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April 05, 2021 11:43 IST
The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, 2020
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Passengers stand in a queue at Birsa Munda International Airport to give their swab samples for COVID-19 tests, amid spike in coronavirus cases, in Ranchi, Jharkhand on April 5, 2021. | Photo Credit:
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The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, 2020
Coronavirus cases in India hit a record daily high since the outbreak of the pandemic with 1,03,558 new infections pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,25,89,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on April 5.
The single-day rise in cases surpassed the earlier peak of 97,894 infections reported on September 17, last year, making it the highest so far. The death toll increased to 1,65,101 with 478 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed.