India on Wednesday recorded 28,903 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, adding to the cumulative tally which now stands as 11,438,734, the Union health ministry said.This is the highest daily spike seen in the country so far this year.The country also saw 188 deaths from the viral disease in the said timespan, pushing the fatality toll to 159,044, the health ministry data updated at 8am showed. This is a sharp rise from 131 deaths recorded on Tuesday. Surging for a week now, India's active cases rose to 234,406, which now accounts for 2.05% of the country's total cases, the health ministry said. The active cases rose sharply by 10,974 on Wednesday, data showed.

India on Wednesday recorded 28,903 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, adding to the cumulative tally which now stands as 11,438,734, the Union health ministry said.This is the highest daily spike seen in the country so far this year.The country also saw 188 deaths from the viral disease in the said timespan, pushing the fatality toll to 159,044, the health ministry data updated at 8am showed. This is a sharp rise from 131 deaths recorded on Tuesday. Surging for a week now, India's active cases rose to 234,406, which now accounts for 2.05% of the country's total cases, the health ministry said. The active cases rose sharply by 10,974 on Wednesday, data showed.