Record number of Covid deaths and cases in a day, overall toll at 1,568

Health ministry said that the spike in the total deaths is due to some states not reporting casualties in a timely manner

In the sharpest single day spike yet, India registered 179 Covid-19 deaths and 3,597 new cases, taking the total number of infected persons to over 46,000 and the death toll to 1,568 as on Tuesday, according to the health ministry data. 

The health ministry said the spike in deaths was because some states had not reported data in a timely manner. “After persuasion, these states have reported deaths, which is why you are seeing a lot of increase in the total number,” said Lav Agarwal, joint secretary at the health ministry.  The latest trends show that the number of cases being