India's COVID-19 tally mounts to 10,77,618, recoveries stand at 6,77,422

India saw a record single-day jump of 38,902 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 10,77,618 on Sunday, while the total number of recoveries increased to 6,77,422, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The death toll due to the disease rose to 26,816 with new 543 fatalities even as 23,672 patients have recuperated in



the past 24 hours, the highest so far in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The Ministry of Health said the 11 most COVID-19 affected countries in the world—the US, Brazil, Russia, Peru, Chile, Mexico, South Africa, the UK, Iran, Pakistan, Spain—together reported 8 times more cases and 14 times more deaths than India.