India records 43,000 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in 105 days

KATHMANDU: India recorded more than 43,000 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the highest single-day count in 115 days. The day’s death toll surged to 196, the most since January 13.

Active cases of the virus in India crossed 3,00,000 on Saturday, just eight days after going past the 2,00,000 mark. This was the second-fastest rise of 1,00,000 active cases in the country. The count had reduced to around 1,35,000 on February 12 before cases started to rise again.