India records 43,846 new Covid-19 cases

New Delhi: With 43,846 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the last 24 hours the total cases in the country reached 1,15,99,130 on Sunday.

According to a statement issued by the union health ministry, as many as 22,956 recoveries were reported in India in the last 24 hours.

With the addition of fresh infections, the total cases in the country reached 1,15,99,130



including 3,09,087 active cases and 1,11,30,288 recoveries.

The death toll stands at 1,59,755 including 197 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh account for 77.7 per cent of the new cases in the last 24 hours. 83.14 per cent of the new cases are from 6 States.