Record single-day spike of 40,425 Covid cases; tally crosses 1.1 million

India saw a record single-day jump of 40,425 Covid-19 cases, pushing its tally past the 11-lakh mark on Monday, while the total number of recoveries crossed 7 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The death toll due to the disease rose to 27,497 with 681 fatalities reported in one day.

The data updated at 8 am on Monday showed that the total number of Covid-19 cases stands at 11,18,043.

India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 11-lakh mark, just three days after it crossed the ten-lakh mark.