Record high of 352,991 new cases take India's Covid tally to over 17 million

India's Covid-19 tally surpassed 17 million on Monday with a fresh high of 352,991 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said.

This was the fifth consecutive day when over 300,000 cases were registered in a single day.

According to the figures released by the health ministry, 2,812 deaths took place in the past 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 195,123.

There are still a total of 2,813,658 active cases in the country, with an increase of 130,907 through Sunday, as 14,304,382 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals across the country.