Over 55k Covid-19 cases in a day for 1st time take India's tally to over 16 lakh; death toll 35,747

With a record single-day surge of 55,078 infections, India's Covid-19 caseload raced past 16 lakh on Friday, just two days after it reached the 15-lakh mark, while the number of recoveries rose to 10,57,805, according to Union Health Ministry data.