India has reported 1,49,394 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry updated data informed on Friday. Additionally, the country's death toll from Covid-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday. The country witnessed a single day rise of 1,072 Covid-29 deaths, taking the death tally up to 500,055 in the last 24 hours, the updated data stated. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,00,17,088, while the active cases further declined to 14,35,569.