India recorded 69,652 new coronavirus cases in a single day on Thursday taking the total tally to 28,36,925, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. In the last 24 hours, a total of 977 people lost their lives due to Covid-19, taking the total death tally to 53,866 cases, the ministry said.

The total active cases across the country stands at 6,86,395. The total number of people discharged from hospitals and quarantine centres so far stands at 20,96,664. In the last 24 hours, 58,794 people have recovered and left hospitals and quarantine centres. The recovery rate stands at 73.91 percent.