India takes 13 days to cross 40 lakh Covid-19 cases from 30 lakh; record 86,432 infections reported in a day

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 40,23,179, while the death toll climbed to 69,561 with 1,089 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, data updated at 8am showed. India's Covid-19 cases jumped from 10 lakh to 20 lakh in 21 days.