 months

India recorded 7,830 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 40,215, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

The death toll has increased to 5,31,016 with 16 new fatalities being reported - two each in Delhi, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, and one each in Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, and five reconciled by Kerala - the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases now comprise 0.09 per cent of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.72 per cent, the ministry said.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,42,04,771 and the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent.

The tally of Covid cases in the country was recorded at 4.47 crore (4,47,76,002), it showed.

The country had recorded a single-day jump of 7,946 COVID-19 cases on September 1 last year.

According to the ministry's website, 220.66 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the country so far under the nationwide vaccination drive.