India records highest single-day rise of 2,61,500 cases, 1,501 deaths

India on Sunday recorded another highest-ever spike of 2,61,500 coronavirus infections, taking its total Covid-19 cases tally to 1,47,88,109. India also reported 1,501 new fatalities in the last 24 hours. With this, the death toll in the country due to the virus has increased to 1,77,150.