India Reports 40K+ Cases; Number Of Recovered Crosses 7 Lakh

India reported 40,425 new cases, its highest one-day spike in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of cases in the country to 11,18,043. 

The death toll now stands at 27,497 after the country reported 681 new fatalities. 

The number of active cases has risen to 3,90,459 while over 7 lakh patients have recovered.