For the first time India records over 40,000 coronavirus cases in a day

New Delhi : India on Monday recorded more than 40,000 new coronavirus cases in less than 24 hours. 681 people died of the Covid-19 infection in the same duration of time.

With the addition of fresh cases, the total tally of coronavirus confirmed cases in India crossed 1.1 million mark. Till date more than 27,000 people have lost their lives.

The country's recovery rate - the number of patients who have successfully fought the viral illness - stood at 62.61 per cent this morning. 7,00,087 people have recovered, the Health Ministry said.

In terms of states, Maharashtra has recorded the maximum number of cases, followed by Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

Maharashtra on Sunday reported its highest ever surge in new COVID-19 cases, at 9,518, taking the state's tally to 3,10,455. While Mumbai reported 1,038 new cases,  Pune reported over 1,800 cases taking the city's tally to nearly 40,000 cases.

Tamil Nadu reported a new single-day high of 4,979 fresh COVID-19 cases as the overall tally crossed 1.70 lakh in the state. The cases in capital Chennai now appear to be stable - with 1,200 new cases - after the three-week-long complete lockdown.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday talked to the Chief Ministers of seven states -  Bihar, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand -  to discuss the coronavirus and flood situations.