As many as 802 deaths linked to COVID-19 reported.
With 1,31,787 new COVID-19 cases reported as of 11.45 p.m. on April 8, India registered the highest single-day spike in infections since the beginning of the pandemic. As many as 802 deaths were also recorded on the day.
The figures do not include cases and deaths from the Union Territory of Ladakh. The data is sourced from covid19india.org, an independent aggregator of daily COVID-19 figures.
Daily infections in India crossed the 1 lakh-mark for the third consecutive day on April 8. The rise in cases in the last three days was primarily due to a high number of tests being conducted recently. April 7 marked the third consecutive day with more than 12 lakh daily tests.
The country has so far reported a total of 1,30,57,863 cases and 1,67,694 deaths.
Maharashtra reported 56,286 infections (accounting for nearly 43% of the new cases) on April 8, followed by Chhattisgarh with 10,652 new infections and Uttar Pradesh with 8,474 new…