India reports 37,724 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours; tally nears 1.2 million

The death toll due to the disease rises to 28,732 with 648 people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours

India added 37,724 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday pushing the country's tally to11,92,915, while recoveries surged to 7,53,049 with 28,472 people having recuperated in a day, the highest so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,732 with 648 people succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

There are 4,11,133 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country, while 7,53,049 people have recovered so far.