India on Thursday reported a single-day spike of 90,928 fresh coronavirus infections.
Several states including Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala are witnessing an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases.
The active caseload in the country reached 2,85,401, while 19,206 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours.
Also, 325 more people succumbed to the infection in a day, pushing the countrywide toll to 4,82,876.
The Omicron tally in India reached 2,630, with Maharashtra (797) topping the count, followed by Delhi (465), Rajasthan (236) and Kerala (234).
